Federal judge sentences would-be assassin to maximum 15 years for plotting to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad for Iran's government.

Prosecutors said the man and his friend tried to follow the activist and journalist to Fairfield University in 2024.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A man found guilty in a murder-for-hire plot targeting a journalist, author, and human rights activist ...

Carlisle Rivera, who prosecutors say was hired as part of a murder-for-hire plot to assassinate Iranian dissident Masih Alinejad, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday.

According to the indictment, 51-year-old Rivera, of Brooklyn, and another defendant, Jonathan Loadholt, of Staten Island, were hired by an operative working for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A journalist from Iran who prosecutors said was the target of an assassination plot testified Tuesday that Tehran’s campaign to silence her left her feeling broken, but that she ...

Iranian journalist and murder-for-hire target Masih Alinejad described in court Tuesday the moment she saw her bungling would-be killer staring straight into her eyes through her pristine sunflower ...

The Justice Department on Thursday announced two men had been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a plot to kidnap Journalist Masih Alinejad for the Iranian regime. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI Oct.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American-Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad poses for a portrait in New York City, U.S., September 14, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS ...

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian dissident and journalist who is now a United States citizen, took the stand Tuesday in the trial of the men accused of trying to kill her. Prosecutors say it was an ...

Iranian-American activist Masih Alinejad took mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani to task Wednesday for not coming out forcefully enough against Hamas – declaring “We have to protect NY from ...

Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing. By Farnaz Fassihi ...