Pakistani National With Alleged Iranian Ties Charged in Plot to Assassinate US Officials

Asif Merchant met with undercover FBI agents who he believed were hitmen.
Pakistani National With Alleged Iranian Ties Charged in Plot to Assassinate US Officials
Asif Merchant. Justice Department via AP
Chase Smith
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A Pakistani national with alleged ties to Iran has been charged in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a politician or U.S. government officials on U.S. soil, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) press release and indictment unsealed on Tuesday.

Asif Merchant, also known as “Asif Raza Merchant,” 46, was charged with murder-for-hire as part of a scheme targeting public figures within the United States. He was apprehended and is currently in federal custody in New York.

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