2022 Iranian operative murder plot (original) (raw)

In August 2022, Shahram Poursafi (also known as "Mehdi Rezayi"), a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was charged for "providing and attempting to provide material support to a transnational murder plot". The Department of Justice charged Poursafi with "plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump's national security advisor John Bolton." Poursafi is currently wanted by the FBI. If captured and convicted, he could face up to 15 years in jail for "providing and attempting to provide material support to a transnational murder plot".