Iran targeted Donald Trump in revenge for the killing of Qasem Soleimani, unsealed criminal charges claim.
Soleimani, the former IRGC Qods Force commander, was killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad in 2020 under Mr Trump’s presidency.
The charge sheet claims the hit planned on the president
-Elect was an attempt to “take vengeance” for Soleimani’s death and to “silence dissidents”.
The IRGC is “actively targeting nationals of the United States and its allies living in countries around the world for attacks, including assault, kidnapping, and murder, both to repress and silence dissidents critical of the Iranian regime and to take vengeance”, it is claimed.