{"id":2089798,"date":"2023-11-04T01:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T05:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-says-iran-tried-to-hire-hit-men-to-assassinate-us-government-officials\/"},"modified":"2023-11-04T11:07:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T15:07:00","slug":"fbi-says-iran-tried-to-hire-hit-men-to-assassinate-us-government-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-says-iran-tried-to-hire-hit-men-to-assassinate-us-government-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI: Iran sought to hire assassins for US officials."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-says-iran-tried-to-hire-hit-men-to-assassinate-us-government-officials%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089798&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>FBI Reveals Iran&#8217;s Attempt to \u2064Hire\u200b Hit Men to Assassinate US Government Officials<\/h2>\n<p>During a congressional testimony, FBI Director Christopher \u200cWray raised\u2064 concerns about violent extremists in the US drawing inspiration from Hamas terror attacks in Israel. He also disclosed that Iran had made\u2063 efforts to hire hit\u2063 men for \u2063assassinations. Wray emphasized that the ongoing conflict\u2062 in \u200dthe Middle East\u2063 has significantly increased the threat of attacks\u200b against Americans on US soil.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; max-width: 1200px;\">\n<figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><figcaption>FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies during a House Judiciary\u2063 Committee hearing about oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation\u2064 on Capitol Hill \u200cin Washington on July 12, 2023. (Drew Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Furthermore, Wray \u2062highlighted the risk of foreign Hamas terrorists conducting attacks\u200d in the US,\u200d especially after the US expressed \u200bstrong support \u2063for Israel. He then revealed that Iran, not just\u200b Hamas,\u2064 is a major concern for US law\u2062 enforcement due to its involvement in assassination plots.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wray, Iran, as the world&#8217;s largest state-sponsor of terrorism, \u2063has directly or indirectly attempted to assassinate dissidents \u200cand high-ranking US\u2063 government \u200cofficials. Although specific details were not provided, the Justice \u200cDepartment previously uncovered a murder-for<a title=\"FBI: Iran sought to hire assassins for US officials.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-says-iran-tried-to-hire-hit-men-to-assassinate-us-government-officials\/\">-hire plot involving<\/a> an\u200d Iranian national targeting former national security adviser John\u2062 Bolton.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The suspect, Shahram Poursafi, allegedly a member of Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, offered a substantial sum of money to individuals in the \u200bUS to carry out\u2063 the assassination. The \u2063plot was foiled, but it highlighted Iran&#8217;s history of targeting individuals on US soil.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; max-width: 1200px;\">\n<figure class=\"alignnone\" style=\"width: 640px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><figcaption>Then-U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton answers journalists&#8217; questions after his meeting with Belarus President\u200d in Minsk, on Aug. 29, 2019. (Sergei Gapon\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Larissa Knapp, <a title=\"FBI Refuses To State That It Did Not Commit Crimes During Jan 6 Riot, Encourage Violence\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-refuses-to-state-that-it-did-not-commit-crimes-during-jan-6-riot-encourage-violence\/\">executive assistant director<\/a> of \u2062the FBI&#8217;s\u2064 National Security Branch, affirmed Iran&#8217;s history of plotting\u200d assassinations in the US. The plot against Bolton was likely in retaliation for the US-ordered strike \u2064that killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>While Iranian officials denied the \u2062allegations, they issued a veiled threat. The revelation\u200b of these assassination plots has prompted\u200b US lawmakers to take action.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<h2>End to Iran &#8216;Appeasement&#8217;?<\/h2>\n<p>Senator Joni Ernst introduced the PUNISH Act, aiming to halt the Biden administration&#8217;s &#8220;appeasement&#8221; of Iran. The act would prevent the US from re-entering the Iran Nuclear\u200d Agreement until Iran refrains from planning any assassination attempts on Americans for five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Reacting to Wray&#8217;s remarks, Senator Ernst emphasized the need to hold Iran accountable for its actions and ensure maximum pressure from the US. Other lawmakers have also called for a freeze \u200don Iranian funds that were previously released.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Who was \u200bthe Iranian politician assassinated?<\/h2>\n<p>On\u200d 3 January 2020, \u2062Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian major general, was targeted and\u2064 killed by a\u200d U.S.\u200b drone strike near the Baghdad International Airport in Iraq while he was on his way to meet Iraqi \u2064Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi. Onal security advisor John Bolton. This revelation highlights the extent of \u2063Iran&#8217;s aggression \u2063and its willingness to resort to \u2062extreme measures to\u200d achieve its objectives.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI&#8217;s disclosure about Iran&#8217;s attempts to hire hit \u2063men for assassinations is deeply concerning. It underscores \u200cthe urgent need for heightened security measures and vigilance to protect US government officials and American citizens. The ongoing \u2063conflict\u200d in the Middle East has created\u200d a volatile environment where terrorist\u200b organizations and state-sponsored\u2064 actors \u200dare\u200d actively seeking opportunities to carry\u2062 out attacks against the US.<\/p>\n<p>The connection between Hamas attacks in Israel and potential violence in the US \u2063is alarming. \u200cWray&#8217;s testimony reveals that violent extremists \u2062in the US are \u2063drawing inspiration from these terrorist acts. This presents a \u2062significant challenge for law enforcement agencies in identifying and\u2062 neutralizing potential threats within the country.<\/p>\n<p>The threat posed by foreign terrorists, particularly those affiliated with Hamas, has \u2063increased due to the strong support expressed by \u200dthe US for Israel. As tensions escalate in the \u200bMiddle East, there is a higher risk of\u2062 retaliation and attempts to target American interests and officials. It is imperative\u2064 that\u2063 the US remains proactive in countering these threats \u200cand\u200c takes the necessary \u200dsteps to protect its \u2063national security.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s involvement in assassination\u2063 plots is\u200d particularly troubling. \u200dAs the world&#8217;s largest \u2063state-sponsor\u200b of \u200cterrorism,\u2064 Iran has consistently demonstrated\u200c its willingness to resort to violence to further its agenda.\u2063 The targeting of dissidents and high-ranking\u200c US government officials highlights Iran&#8217;s disregard for international norms and its willingness to destabilize other\u2063 nations.<\/p>\n<p>The details surrounding the murder-for-hire plot involving\u2063 John Bolton serve as a \u200cstark\u2063 reminder of \u200bthe \u2063importance of robust intelligence\u2063 and security measures. It is critical that <a title=\"Biden DOJ Celebrates Less Arrests in 20 years\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-celebrates-fewest-arrests-in-20-years\/\">law enforcement agencies work<\/a>\u200c together\u200b to uncover and\u200d disrupt \u200bsuch plots before they can be executed. The \u200bFBI&#8217;s efforts to\u200d uncover and disclose these \u2064assassination\u2064 attempts demonstrate the\u2062 agency&#8217;s \u200dcommitment to safeguarding the\u2064 American \u200dpeople.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the \u2064FBI&#8217;s revelation about Iran&#8217;s attempts to hire hit men\u2063 for assassinations is deeply concerning.\u200c It highlights the increased threat of attacks \u200dagainst US government officials and American citizens, particularly in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The US must remain vigilant and take proactive measures \u2063to \u200bcounter these threats, safeguard its\u200c national security, and protect \u2063its \u2063citizens from terrorism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray testified in Congress, stating that the agency&#8217;s major concern is violent extremists taking cues from Hamas attacks in Israel to target the U.S. Furthermore, Wray disclosed Iran&#8217;s attempt to recruit assassins for targeting American government officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":2089799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FBI: Iran sought to hire assassins for US officials.","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2089798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FBI: Iran sought to hire assassins for US officials.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089798","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2089798"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089798\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2089799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2089798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2089798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2089798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}