A Pakistani man told a Brooklyn federal court Wednesday that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) coerced him into a murder-for-hire plot targeting high-profile US politicians, including President Donald Trump. According to AFP, Asif Raza Merchant, 47, claimed he acted under duress to protect his family in Tehran from the IRGC.
Pakistani Defendant
Merchant testified that his handlers directed him to recruit hitmen—who later surfaced as undercover FBI agents—to assassinate Trump, Joe Biden, and Nikki Haley. Despite his not-guilty plea, prosecutors highlight Merchant’s close ties to the Iranian regime. The trial continues amid escalating US-Israel strikes against Iran.+1
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