FBI Foils Iranian Plot to Assassinate Trump, Dissidents; Justice Department Announces Charges

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with Iran’s parliament members in Tehran, Iran, July 21, 2024. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

US federal law enforcement officials have charged three Iranian intelligence assets with contriving a conspiracy to assassinate critics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as US President-elect Donald Trump, the Department of Justice announced on Friday.