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US Justice Department charges Iranian with trying to assassinate John Bolton

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Hannah Rabinowitz, Marshall Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US Justice Department announced criminal charges Wednesday against a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for allegedly trying to orchestrate the assassination of John Bolton, who served in senior national…

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  1. KIII Corpus Christi

    Iranian operative charged in plot to murder John Bolton (opens KIII Corpus Christi)

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    Shahram Poursafi, identified by U.S. officials as a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is wanted by the FBI on charges related to the plot.

  2. Just the News

    Justice Department charges Iranian IRGC member with plotting to murder John Bolton (opens Just the News)

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    The suspect allegedly offered $300,000 for the assassination of Bolton

  3. BizPac Review

    Iranian Revolutionary Guard member charged in plot to kill John Bolton -- out $300K in cryptocurrency (opens BizPac Review)

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    An Iranian member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been charged in connection to an alleged plot to assassinate John Bolton.

  4. Talking Points Memo

    DOJ Charges Iranian Operative With Plot To Murder Bolton (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    The Justice Department on Wednesday charged a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, alleging that he attempted to arrange the murder of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton…

  5. CBS News

    Iranian military operative charged in plot to murder former national security adviser John Bolton (opens CBS News)

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    An indictment alleges Shahram Poursafi tried to pay $300,000 to people in the U.S. to murder Bolton.

  6. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    US Justice Department charges Iranian with trying to assassinate John Bolton (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Hannah Rabinowitz, Marshall Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The US Justice Department announced criminal charges Wednesday against a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for allegedly trying to orchestrate the assassination of John Bolton, who served in senior national…

  7. Washington Examiner

    Justice Department unseals indictment against Iranian official for plotting John Bolton assassination (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Justice Department has unsealed an indictment against a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for plotting to assassinate former national security adviser John Bolton.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    Iranian operative charged in plot to murder former national security advisor John Bolton (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The Justice Department says an Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton.

  9. KHOU Houston

    Iranian operative charged in plot to murder former Trump administration official John Bolton (opens KHOU Houston)

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    Shahram Poursafi, identified by U.S. officials as a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is wanted by the FBI on charges related to the plot.

  10. Los Angeles Times

    Iranian operative charged in plot to kill former national security advisor John Bolton (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Iranian operative charged with plotting to kill former Trump advisor John Bolton in retaliation for U.S. strike that killed Qassem Soleiman.

  11. FOX 35 Orlando

    Iranian operative charged in plot to assassinate former Trump adviser John Bolton (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton.

  12. The Guardian

    US charges Iranian man over alleged plot to kill ex-Trump aide John Bolton (opens The Guardian)

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    Shahram Poursafi, who US says belongs to Revolutionary Guards, offered money to hitman to avenge Suleimani death, DoJ alleges

  13. Forbes

    Iranian Charged In Plot To Assassinate Ex-Trump Advisor John Bolton (opens Forbes)

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    Shahram Poursafi offered $300,000 to Americans to carry out the assasination of Bolton, an outspoken critic of Iran, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

  14. Rolling Stone

    Feds Charge Iranian Operative in Plot to Assassinate Former Trump Advisor (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Prosecutors say Shahram Poursafi offered $300,000 to kill former National Security Adviser John Bolton

  15. Al-Monitor

    US charges Iranian over alleged plot to kill John Bolton (opens Al-Monitor)

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    This is the second high-profile case in two years where Iranian operatives allegedly sought to harm a US citizen.

  16. NBC Chicago

    U.S. Charges Iranian National of Plot to Assassinate Former Trump Advisor John Bolton (opens NBC Chicago)

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    WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice charged an Iranian national on Wednesday for plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump’s national security advisor John Bolton. Shahram Poursafi, 45, of Tehran, Iran, tried to arrange the killing of Bolton in retaliation for the January 2020 death o…

  17. WNYT Albany

    Iranian operative charged in plot to murder Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton (opens WNYT Albany)

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    Iranian operative charged in plot to murder Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton.

  18. Al-Monitor

    US uncovers Iran 'plot' to kill ex-White House official John Bolton (opens Al-Monitor)

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    The US Justice Department said Wednesday it had uncovered an Iranian plot to kill former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, and announced charges against a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

  19. NBC Chicago

    Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder Former National Security Adviser John Bolton (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Shahram Poursafi, identified by U.S. officials as a member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, is currently wanted by the FBI on charges related to the murder-for-hire plot, presumed retaliation for a U.S. airstrike that killed a powerful Iranian general in January 2020.

  20. NBC News

    Iranian national charged in plot to murder John Bolton (opens NBC News)

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    Shahram Poursafi allegedly attempted to pay individuals in the U.S. $300,000 to carry out the assassination in Washington, D.C., or Maryland, the Justice Department said.

  21. Insider

    Iranian Revolutionary Guard member charged in plot to assassinate John Bolton, feds say (opens Insider)

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    The Justice Department said the "murder-for-hire" scheme was likely in retaliation for the January 2020 death of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.

  22. The Week

  23. Portland Press Herald

    Iranian operative charged in plot to murder former U.S. official John Bolton (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Prosecutors say the murder-for-hire scheme unfolded more than a year after the head of the Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force was killed in a targeted airstrike in Baghdad in January 2020.

  24. Al Jazeera

    US accuses Iranian operative of plotting to kill John Bolton (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Justice Department says IRGC member offered $300,000 to assassinate Donald Trump’s former national security adviser.

  25. France 24

    US uncovers Iran 'plot' to kill ex-National Security Advisor John Bolton (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The US Justice Department said Wednesday it had uncovered an Iranian plot to kill former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton, and announced charges against a member of the Islamic Revolutionary…

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