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 ...
How a hitman's comedy of errors exposed bid to kill journalist Masih Alinejad
Trial over an alleged Iran-backed plot to assassinate American journalist Masih Alinejad reached a New York city federal ...
Trial Set for Men Accused of Targeting Iranian Dissident in New York
Prosecutors say the men helped direct a murder-for-hire scheme aimed at Masih Alinejad. The trial is expected to show Iran’s ...
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 ...
‘I was there to try to kill the journalist,’ gunman tells New York court
Azerbaijani hitman testifies at trial of two men accused of hiring him to kill a VOA host who is a critic of Iran ...
Suspects accused of Iran-backed plot to kill journalist on American soil face trial
Two suspects are facing trial in New York on Monday after being charged in a thwarted plot to kill Iranian-American ...
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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.
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Trial Set for Men Accused of Targeting Iranian Dissident in New York
Prosecutors say the men helped direct a murder-for-hire scheme aimed at Masih Alinejad ... use of speedboats to spirit Ms. Alinejad away from New York City, followed by an ocean voyage to ...
Bumbling hitman botched murder of Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad in NY: ‘I was trying to get the easy way to kill her’
I was trying to get into her life,” Khalid Mehdiyev said of targeting activist Masih Alinejad. “I was trying to get the easy way to kill her.” ...