IRGC Soleimani - Iran
Vehicles drive past a giant portrait of former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) Quds Force, Major General Qasem Soleimani in downtown Tehran, January 29, 2023. Since the Iranian Islamic Revolution triumphed forty-four years ago, it seems Tehran has become more modern and people continue to live their normal lives despite the economic and energy problems. But most importantly, there is a new culture in the daily lives of Iranians who are learning to accept new cultural differences, live together, and respect them. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
  • A federal court in New York unsealed murder-for-hire and money laundering charges against three members of an Eastern European criminal organization for plotting the murder of a U.S. citizen who has been targeted by the Government of Iran for speaking out against the regime’s human rights abuses.
  • Rafat Amirov, 43, of Iran; Polad Omarov, 38, of the Czech Republic and Slovenia; and Khalid Mehdiyev, 24, of Yonkers, N.Y. are charged with: murder-for-hire, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison; conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, which carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison; and conspiracy to commit money laundering, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. 
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