According to court documents, one of the suspects was instructed to eliminate the president-elect; two others were detained in New York, accused of collaborating with the Iranian government in the surveillance of a journalist
The Department of Justice has revealed that three individuals have been charged with involvement in an Iranian plot to assassinate the president-elect. The names of the accused are Farhad Shakeri, Carlisle Rivera e Janthon Loadholt. In September, Trump’s campaign team received alerts about death threats originating from . According to court documents, Shakeri was instructed by Iranian officials to monitor and eliminate Trump. He is currently on the run and is believed to be living in Iran. His role was to coordinate a network of criminals to facilitate assassination plans.
On the other hand, Rivera and Loadholt were detained in New York, accused of collaborating with the Iranian government in the surveillance of a journalist who criticizes the regime. Prosecutors alleged that Shakeri was ordered by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to murder American and Israeli citizens, but starting in September, attention turned to Trump. He was given a week’s deadline to develop an assassination plan. In recordings, Shakeri mentioned that, if he was unable to meet the deadline, he should wait until after the elections, believing that Trump would not be re-elected.
In July, Trump had already been the target of a shooting attack during a rally, and after the incident, he expressed that, if Iran killed him, he expected the United States to respond forcefully. American officials are on alert for possible retaliation from Iran, especially since the general’s death in an airstrike in 2020.
In addition to the conspiracy accusations, US security agencies also reported that Iran attempted to hack into Trump campaign systems and planned attacks against the vice president. The situation raises concerns about the security of American political figures and the growing tension between the United States and Iran.
*Report produced with the help of AI
Published by Fernando Dias
