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Asif Merchant Testifies on Iran-Linked Plot Against U.S. Officials

February 26 – March 10, 2026

Pakistani national Asif Merchant has testified in federal court that he was coerced by Iran's IRGC into a murder-for-hire plot targeting Donald Trump and other U.S. officials. The testimony details an alleged retaliatory scheme orchestrated by the Revolutionary Guard.

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