Four alleged Iranian spies charged in plot to kidnap US-based journalist and critic
Source: The Guardian
Four members of an alleged Iranian spy network have been charged with plotting the kidnap of an Iranian-American journalist and activist based in New York.
According to the indictment, the spy network was exploring ways to spirit the journalist from her home in Brooklyn and take her by speedboat out to sea, and then to Venezuela, which maintains friendly ties to Tehran.
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The target is named in the indictment only as “Victim-1” but Masih Alinejad, an outspoken critic of the Tehran government who lives in New York, confirmed that she was the intended victim.
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According to the US charges, the plot to abduct Alinejad was part of a broader kidnapping campaign developed by the Iranian intelligence ministry, with intended targets in Canada, the UK and the UAE.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/13/iran-intelligence-officer-kidnap-plot-us-journalist
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