Iran threat led to boosting of Trump security before shooting, US officials say Secret Service and Trump campaign informed but alleged threat appears unrelated to assassination attempt The Guardian - US · Jul 16, 2024
US sanctions Iranians over alleged assassination plots of former US officials, dissidents The United States has announced sanctions against some Iranian and Turkish people and firms accused of plotting to assassinate former U.S. government officials, dual U.S. and Iranian nationals, and dissidents The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023
Bobby Ghosh: Bolton plot should be a warning on Iran nuclear talks The Iranian regime has a long, dishonorable history of assassination plots against dissidents and detractors abroad, but commissioning a hit against a former U.S. national security adviser represents a raising of the bar in brazenness. The revelation that a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attempted to have John… Tribune News Service · Aug 13, 2022
Iran Brands US Claim of Assassination Plot 'Fiction' Iran dismissed as "fiction" Thursday US allegations it had plotted to kill former White House national security adviser John Bolton in retaliation for the assassination of one of its top commanders. The US claim comes at a crunch moment in talks on reviving a nuclear deal between Iran and major… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 12, 2022
Blinken Warns Iran over Plot to Target Bolton, Pompeo US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Iran on Thursday against targeting American citizens in wake of the revelation that Tehran had plotted to murder John Bolton, a national security adviser to former President Donald Trump. “Our message to Iran is clear: we will not tolerate threats of violence against… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 11, 2022
Sullivan Warns Iran of ‘Severe Consequences’ if it Attacks American Citizens US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan warned Iran on Wednesday that the Biden Administration “will not waiver in protecting and defending all Americans against threats of violence and terrorism.” “Should Iran attack any of our citizens, to include those who continue to serve the United States or those who formerly… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 11, 2022
John Bolton says he is ‘embarrassed at low price’ of $300,000 offered to assassinate him ‘I thought it would’ve been higher. But I guess maybe it was the exchange rate problem or something’ The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2022
FBI charges Iranian agent over plot to murder former US national security adviser John Bolton An Iranian operative is charged over a plot to murder former US national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a US air strike that killed Qassem Soleimani — the country's most powerful general. ABC News · Aug 10, 2022
Alleged Iranian plot to assassinate John Bolton also targeted Pompeo DOJ unsealed charges against an Iranian national accused of seeking to arrange Bolton's murder. Axios · Aug 10, 2022
US accuses Iranian operative of plotting to kill John Bolton Justice Department says IRGC member offered $300,000 to assassinate Donald Trump’s former national security adviser. Al Jazeera · Aug 10, 2022
Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton An Iranian operative has been charged in a plot to murder former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton in presumed retaliation for a US airstrike that killed the country's most powerful general, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to "eliminate" him, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Shahram Poursafi, identified… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 10, 2022
Bolton was target of murder plot in US Iranian Guard case A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was charged by the U.S. in a plot to murder former national security adviser John Bolton. Tribune News Service · Aug 10, 2022
US charges Iranian man over alleged plot to kill ex-Trump aide John Bolton Shahram Poursafi, who US says belongs to Revolutionary Guards, offered money to hitman to avenge Suleimani death, DoJ alleges The Guardian - US · Aug 10, 2022
DOJ charges Iranian national in alleged plot to assassinate John Bolton Bolton has for decades been a fierce critic of Iran. Axios · Aug 10, 2022