FBI hunts for suspected Iranian assassin targeting Trump-era officials
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Iranian intelligence operative is believed to be plotting to assassinate current and former U.S. officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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The FBI is ramping up efforts to hunt down an Iranian intelligence operative who is believed to be plotting the assassination of former senior Trump administration officials.
Iranian intelligence operative is believed to be plotting to assassinate current and former U.S. officials, including former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The FBI is on a manhunt for an Iranian intelligence officer allegedly overseeing a plot to assassinate current and former federal government officials as revenge for the Trump administration's 2020 airstrike killing of Iranian Commander Qasem Soleimani.
Federal authorities are searching for an Iranian intelligence officer who allegedly has been contriving to assassinate several Trump-era officials in revenge for the assassination of an Iranian military leader by the Trump administration in 2020.
Tehran, Iran, has repeatedly threatened to kill Trump administration officials involved in the death of IRGC Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, with at least one attempt foiled by DHS.
