Semafor reports:
The U.S. government is intensifying a manhunt for an Iranian intelligence operative whom the Federal Bureau of Investigation believes has been plotting to assassinate current and former American officials, including one-time Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
The FBI’s Miami field office on Friday issued a public alert seeking information on Majid Dastjani Farahani, a suspected member of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security. Officials told Semafor they believe Pompeo and Trump’s special envoy for Iran, Brian Hook, are on Tehran’s hit list.
Read the full article. Per the report, Pompeo and Hook are both now under around-the-clock protection.
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