- An Iranian intelligence operative, Asif Merchant, was convicted in federal court for involvement in a murder-for-hire plot targeting U.S. politicians, including President Trump, according to the Department of Justice. Merchant was a trained operative of the Iranian government’s global terrorist force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- Prosecutors said Merchant participated in a sch...
As the plot to assassinate U.S. politicians, including President Trump, unfolds, we must examine the motives and implications behind this alarming development.
**Steelman**: Iranian intelligence targeted multiple political figures within the United States, orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that was thwarted by U.S. authorities before any attacks occurred. Merchant, a trained operative of the IRGC, allegedly played a significant role in the scheme, coordinating with criminal associates to loca...