Jury Hears Details of Failed Plot to Kill Iranian Dissident in New York
Prosecutors say figures in Tehran hired two men to kill Masih Alinejad, a journalist who had criticized Iran’s head scarf laws.
Two men face US trial over Iran-backed plot to kill dissident
Two men accused of being members of a Russian organized crime group will face trial in the United States on Monday over what prosecutors call an unsuccessful Tehran-backed attempt to kill an Iranian dissident living in New York.
Two men stand trial in New York over alleged plot to kill Iranian journalist
Prosecutors claim the suspects, allegedly members of an Eastern European crime group linked to Iran, were hired to carry out a murder on US soil in 2022. View on euronews
Trial Set for Men Accused of Targeting Iranian Dissident in New York
Prosecutors say the men helped direct a murder-for-hire scheme aimed at Masih Alinejad. The trial is expected to show Iran’s efforts to punish those who criticize it, no matter where they are.
At Trial's Start, Prosecutor Blames Iran for Plot to Assassinate Outspoken Dissident
A prosecutor has told jurors that two defendants were hired guns for the government of Iran in a plot to assassinate an Iran-born journalist at her Brooklyn residence three years ago
‘I was there to try to kill the journalist,’ gunman tells New York court
Azerbaijani hitman testifies at trial of two men accused of hiring him to kill a VOA host who is a critic of Iran
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Iran turns to tech to crush dissent: UN probe
Iran is increasingly using digital and surveillance technology and "state-sponsored vigilantism" to crush dissent after the ...
Russian missile experts visited Iran amid its tit-for-tat clash with Israel: records
Several senior Russian missile specialists have visited Iran over the past year as the Islamic Republic has deepened its ...