The United States accused an Iranian citizen plotting to assassinate the former national security adviser under Trump John Bolton and the FBI issued a wanted warrant for this person.

The US Department of Justice accused Shahram Poursafi, also known as Mehdi Rezayi, 45, a conspiracy to murder John Bolton to revenge on Major General Iran Qassem Soleimani, Commander of the QDS task force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Iran (

The FBI issued a wanted warrant with Shahram Poursafi on August 10.

Bolton was a US National Security Advisor under former President Donald Trump, holding a very tough stance with Tehran.

According to the FBI, Poursafi approached American citizens, called individual A, via social networks and in October 2021, asked to take photos of Mr. Bolton on the grounds that the book was about to publish.

The investigators said Poursafi contacted the second person via encrypted messaging app and offered to pay $ 250,000 to hire Bolton to eliminate Bolton, then negotiate up to $ 300,000.

Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton at the event at Duke University, Durham, Northern Carolina, February 17, 2020.

The second person, living in Texas, then became the source of the FBI.

Iran has no extradition treaty with the US.

IRGC has not reacted.

Washington believed that Poursafi allegations did not affect the nuclear agreement recovery negotiation process with Tehran, according to an American official.

Iran in 2015 reached a comprehensive general action plan (JCPOA) with 6 powers.

The US and Iran began negotiating JCPOA last year.

The director of the Iranian atomic energy agency said that the country had enough technical means to make nuclear bombs but did not intend to do so.

The US State Department spokesman said that Iran was at risk of Russian dependence after President Putin visited Tehran.