US EditionPakistani convicted of plotting to kill Trump over death of Iran commander
Asif Merchant was convicted of murder for hire and terrorism for a 2024 Iran-directed plot to kill U.S. politicians, foiled by undercover agents, DOJ said.
- A federal jury in Brooklyn on March 6, 2026 convicted Asif Merchant of plotting to kill President Donald Trump, charging "murder for hire and attempting terrorism," prosecutors said.
- Prosecutors say the case centers on alleged IRGC direction because Merchant testified he received instructions from a contact in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, linked to Iran's power structure.
- The scheme fell apart when an acquaintance alerted authorities and became a confidential informant, leading undercover FBI agents to record meetings, find a handwritten note with codewords, and trace a $5,000 cash payment.
- He now faces up to life in prison, and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised law enforcement for stopping the plot.
- Merchant told jurors that he met a Revolutionary Guard intelligence operative years ago, joined the scheme unwillingly to protect family in Tehran, and was arrested while packing to fly to Pakistan on July 12, 2024, while Tehran denies targeting U.S. officials.
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