Pakistani Man Claims Iran Forced Him into Plot to Kill Trump, Biden, and Haley
A Pakistani man has claimed that Iranian handlers coerced him into a plot to assassinate former US President Donald Trump, with President Biden and Nikki Haley also named as potential targets.
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Got $5,000 in cash, family under 'threat': Pak man accused of plotting to kill Trump points to Iran
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hindustan-timesPak businessman says Iran revolutionary guard recruited him in Trump, Biden killing plot: ‘Had no other choice’
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Pakistani man says Iran forced him into plot to kill Trump, media say
The suspect claimed that in addition to Trump, his Iranian handler also named Biden and Haley as possible targets.
Read full article →Got $5,000 in cash, family under 'threat': Pak man accused of plotting to kill Trump points to Iran
A Pakistani national, Asif Merchant, has been charged by the US Justice Department for allegedly plotting to assassinate President Trump and Joe Biden in 2024. Merchant claims an Iranian handler instructed him, and he was apprehended after attempting to hire undercover FBI agents posing as hitmen. He cited threats to his family in Iran as his motive.
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Read full article →"No Other Option": Pak Man Accused Of 'Plotting To Kill Trump' Blames Iran
The US Justice Department has accused Asif Merchant (47) of trying to recruit people in the country in the plan to target Trump and other top politicians in retaliation for Washington's 2020 killing of the Corps' top commander.
Read full article →Pak businessman says Iran revolutionary guard recruited him in Trump, Biden killing plot: ‘Had no other choice’
The Revolutionary Guard, which gained prominence under Khamenei, who was recently killed in strikes, is deemed a “foreign terrorist organisation" by Washington.
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