Masih Alinejad, an Iranian dissident, testified in a Manhattan court about the assassination plot against her orchestrated by the Russian mob on behalf of Iranian officials. The trial focuses on the actions of Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov, who allegedly facilitated the murder-for-hire contract. In 2022, Khalid Mehdiyev was arrested near Alinejad's home with an assault rifle, suggesting a serious threat to her life. Testimony has been presented from F.B.I. agents and a cooperating member of the mob, indicating infiltration by Iranian influences in criminal workings.
Just a few wisps of Masih Alinejad's hair were visible as she walked in Iran with her brother one day over a decade ago. That was enough for the morality police. They beat up my brother in front of me, Ms. Alinejad, an Iranian-born dissident, testified in Manhattan this week.
The plot unraveled in 2022, when a man named Khalid Mehdiyev was arrested near Ms. Alinejad's Brooklyn home with an assault rifle after going onto her porch and trying to open the door.
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