Iranian Operative Plotting Assassinations of American Officials
The U.S. government is intensifying a manhunt for an Iranian intelligence operative plotting to assassinate current and former American officials. The FBI is seeking information on Majid Dastjani Farahani, a suspected member of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, who has been recruiting individuals for lethal targeting in the U.S. Officials believe Pompeo, Trump’s special envoy for Iran, and others are on Tehran’s hit list. The Biden administration’s support of Israel in its conflict with Hamas, backed by Iran, has raised tensions between Washington and Tehran. Iran and its allies are operating aggressively in the U.S., with evidence of past assassination attempts and plots. The Iranian government has made avenging Soleimani’s assassination a top national security objective.