US EditionUS kills Iranian leader of Trump assassination plot, Pentagon says
The U.S. military killed the Iranian commander behind a 2024 assassination plot on Trump, part of ongoing U.S.-Israeli operations degrading Iran's military capabilities, Defense Secretary said.
- On March 4, the U.S. military said it killed an alleged Iranian covert unit leader accused of plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the operation took place on Tuesday.
- Background reporting shows the U.S. Justice Department filed charges against an Iranian man in connection with an alleged IRGC-ordered plot to assassinate Trump, following a July 2024 attack.
- A Pentagon briefing detailed a U.S. submarine torpedo sinking an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean Tuesday night as U.S. and Israeli forces accelerate airstrikes with 500-pound and 1,000-pound bombs.
- An Iranian government agency reported at least 1,045 deaths, while U.S. and Israeli forces faced retaliatory missile and drone attacks, prompting the U.S. State Department to authorise evacuations.
- U.S. officials say more U.S. forces are arriving in the region, and Hegseth states, "The US will use an unlimited stockpile of precision gravity bombs.
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Donald Trump gets 'the last laugh' as US kills alleged Iranian assassination plotter
Defence secretary Pete Hegseth says US forces killed an Iranian official who led an effort to assassinate the US president, which Tehran denies. Three men have been charged in the US over the alleged plot.
Hegseth says US forces killed Iranian terrorist linked to Trump assassination attempt
A Pakistani national, Asif Merchant, was arrested in July 2024 and charged with working with Iran in connection with the alleged plot. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that American forces killed the leader of an Iranian unit tied to a plot to assassinate President Trump, saying the strike took place during ongoing US military operations against Iran. Hegseth said the individual was targeted in …
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Times of IndiaPentagon's Hegseth says Trump got 'last laugh' as US kills Iranian leader of Trump assassination plot
By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump had gotten the "last laugh"
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