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Prosecutors say Iran offered ‘blood money’ to Russian mob in murder-for-hire plot
Jurors are expected to start deliberating Thursday in the case of two men accused of trying to kill Iranian dissident Masih ...
Murder-for-hire plot to assassinate Iranian dissident in NYC is lie cooked up by ‘pizza delivery hitman,’ lawyer claims
Two eastern European gangsters never plotted to murder exiled Iranian-American activist Masih Alinejad, despite claims to the ...
Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian-American journalist
A prosecutor has told a jury at a murder-for-hire trial that the Iranian government put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an ...
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Iranian Activist Defiant in Manhattan Court as Alleged Assassins Stand Trial for Murder Plot
Masih Alinejad testifies in trial about a murder plot against her, revealing the risks she has faced as an Iranian dissident.
Iranian Dissident Tells of Activism That Led to Murder Plots in New York
Masih Alinejad started rattling Iran’s rulers as a teenager. Now, men whom prosecutors say arranged for an assassin to kill her in New York are on trial in Manhattan.
Iranian-American journalist testifies against men accused of murder-for-hire plot
Mashi Alinejad testified at federal court in New York City during the trial of Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, two men charged ...