US charges Iran-linked Pakistani over political assassination plot
Asif Merchant is accused of seeking a hitman to kill unnamed officials as revenge for US assassination of Iranian military chief.
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Pakistani with ties to Iran charged in plot to carry out political assassinations in US
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U.S. charges Pakistani man allegedly linked to Iran in assassination plot
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