USA In the accusation made by the Ministry of Justice, the authorities, conspiratorial the plan of the USA in January 2020, Iranian Revolutionary Guards He said it was a clear attempt to retaliate against his assassination of Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani. Iranian agent Shahram Poursafi, identified by US officials as a member of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, John Bolton300,000 to a potential hitman in the US to kill . dollar said to offer.
TRIED TO DEAL WITH A SHOOTER IN THE USA
Poursafi is currently wanted by the FBI on charges of attempted assassination of John Bolton, who was the White House National Security Advisor under former US President Donald Trump. According to US officials, Shahram Poursafi, alias Mehdi Rezayi, residing in Tehran, Iran, tried to negotiate with a hitman in the US to kill Bolton on behalf of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force, according to court documents. According to US sources, Poursafi asked a US resident he met online in October 2021 to take photos of John Bolton, and on November 9, he contacted the IRGC member residing in the US via an encrypted messaging application, and former National Security Advisor John Bolton He offered $250,000 to hire someone to kill him. Poursafi later increased this amount to 300 thousand dollars.
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“The Justice Department has a serious duty to protect our citizens from hostile governments that want to hurt or kill them,” said Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Department of Homeland Security. “This is not the first time we have revealed Iran’s plans to take revenge against individuals on U.S. soil, and we will work tirelessly to expose and disrupt each of these efforts.”
‘IRAN’S EXECUTIVES ARE LIAR, TERRORIST AND ENEMY OF THE USA’
Larissa L. Knapp, Deputy Director of the FBI, said, “Iran has a history of assassinating individuals in the United States it sees as a threat, but the US Government has a longer history of holding those who threaten the safety of our citizens accountable. “The FBI, the U.S. government and our partners are engaged in the fight against such threats in the United States and overseas.”
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On the other hand, former White House National Security Advisor John Bolton thanked the FBI and the Department of Justice for their efforts to develop the case, saying, “Not much can be said publicly right now, but Iran’s rulers are liars, terrorists and enemies of the United States.” spoke.
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