IRGC operative lands on FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list over alleged plot to kill former Trump advisor
Shahram Poursafi allegedly sought to pay $300,000 to have John Bolton killed in a plot authorities linked to retaliation for Qasem Soleimani’s death.
TL;DR
- An IRGC member, Shahram Poursafi, has been placed on the FBI's Most Wanted Terrorists list.
- Poursafi is accused of soliciting the murders of two former U.S. government officials, including former National Security Advisor John Bolton.
- The alleged plot, initiated between October 2021 and April 2022, is believed to be retaliation for the January 2020 killing of IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani.
- Poursafi allegedly offered $300,000 to an individual in the U.S. to carry out the assassination of Bolton.
- The FBI also released wanted posters for three other alleged IRGC officials from the same unit involved in lethal plotting.
- The plot was thwarted because the contact Poursafi approached was a confidential human source working with the FBI.
- Poursafi faces charges including using interstate communication or travel networks for a paid assassination and supplying resources for an international murder plot.
- The FBI stated its commitment to disrupting lethal plots and bringing IRGC members to justice for threatening U.S. individuals.