US arrests three in Iran-backed plot to assassinate dissident...

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43% : Garland did not describe any link between Amirov to the government of Iran, stressing that the case is still under investigation.
41% : "The government of Iran has continued to target the victim since then," he said.
39% : Garland did not directly name Alinejad, but made clear it was her, referring to a previous attempt in 2021 by Iranian agents to kidnap the outspoken 45-year-old activist and take her back to Iran.
37% : The three were all members of an Eastern European organized crime group with ties to Iran, said Attorney General Merrick Garland.
35% : Iranian-US journalist and rights activist Masih Alinejad was the target of an assassination attempt plotted from Iran, US Justice officials saidThe US Justice Department announced Friday the arrests of three people who allegedly undertook a Tehran-backed plot to assassinate dissident Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad.
33% : "As we have also noted in a previous indictment, Iran had been attempting to assassinate this victim.
31% : The indictment alleges that Amirov is a leader of the unnamed criminal gang and lives in Iran.

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