FBI Thwarts Iranian Plot to Assassinate President-elect Trump; Three Charged

Nov 8, 2024, 06:34 PM

The U.S. Justice Department announced criminal charges against three individuals in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump before the election. The FBI thwarted the plan, which was orchestrated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, an Iranian asset, Farhad Shakeri, 51, was instructed in September to surveil and ultimately kill Trump, possibly on October 7. The plot was reportedly motivated by vengeance for the U.S. killing of IRGC General Qassem Soleimani. The Justice Department unsealed the indictment on Friday, revealing the operative's role in directing a network of criminal associates to further Iran's assassination plans.