Washington [US], March 6: On March 6, NBC reported that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) was searching for an Iranian spy accused of plotting to assassinate US officials and former senior officials.
The man identified as Majid Dastjani Farahani (42 years old) is fluent in Persian, English, French, and Spanish and frequently travels between Iran and Venezuela, according to a warning from the FBI office in Miami ( state of Florida).
The FBI believes that this suspect is a member of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security and has recruited "individuals to operate in the US, including" causing deaths against US government officials and former officials. ".
Semafor website reported that former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former US special envoy to Iran Brian Hook, former officials under former US President Donald Trump, were protected 24/24 after the above threat.
The warning was issued in the context of Iran seeking to respond to the US airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in early 2020.
According to the FBI, Iranian agent Farahani recruited people to "avenge" Mr. Soleimani.
Previously, a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was indicted in 2022 for allegedly plotting revenge when he tried to kill former US National Security Advisor John Bolton.
According to the FBI, Mr. Shahram Poursafi, also known as Mehdi Rezayi, "attempted to carry out a brazen plot" to kill Mr. Bolton, "possibly in retaliation" for Soleimani's assassination, according to the FBI . This person is accused of trying to pay $300,000 to hire someone to attack in Washington DC or Maryland.
The United States accused Mr. Soleimani of directing a network of groups that targeted American soldiers in Iraq and "had more American blood on his hands" than any terrorist since Osama bin Laden, according to a report by the United States. US Department of Justice in 2021 about the airstrike that killed this Iranian general.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper
