The Islamic Republic of Iran has been acting with virtually complete impunity in the U.S. It is unclear whether anything has happened now that will make it more circumspect.
“Iran-backed plot to kill Iranian-American journalist,” JNS, May 28, 2026:
( May 28, 2026 / JNS ) Jonathan Loadholt, 37, of Staten Island, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for his role in an Iranian-backed plot to assassinate Iranian-American journalist and activist Masih Alinejad.
Loadholt pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit stalking and conspiracy to commit money laundering. He is the second defendant sentenced in the case after Carlisle Rivera, who received a 15-year prison term in January.
Federal prosecutors said Loadholt and Rivera were recruited by Farhad Shakeri, an alleged operative tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, to surveil and kill Alinejad, one of the IRGC’s “principal targets” for outspoken opposition to the Iranian regime.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, Loadholt conducted surveillance of Alinejad and used money provided by Shakeri to buy a firearm and burner phones….
WPM says
Did Mamdani offer him a job before he was caught? Just kidding ,but how many more jihadist or hired gun like this “Loadholt “. will turn up or be encourages by this newly elected smiling use car deal BS artist jihadist defunding the police and not working with ICE ?
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Maybe Mamdani can have him work as an advisor from his cell, and he can put that down to prison labor where he contributed something towards the city? 👿
gravenimage says
NYC: Man gets 10 years prison for Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps plot to murder Iranian dissident
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It’s not enough–but better than it might be.