"My family was threatened": Pakistani man tells US court Iranian spies coerced him into plot to kill Trump, Biden

Iran Herald · March 5, 2026 War

Brooklyn [US], March 5 (ANI): A Pakistani national accused of conspiring to assassinate American political figures testified that Iranian intelligence operatives coerced him into a plot targeting Donald Trump and Joe Biden, the New York Post reported. Asif Merchant, 47, provided his account in court on Wednesday, claiming he was pressured into the scheme to protect his relatives.

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