Shakeri is an Afghan national who came to the United States as a child but was deported after serving 14 years in prison for robbery. According to a criminal complaint unsealed.
In federal court in Manhattan, Shakeri received direct orders from a contact in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard to carry out the plan within seven days.
However, the scheme was delayed until after the election because Shakeri reportedly informed the FBI in recorded telephone calls that he couldn’t carry out the killing in that period.
Any connection has been denied by Iranian authorities. Esmail Baghaei, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry, denied the charges and cautioned that they would “further complicate.
The issues between the US and Iran,” according to BBC News. By issuing a presidential directive earlier this week, the president increased the pressure on the Middle Eastern nation.
