US DOJ charges Afghan national in alleged IRGC plot to assassinate Trump
OCCURRED Nov 8 · 12:00 UTCRECORDED 2026-09-02T03:39:45.423Zfact_4nptg5rdjm
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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.
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 StatesACTORS US Department of Justice, Farhad Shakeri, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Donald Trump#assassination-plot #iran #trump #justice-department #irgc
SOURCES (2)
- [1]Iranian leader behind Fairfield University assassination plot killed in US-Iran warYahoo · www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iranian-leader-behind-fairfield-university-182725370.html
- [2]Alleged Iranian attempts to assassinate Donald TrumpWikipedia · en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleged_Iranian_attempts_to_assassinate_Donald_Trump
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