The U.S. officials who have been targeted or threatened by Iran
Summary
U.S. officials say Iran has increased efforts to target American personnel since the start of the war with Iran. The article reports threats or plots involving Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, President Donald Trump, former President Joe Biden and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley; some alleged plots were stopped, while one suspect remains at large.Key Facts
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent moved from his Washington-area home to a military base after threats against his life, CBS News reported.
- Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said in October that Iran had increased efforts to target U.S. personnel abroad and that some plots had reached advanced stages.
- Pakistani national Asif Merchant was convicted in March of terrorism and murder for hire in a plot targeting U.S. officials; sources told CBS News that Trump was among the intended targets.
- The Justice Department said Merchant was trained by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and had been sent to arrange political assassinations and steal documents.
- Prosecutors said alleged IRGC asset Farhad Shakeri told FBI agents that an Iranian official directed him to plan Trump’s killing; Shakeri remains at large and is believed to be in Iran.
- Merchant testified that his handler named Trump, Biden and Haley as possible targets.
- Trump secretly changed planes before returning from a summit in Turkey after intelligence warnings of an alleged Iranian plan to target Air Force One with a surface-to-air missile.
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