Jury Hears Details of Failed Plot to Kill Iranian Dissident in New York
Prosecutors say figures in Tehran hired two men to kill Masih Alinejad, a journalist who had criticized Iran’s head scarf ...
Iran ‘wanted desperately’ to kill dissident journalist Masih Alinejad in NYC, feds say as murder-for-hire trial starts
The Iranian government wanted to kidnap and kill dissident journalist Masih Alinejad for shining a light on the regime’s torturous oppression of women, a Manhattan jury heard in opening statements ...
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NYC Trial Begins for Two Men Charged in Alleged Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Iranian Dissident Masih Alinejad
The trial for two men accused in a murder-for-hire plot against Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad begins in NYC.
At trial’s start, prosecutor blames Iran for plot to assassinate outspoken dissident
A prosecutor has told jurors that two defendants were hired guns for the government of Iran in a plot to assassinate an ...
At US trial, gunman admits to trying to kill Iranian journalist
A self-professed member of a Russian organized crime group said on Tuesday he once tried to kill an Iranian-American female ...
Two men stand trial in New York over alleged plot to kill Iranian journalist
Prosecutors claim the suspects, allegedly members of an Eastern European crime group linked to Iran, were hired to carry out ...
As Trump tariffs roil New Yorkers, Mayor Adams passes on addressing trade war, economy
Mayor Eric Adams declined Tuesday to offer his thoughts on President Trump’s trade wars,federal funding cuts or the potential impact on New Yorkers amid criticism that the ...