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Man Accused of Plotting to Assassinate Trump, Biden, and Haley Claims Iranian Pressure

Key Points
  • A 47-year-old Pakistani man is on trial in New York for allegedly plotting to assassinate U.S. politicians.
  • The defendant claims Iran's Revolutionary Guard pressured him to carry out the plot, saying his family in Tehran was threatened.
  • The alleged targets reportedly included Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and Nikki Haley.

S. politicians has claimed he was pressured by Iran's Revolutionary Guard to carry out the plot, according to reports from Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. The man, who was arrested in summer 2024, is accused of attempting to hire a hitman for political assassinations in the United States.

His trial began last week in New York. During Wednesday's court proceedings, the defendant reportedly stated that Iran's Revolutionary Guard pressured him to execute the assassination plan, claiming his family in Tehran was threatened. N.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard pressured him to execute the assassination plan, claiming his family in Tehran was threatened.

Ambassador Nikki Haley. The United States has long warned of potential Iranian retaliation for the 2020 killing of top Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

three possible targets: then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, then-President Joe Biden, and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.

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