A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official in retaliation for the US killing of Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, the Justice Department said on August 6. Asif Raza Merchant, 46, allegedly sought to hire a hitman to assassinate a politician or a US government...

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