A high-ranking Iranian military official is facing charges for allegedly orchestrating a plot to assassinate an Iranian American journalist in New York, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday, Oct. 23. The charges expose an international network of conspirators working to silence a prominent critic of the Iranian regime.
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Iranian general charged in plot to assassinate dissident journalist in US

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U.S. charges Iranian military Gen. Ruhollah Bazghandi in murder-for-hire plot targeting journalist Masih Alinejad.


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