IRGC Operative Convicted in Plot to Kill Trump

March 7, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via Fox News Politics

A federal jury convicted Asif Merchant, a trained IRGC operative from Pakistan, of murder-for-hire and terrorism charges in a foiled Iranian plot to assassinate U.S. officials including President Trump. Merchant admitted the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps sent him to America in 2024 to recruit hitmen, steal documents, and stage killings as revenge for Qasem Soleimani's death - targets included Trump, Biden, and Nikki Haley. Read more about this...

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