Shafaq News/ An officer in Iran's Islamic RevolutionaryGuard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force attempted to orchestrate the assassination of aprominent Jewish rabbi in Azerbaijan, security forces claimed.
The plan involved Georgian drug trafficker Agil Aslanov, whowas recruited by Iranian operatives and offered $200,000 to kill Rabbi ShneorSegal, the officials said. The Quds Force officer reportedly provided Aslanovwith Segal’s photo and instructions during a meeting in Iran, the WashingtonPost quoted Azeri security officials.
Azerbaijan’s State Security Service arrested Aslanov and hislocal accomplice in early January, officials added, revealing that theeducation center linked to the target was also under threat.
Iran and Azerbaijan have not responded to requests forcomment.
In 2023, German prosecutors accused Iran of directingcriminal groups to attack Jewish institutions. In March 2024, police in Peruarrested an Iranian and two locals for plotting to assassinate an Israelinational.
A federal jury in New York last month convicted two men ofconspiring to kill Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad. Prosecutors said the men acted onorders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and were promised$500,000.
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