Two Russian mob leaders, Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, receive 25-year prison sentences for their attempt to assassinate Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad in New York, backed by Iran’s government. Convicted of accepting a $500,000 payment from Iranian officials, the case exposes the Iranian regime’s alarming campaign to silence critics abroad through criminal accomplices, with Alinejad having already faced multiple kidnapping attempts and extensive surveillance.
The assassination attempt included operatives on three continents and culminated in a chilling moment when the intended hitman stalked Alinejad outside her Brooklyn apartment with an AK-47. The plot unraveled after police stopped the assailant for a traffic violation, uncovering the loaded weapon and cash meant for the assassination. This case underlines the serious foreign threats faced by journalists in the U.S. as highlighted by Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg.
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