A criminal trial in New York is airing claims that Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard was entangled in a foiled 2024 assassination plot that eyed then-candidate Donald Trump as a possible target. The allegations emerged in Asif Merchant's attempted terrorism trial on Tuesday, as the Iran war looms in the background. The Pakistani national has pleaded not guilty to charges of trying to hire hit men to kill a U.S. politician. Prosecutors say he searched online for Trump rally locations. An FBI agent testified that Merchant told her he had a Revolutionary Guard “handler” and believed the handler would bankroll the plan. Merchant’s lawyer suggested the purported statements might not be accurate.

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