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US charges man allegedly tasked by Iran to plot Trump killing pre-election

Trump addresses supporters on election night in Palm Beach, Florida, November 6, 2024 [Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters] (Reuters)

The United States Department of Justice has unsealed criminal charges against a man allegedly tasked by Iran with “surveilling and plotting to assassinate” Donald Trump before the presidential election.

The criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan on Friday said an agent with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had instructed an Afghan citizen, Farhad Shakeri, to come up with the plan in October.

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