Assassination attempt

Ryan Routh, 59, has pleaded not guilty to five federal charges, including attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison.

"A grave fear now hangs over the price that the hostages may pay," the Hostages and Missing Families Forum responded.

Tamar Gershoni's name and photo were permitted to be released on Thursday, though her maiden name will remain private.

We must choose a different path. One of principled dissent, not destruction. Of passionate disagreement, not dehumanization.

The woman, who was arrested two weeks ago, is suspected of planning an attack on the prime minister's life with an improvised explosive device.

The group “Blood Covenant” reportedly launched the assassination campaign following fatwas issued by multiple Iranian clerics. 

Alejo Vidal-Quadras, 80, a founder of Spain's far Right Vox party, and supporter of Iranian dissidents, was shot in the face by a motorbike passenger as he was walking in Madrid in November 2023.

An Islamic State-linked cell was planning to assassinate Sharaa during his visit to Daraa in southern Syria at the beginning of June, LBCI's report claimed.

The fact this is even a topic for debate now shows how fragile the Islamic Republic’s regime has become.

A document owned by the alleged attempted assassin also contained images of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler along with the text, “HAIL HITLER HAIL THE WHITE RACE HAIL VICTORY.”

IRGC officials met with known drug trafficker Agil Aslanov last fall, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. The officials gave Aslanov a photo of the rabbi and instructions on the killing.