| | Asif Merchant traveled to New York in June for the purpose of meeting with men he thought he was recruiting to carry out the killings, even paying a $5,000 advance to two would-be assassins who were actually undercover law enforcement officers, federal officials said. He was arrested in July as he prepared to leave the United States, after having told the men that he would provide further instructions, including the names of the intended targets, in August or September after he returned to Pakistan.</small></blockquote></ref><ref>Robert Legare, Nicole Sganga, Andres Triay, [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistani-iran-murder-plot-u-s-officials/ U. S. charges Pakistani with alleged Iran ties in murder-for-hire plot against Trump, U.S. officials] ''CBS News'', August 7, 2024</ref> | | Asif Merchant traveled to New York in June for the purpose of meeting with men he thought he was recruiting to carry out the killings, even paying a $5,000 advance to two would-be assassins who were actually undercover law enforcement officers, federal officials said. He was arrested in July as he prepared to leave the United States, after having told the men that he would provide further instructions, including the names of the intended targets, in August or September after he returned to Pakistan.</small></blockquote></ref><ref>Robert Legare, Nicole Sganga, Andres Triay, [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakistani-iran-murder-plot-u-s-officials/ U. S. charges Pakistani with alleged Iran ties in murder-for-hire plot against Trump, U.S. officials] ''CBS News'', August 7, 2024</ref> |
| | + | In Nov 2024, 3 Islamists Iran linked. Charged with plot to asassinate Trump before the elections.<ref>Greg Norman, [https://www.foxnews.com/us/iranian-asset-2-others-charged-plot-assassinate-trump-doj-says.amp Iranian asset charged in plot to assassinate Trump, DOJ says]. ''Fox News'' |