{"id":2366196,"date":"2024-11-08T14:21:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-men-indicted-over-iranian-plot-to-kill-trump-before-election-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-08T14:22:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T19:22:10","slug":"three-men-indicted-over-iranian-plot-to-kill-trump-before-election-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-men-indicted-over-iranian-plot-to-kill-trump-before-election-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Three men indicted over Iranian plot to kill Trump before election &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fthree-men-indicted-over-iranian-plot-to-kill-trump-before-election-washington-examiner%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=2366196&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--><p>On \u2064Friday, the Department of Justice\u200b (DOJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-trump-aide-paul-manafort-cant-be-prosecuted-in-new-york-following-pardon-court-rules\/\" title=\"Ex-Trump Aide Paul Manafort Can\u2019t Be Prosecuted in New York Following Pardon, Court Rules\">announced charges<\/a> against three individuals connected to\u200c an\u200d alleged plot originating in \u200bIran to assassinate\u2062 President-elect Donald Trump before the 2024 election. The charges mention\u200b Farhad Shakeri, a \u200dTehran-based defendant who remains at large, accused\u200d of being approached by the\u200b Islamic Revolutionary \u200bGuard\u200c Corps (IRGC) in September to monitor Trump and plan his assassination. During discussions, Shakeri allegedly indicated the \u2064high \u2064costs of the operation, to which an \u200dIRGC official \u200creplied that financial constraints were not an \u200dissue, suggesting significant resources had already been allocated for the\u2062 assassination attempt. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">indictment highlights growing intelligence concerns<\/a> about Iran&#8217;s threat to Trump and other political figures \u200band is part\u2062 of a \u2063broader set of charges involving Shakeri \u2062and two others\u2064 who have been arrested.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Three men indicted over Iranian plot to kill Trump before election<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1875283\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Justice\">Department of Justice<\/a> announced Friday that it charged three people in connection to an alleged plot that originated in Iran to assassinate President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Justice\">2024 election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>DOJ prosecutors said in charging <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/media\/1376516\/dl?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">documents<\/a> that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-lists-tehran-backed-hezbollah-as-terrorist-organization\/\" title=\"Australia Lists Tehran-Backed Hezbollah as &#039;Terrorist Organization&#039;\">militant group based<\/a> in Iran, asked one of the defendants in September to monitor Trump and develop a plan to kill him.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant, Farhad Shakeri, is based in Tehran and still at large, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutors alleged, based on interviews the FBI conducted with Shakeri and other evidence, that an IRGC official asked Shakeri to &ldquo;put aside his other efforts on behalf of the IRGC and focus on surveilling and, ultimately, assassinating former President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump is reflected in the bullet proof glass as he finishes speaking at a campaign rally in Lititz, Pennslyvania, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Shakeri told the IRGC official that the task would be costly, the official allegedly responded that the IRGC had spent a lot of money already and that &ldquo;money&rsquo;s not an issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Shakeri &ldquo;understood [the response] to mean that the IRGC previously had spent a significant sum of money on efforts to murder [Trump] and was willing to continue spending a lot of money in its attempt to procure [Trump&rsquo;s] assassination,&rdquo; prosecutors wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence officials have said in recent months that Iran poses a growing threat to Trump and other political leaders. The indictment, which was brought in the Southern District of New York, underscored that notion.<\/p>\n<p>The revelation that the IRGC allegedly planned to murder Trump came as part of a broader set of charges against Shakeri and two others, Carlisle Rivera and Jonathon Loadholt, who have been arrested by authorities and are being detained until their trial.<\/p>\n<p>Shakeri, Rivera, and Loadholt allegedly were also in the process of carrying out an elaborate plan to kill a U.S. journalist whose coverage has been critical of the Iranian government. They also face allegations of money laundering, which was part of their &ldquo;murder-for-hire&rdquo; plot against the journalist, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray praised his agents in a statement for thwarting what he described as &ldquo;deadly schemes&rdquo; to take out Trump, the journalist, and others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3220757\/what-happens-donald-trump-president-elect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>WHAT HAPPENS NOW THAT TRUMP IS PRESIDENT-ELECT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The charges announced today expose Iran&rsquo;s continued brazen attempts to target U.S. citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump, other government leaders, and dissidents who criticize the regime in Tehran,&rdquo; Wray said. &ldquo;The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a designated foreign terrorist organization, has been conspiring with criminals and hitmen to target and gun down Americans on U.S. soil and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gigantic-retailer-american-institution-conns-is-closing-doors-of-559-stores-across-america\/\" title=\"Gigantic Retailer, American Institution Conn\u2019s Is Closing Doors of 559 Stores Across America\">simply won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t be tolerated.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1875283\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1875283\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three men charged in Iranian plot to assassinate Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2366197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24308668628731-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3985,36253,15074,3823,3634],"class_list":["post-2366196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-conspiracy","tag-election2024","tag-indictment","tag-iran","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP24308668628731-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366196","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2366196"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366196\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2366201,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2366196\/revisions\/2366201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2366197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2366196"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2366196"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2366196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}