{"data":{"id":"fact_4nptg5rdjm","thread":{"slug":"usa-iran","title":"USA–Iran Confrontation"},"occurredAt":"2024-11-08T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:39:45.423Z","title":"US DOJ charges Afghan national in alleged IRGC plot to assassinate Trump","body":"On 8 November 2024, the US Justice Department reportedly charged Farhad Shakeri, an Afghan national based in Tehran, in connection with an alleged plot by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. The charges were part of a broader case that also included an attempted murder-for-hire plot against Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad. However, this information comes from a single Yahoo News article, and other sources do not corroborate the specific date or details.","location":"United States","actors":["US Department of Justice","Farhad Shakeri","Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps","Donald Trump"],"verdict":"DISPUTED","verdictNote":"The claim is partially supported by the Yahoo article, which mentions Farhad Shakeri as an Afghan national and IRGC-linked plotter, but the date and specific charge details are not confirmed by other sources. The Wikipedia article on alleged Iranian attempts does not mention this specific incident, and the other candidates are unrelated. Thus, the claim is disputed due to limited corroboration.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iranian-leader-behind-fairfield-university-182725370.html","title":"Iranian leader behind Fairfield University assassination plot killed in US-Iran war","publisher":"Yahoo","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"},{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleged_Iranian_attempts_to_assassinate_Donald_Trump","title":"Alleged Iranian attempts to assassinate Donald Trump","publisher":"Wikipedia","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["assassination-plot","iran","trump","justice-department","irgc"],"views":1,"updatedAt":"2026-09-03T00:12:45.206Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_4nptg5rdjm"}}