Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced criminal charges against an Islamic Revolutionary Guard official in connection with a failed attempt to assassinate a New York-based Iranian journalist.
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced criminal charges against an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official in connection with a failed attempt to assassinate a New York-based Iranian journalist.
Bazghandi is described in court papers as a brigadier general who previously served as chief of the Revolutionary Guard's counterintelligence department. In April 2023, the office said Bazghandi was involved in assassination plots against journalists, Israeli citizens and others deemed enemies of Iran, along with his participation in the detention of foreign prisoners held in Iran and involvement in operations in Syria by the Revolutionary Guard's counterintelligence department, the indictment noted.
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