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US Offers $20 Million Reward for Iranian in Plot to Kill John Bolton

The Biden administration seeks information on Shahram Poursafi, accused of planning the assassination of Trump's former national security adviser.

  • Shahram Poursafi, a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is charged with plotting to hire criminals to assassinate John Bolton between 2021 and 2022.
  • The plot is believed to be part of Iran's broader revenge for the US drone strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani in 2020.
  • The reward announcement comes after US intelligence briefed former President Trump about specific Iranian threats to his life.
  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed ongoing threats against multiple US officials, both former and current.
  • Poursafi remains at large, and US authorities are intensifying efforts to track and apprehend him.
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