US charges Iran Revolutionary Guard official in alleged plot to kill a human rights activist in NYC
- Federal prosecutors in New York have charged an official, Ruhollah Bazghandi, in an alleged plot to kill journalist Masih Alinejad, marking the first specific accusation against an Iranian government official.
- Alinejad stated that the assassination plot against her was orchestrated by Ali Khamenei’s IRGC, highlighting the regime's brutal attempts to silence critics.
- FBI Director Christopher Wray mentioned that the charges reveal the extent of Iran’s efforts to silence an American journalist for her criticism of the regime.
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