Murder and Terrorism Charges Brought Against Iranian Officer in 2022 Killing of American in Iraq

Iraqi security forces gather outside a morgue of Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Baghdad, Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, where a U.S. citizen who worked for an international aid organization was taken after he was fatally shot. Hadi Mizban/AP Photo

NEW YORK—An Iranian officer blamed for the 2022 killing of an American in Iraq has been charged in New York with federal murder and terrorism crimes, authorities announced on Friday.

Federal authorities in New York City said Mohammad Reza Nouri, a captain in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, has been charged in Manhattan federal court with multiple terrorism and murder-related charges that carry a potential penalty of life in prison. At least one charge carries the potential for a death sentence.