- The FBI office in Miami requested information about Farahani, who is said to speak Spanish and frequently moves between Iran and Venezuela.
- Iran vowed to take revenge on the United States following the killing of Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, the foreign arm of the elite Revolutionary Guard.
- Soleimani was killed in Iraq in a drone strike in January 2020, ordered by then-President Donald Trump.
The FBI has launched an urgent search for an Iranian secret intelligence official accused of plotting to assassinate Trump administration officials.
Federal agents say Majid Dastjani Farahani has been trying to recruit allies in the country to assassinate current and former U.S. government officials as revenge for the U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani.
In an urgent tip Friday, the FBI’s Miami office sought information about Farahani, who is said to speak Spanish and frequently moves between Iran and Venezuela, where the ruling regime is friendly to Iran.
“Farahani is wanted for questioning in connection with the recruitment of individuals for various operations in the United States, including lethal attacks on current and former US government officials as revenge for the assassination of IRGC-QF Commander Qasem Soleimani “the FBI said. .
‘Farahani also allegedly recruited individuals for surveillance activities focused on religious sites, businesses, and other facilities in the United States. Farahani acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security of Iran.
Federal agents say Majid Dastjani Farahani has been attempting to recruit allies in the country to assassinate current and former U.S. government officials.
“Farahani also reportedly recruited individuals for surveillance activities focused on religious sites, businesses, and other facilities in the United States,” the FBI said.
Iran vowed to take revenge on the United States following the killing of Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, the foreign arm of the elite Revolutionary Guard.
The FBI has asked anyone with information to contact their local FBI office or the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
Iran vowed to take revenge on the United States following the killing of Soleimani, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, the foreign arm of the elite Revolutionary Guard.
Soleimani was killed in Iraq in a drone strike in January 2020, ordered by then-President Donald Trump.
It should come as no surprise that the FBI says Farahani frequently travels to Venezuela, which has become a base for the Iranian regime thanks to the anti-American socialist regime of Nicolás Maduro.
In 2021, two men were arrested in New York City after attacking Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad in a failed kidnapping attempt.
The FBI said the two Iranian agents planned to kidnap Alinejad, a U.S. citizen, from her home in Brooklyn and take her by boat to Venezuela, a safe haven for Iranian operations.
The conspirators, who remain at large, had also conspired to lure one person in the United Kingdom and three others in Canada to Iran, according to the indictment. All of them had also been critical of Iran.
Among the Trump officials allegedly targeted by the Iranian agent was former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
In 2021, two men were arrested in New York City after attacking Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad in a failed kidnapping attempt.
