Prosecutors assert that suspects, allegedly linked to an Eastern European crime organization with ties to Iran, were tasked with committing a murder on U.S. territory in 2022.

On Monday, the trial of two men accused of participating in an Iranian government scheme to assassinate a prominent Iranian-American journalist and human rights activist commenced in New York. The accused, Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, are purported members of an Eastern European crime syndicate associated with Iran.

The two defendants, Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, are affiliated with an Eastern European crime syndicate and have connections to Iran. They face trial in New York, accused of involvement in a deliberate plan orchestrated by the Iranian government to assassinate a notable Iranian-American journalist and human rights activist.

Amirov and Omarov, who stand accused, are believed to be members of a crime syndicate located in Eastern Europe and connected to Iran. Their alleged role was to carry out a murder on U.S. soil, as directed by the Iranian government. Their trial began in New York.

Prosecutors accuse Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, alleged members of a crime group from Eastern Europe with links to Iran, of being hired for a murder operation on U.S. soil in 2022 as part of an alleged plot connected to the Iranian government.

Advancements in the case saw Amirov and Omarov, reputed members of an Eastern European criminal network linked to Iran, face charges for allegedly plotting to execute a murder on U.S. soil last year. The suspects’ trial commenced recently in New York.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2025/03/11/two-men-stand-trial-in-new-york-over-alleged-plot-to-kill-iranian-journalist