Washington, March 9 – The recent conviction of Asif Merchant, a Pakistani national, in a US federal court for murder-for-hire and attempting an act of terrorism that crosses national boundaries, reveals a troubling aspect of the "long shadow war" between Iran and the United States. The charges...
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New York, March 7 – A Pakistani man has been convicted of plotting with Iran to assassinate US President Donald Trump, a verdict handed down coincidentally while Washington and Tehran are locked in a conflict.A federal jury on Friday found Asif Merchant guilty of attempting to hire hitmen to...
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New York, March 7 A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been convicted here for plotting to assassinate US President Donald Trump and other American politicians in revenge for the death of Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in 2020.Asif Raza Merchant, 48, was...
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