Court Documents Reveal , Foiled Iranian Plot to Kill , Former National Security Adviser .<br />Court Documents Reveal , Foiled Iranian Plot to Kill , Former National Security Adviser .<br />NPR reports that the United States Justice Department has charged a suspected Iranian operative for an alleged plot to assassinate former national security adviser John Bolton.<br />NPR reports that the United States Justice Department has charged a suspected Iranian operative for an alleged plot to assassinate former national security adviser John Bolton.<br />Court papers unsealed on August 10 <br />reportedly reveal details of Shahram Poursafi's <br />transnational murder plot to assassinate Bolton.<br />According to the Justice Department, the plot <br />was likely retaliation for the January 2020 killing <br />of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.<br />According to the Justice Department, the plot <br />was likely retaliation for the January 2020 killing <br />of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani.<br />NPR reports that Bolton served <br />as former President Donald Trump's <br />national security adviser from 2018 to 2019.<br />NPR reports that Bolton served <br />as former President Donald Trump's <br />national security adviser from 2018 to 2019.<br />While much cannot be said publicly<br />right now, one point is indisputable: <br />Iran's rulers are liars, terrorists, <br />and enemies of the United States, John Bolton, Former National Security Adviser, via NPR.<br />While much cannot be said publicly<br />right now, one point is indisputable: <br />Iran's rulers are liars, terrorists, <br />and enemies of the United States, John Bolton, Former National Security Adviser, via NPR.<br />Their radical anti-American objectives <br />are unchanged; the commitments are <br />worthless; and their global threat is growing, John Bolton, Former National Security Adviser, via NPR.<br />Court documents reportedly contain <br />a wealth of evidence of Poursafi's efforts <br />to organize the assassination from afar. .<br />According to those documents, <br />Poursafi offered as much as <br />$300,000 for the murder of Bolton.<br />The Justice Department has the solemn <br />duty to defend our citizens from hostile <br />governments who seek to hurt or kill them, Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General, via NPR.<br />This is not the first time we have <br />uncovered Iranian plots to exact revenge <br />against individuals on U.S. soil and we will <br />work tirelessly to expose and disrupt <br />every one of these efforts, Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General, via NPR.<br />This is not the first time we have <br />uncovered Iranian plots to exact revenge <br />against individuals on U.S. soil and we will <br />work tirelessly to expose and disrupt <br />every one of these efforts, Matthew G. Olsen, Assistant Attorney General, via NPR
