Overview

• The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging Farhad Shakeri with plotting to assassinate President Trump on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
• Prosecutors allege Shakeri conducted surveillance, received orders in September 2024 to prioritize the assassination plan, and secured substantial funding for the operation.
• FBI Director Christopher Wray testified that Iran has conspired with criminals and hitmen to target Americans on U.S. soil, including plans against high-value figures.
• Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed the allegations as baseless, even as U.S. officials say multiple assassination attempts have been disrupted since 2021.
• Intelligence officials briefed Trump in September 2024 on what they described as “real and specific” threats from Iran against him.