New York, Jan 28, 2026 (AFP) - US jails man over plot to kill Iranian-American journalist

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A man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison at a US court for his involvement in a plot to assassinate Masih Alinejad, an Iranian-American journalist highly critical of Tehran. Carlisle Rivera, 50, was arrested in November 2024 before carrying out the plan that the US Justice Department said was directed by the government of Iran. Alinejad is one of the most prominent dissident campaigners against Iranian authorities and for years has pu......

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