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Pakistani Convicted in Iran-Backed Plot to Kill US Leaders

March 7, 2026·20 days ago·via Bloomberg.com
Pakistani Convicted in Iran-Backed Plot to Kill US Leaders
A 47-year-old Pakistani national, Asif Merchant, stands convicted in Brooklyn federal court for a murder-for-hire plot targeting President Trump, former President Biden, and Nikki Haley, orchestrated by Iranian intelligence. Recruited in April 2024, Merchant paid undercover FBI agents $5,000 as an advance, claiming coercion due to threats against his family in Tehran by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps. Read more about this...

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