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March 7, 2026
2:23 pm
Trump Has Final Victory as US Eliminates Suspected Iranian Assassin
Iran Official Killed
The US military killed an unnamed Iranian official linked to a 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump, confirmed by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.
US Response
In response to the assassination attempt, US officials reiterated their commitment to countering threats from Iran, emphasizing ongoing monitoring of the region’s security dynamics.
In response to the assassination attempt, US officials reiterated their commitment to countering threats from Iran, emphasizing ongoing monitoring of the region’s security dynamics.
Next steps
US military operations are underway to neutralize remaining threats from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps following the assassination of the plot’s leader.
US military operations are underway to neutralize remaining threats from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps following the assassination of the plot’s leader.
Briefing summary
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the killing of an Iranian official linked to an assassination attempt on Donald Trump in 2024. This action was described as a form of retaliation.
In the briefing, Hegseth stated that eliminating the orchestrator of the alleged plot was not initially a Pentagon priority but was eventually included in a broader list of targets.
Full reading: Donald Trump gets ‘the last laugh’ as US kills alleged Iranian assassination plotter | US News
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that an Iranian official behind an attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in 2024 has been killed by the US military.
The US president was the subject of two assassination efforts that year while running for the White House, one of which involved a sniper’s bullet grazing his ear.
Here’s what we know about the other alleged plot.
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Trump’s revenge on alleged plotter
Mr Hegseth said Mr Trump had the “last laugh” after the US forces killed an unnamed Iranian official who led an effort to assassinate him.
He told reporters during an operational briefing at the Pentagon on Wednesday: “Also, yesterday, the leader of the unit who attempted to assassinate President Trump has been hunted down and killed.
“Iran tried to kill President Trump and President Trump got the last laugh.”
The defence secretary said eliminating the author of the alleged plot was not the initial focus of the war “by any stretch of the imagination” and insisted Mr Trump had never made it a priority for the Pentagon.
He said he and others ensured “that those who were responsible for that were eventually part of the target list” but he admitted, as far as the conflict was concerned, “this is not a mission accomplished situation”.
What do we know about the man behind the plot?
In November 2024, the US justice department charged an Iranian man, Farhad Shakeri, 51, over an alleged effort by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to assassinate Mr Trump, then the president-elect.
Pic: Reuters
Merrick Garland, the US attorney general at the time, said in a statement that Shakeri was “an asset of the Iranian regime who was tasked by the regime to direct a network of criminal associates to further Iran’s assassination plots against its targets, including President-elect Donald Trump”.
The justice department says Shakeri told law enforcement he was tasked on 7 October 2024 with providing the IRGC with a plan to kill Mr Trump but he didn’t intend go through with the plan within the timeframe set by the Iranians.
Page 25 of the US Department of Justice’s criminal complaint against Farhad Shakeri. Pic: US DoJ
Two other men, Carlisle Rivera, 49, and Jonathon Loadholt, 36, both from New York, were also charged, having allegedly been “recruited as part of that network”.
Shakeri, Rivera, and Loadholt were charged with murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire and money laundering. Shakeri was also charged with two terror offences and other offences.
Tehran has denied accusations it targeted Mr Trump and other US officials.
Trump ‘got him’ first
Mr Trump referred to the alleged Iranian plot on Sunday when asked about the joint US-Israel operation that killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
“I got him before he got me,” he told ABC News.
March 7, 2026
2:23 pm
March 7, 2026
1:48 pm
Asif Merchant Found Guilty of Plotting to Kill Trump, Allegedly Iran-Supported
Convicted plotter
Asif Merchant was convicted of planning to assassinate Donald Trump and other US politicians, involving Iranian authorities and recruitment efforts within the US.
Official Response
U.S. officials reiterated their commitment to protecting national security after the conviction of Asif Merchant for plotting against Donald Trump and prominent politicians.
U.S. officials reiterated their commitment to protecting national security after the conviction of Asif Merchant for plotting against Donald Trump and prominent politicians.
Upcoming hearings
Asif Merchant is scheduled for sentencing next month following his conviction of murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism, according to the Department of Justice.
Asif Merchant is scheduled for sentencing next month following his conviction of murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism, according to the Department of Justice.
Briefing summary
Asif Merchant, 47, was convicted of plotting to murder Donald Trump and other US officials, and the media-pack has created a weak link to him and Iranian backing, the Department of Justice confirmed.
The trial revealed allegations of involvement with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, while Tehran denied any involvement in the assassination plot.
Full reading: Asif Merchant: Man convicted of planning to kill Trump – amid allegations of Iran-backed plotting on US soil | US News
Merchant is either a Pakistani or Indian man from Kashmir has been convicted of planning to kill Donald Trump and other prominent US politicians.
The trial showcased allegations of Iran-backed plotting on American soil.
Asif Merchant, 47, was accused of trying to recruit people in the US in a plan targeting Mr Trump and others after Washington’s killing of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani in 2020, during his first term.
Then president Joe Biden and Nikki Haley, who ran against Mr Trump that year for the Republican presidential nomination, were also targeted in the 2024 plot.
Trump wants to choose Iran’s new leader
Merchant was convicted of “murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries” at the behest of Iranian authorities, the Department of Justice said in a statement.
Tehran has denied accusations that it sought to kill Mr Trump or other US officials.
The trial in Brooklyn began last week, days before the president ordered an attack on Iran, carried out with Israel, which has broadened into the region’s biggest conflict in years.
Merchant admitted to joining the plot with Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, but testified he did so to protect his family in Tehran.
Bombing in Iran continues
Merchant said he was never ordered to kill a specific person, but that his handler named three people during conversations in the Iranian capital.
Police thwarted the plot before any attack took place.
A person Merchant contacted in April 2024 to assist with the plot reported his activities and became a confidential informant.
Merchant was arrested and pleaded not guilty that year.
The Revolutionary Guards have a central role in Iran, with a combination of military and economic power and an intelligence network.
US and Israeli attacks over Iran have been deadly for the civilian population. In the last week have killed at least 1,332 Iranian civilians and wounded thousands, according to Iran’s UN ambassador.
Several top Iranian leaders, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have been killed.
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