Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced criminal charges against an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official in connection with an alleged failed attempt to assassinate a New York-based Iranian journalist.

Federal prosecutors said Ruhollah Bazghandi, who is based in Iran and beyond the reach of law enforcement, orchestrated the alleged 2022 plot to kill the journalist.

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Federal prosecutors said Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official Ruhollah Bazghandi orchestrated a failed plot to kill a New York-based Iranian journalist in 2022.{ai:summary}Federal prosecutors have charged Ruhollah Bazghandi, an official of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, for allegedly orchestrating a failed assassination attempt on an Iranian journalist in New York in 2022. Bazghandi remains in Iran, beyond U.S. jurisdiction. This case highlights ongoing tensions related to Iran's actions against dissidents abroad. #foreignaffairs

Iran guardsman charged in alleged plot to kill New York-based Iranian journalist

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