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Jury Convicts Duo in Iranian Journalist Assassination Plot

3/21/2025

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A federal jury in New York found Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov guilty of conspiring to assassinate Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, with a chilling $500,000 bounty reportedly backed by the Iranian government. While Alinejad felt a sense of relief, she poignantly reminded the world that the real architects of this threat still hold power in Iran.

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A federal jury in New York found Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov guilty of conspiring to assassinate Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, with a chilling $500,000 bounty reportedly backed by the Iranian government. While Alinejad felt a sense of relief, she poignantly reminded the world that the real architects of this threat still hold power in Iran.