Pakistani Convicted in Iran-Backed Trump Assassination Plot
March 7, 2026·about 3 hours ago·via KATV

A Pakistani national, Asif Raza Merchant, stands convicted by a Brooklyn federal jury of plotting to assassinate President Trump, Joe Biden, and Nikki Haley on orders from Iran's IRGC as revenge for Qassem Soleimani's 2020 killing. Merchant, a 48-year-old former banker, tried recruiting hitmen, paying $5,000 to undercover FBI agents posing as assassins, but his scheme crumbled when an acquaintance tipped off law enforcement. Read more about this...
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