纽约审判Asif Merchant, 被控试图雇用刺客杀害一名美国政治家, 检察官将他与伊朗革命卫队联系起来。 A New York trial proceeds against Asif Merchant, accused of trying to hire assassins to kill a U.S. politician, with prosecutors linking him to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

纽约正在对Asif Merchant进行联邦审判。 Asif Merchant是一名47岁的巴基斯坦男子,被控试图雇用杀手暗杀一名美国政治家,检察官指控他与伊朗革命卫队有联系。 A federal trial in New York is underway against Asif Merchant, a 47-year-old Pakistani man accused of attempting to hire hit men to assassinate a U.S. politician, with prosecutors alleging ties to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. 据说Merchant对Trump集会地点进行了调查,与便衣特工讨论了暗杀计划,并声称伊朗的一名搬运工将偿还他付给他们的5 000美元。 Merchant, who has pleaded not guilty, is said to have researched Trump rally locations, discussed assassination plans with undercover agents, and claimed a handler in Iran would reimburse $5,000 he paid to them. 关键证据来自联邦调查局未经记录的访谈和录音谈话,辩护律师认为这些谈话不可靠。 The key evidence stems from an unrecorded FBI interview and recorded conversations, which defense attorneys challenge as unreliable. 此案发生在美国-伊朗关系紧张加剧的背景下, 包括最近一起暗杀伊朗已故最高领袖的罢工, The case unfolds amid heightened U.S.-Iran tensions, including a recent strike that killed Iran’s late Supreme Leader, though the specific target of the alleged plot remains unconfirmed.