U.S. charges Iranian general, others in plot to kill unnamed American journalist

Oct. 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has unsealed an indictment on a high-ranking Iranian military official that alleges a string of crimes including the murder-for-hire plot of a female journalist who is a U.S. citizen, according to documents.

"The Justice Department has now charged eight individuals, including an Iranian military official, for their efforts to silence and kill a U.S. citizen because of her criticism of the Iranian regime," U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a release on Tuesday.

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