FBI Thwarts Plot to Assassinate Trump Amid Global Tensions

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged an Iranian man, Farhad Shakeri, and two New Yorkers, Carlisle Rivera and Jonathan Loadholt, in a murder-for-hire plot targeting Donald Trump and an American journalist critical of Iran. The plot, allegedly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, aimed to retaliate for the killing of Iranian military leader Qasem Soleimani. The defendants face charges including murder-for-hire and conspiracy, with potential sentences of up to 60 years. The case highlights ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Iran over national security threats.