Iranian Assassins Face American Justice While Biden Administration Continues Appeasement of Tehran’s Terror Regime
In a rare win for justice that exposes the depths of Iranian evil, two Russian mob affiliates were convicted for plotting to murder Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad on American soil. These hitmen, working directly for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, were prepared to gun down a woman in New York City simply for speaking out against Tehran’s oppression of women. While this conviction sends a message, let’s be honest: the real criminals remain comfortably in power in Iran, likely plotting their next attack while receiving billions in sanctions relief from our spineless administration.
Tehran’s Cross-Border Assassination Network Exposed
When Americans think of threats on our soil, we usually picture lone-wolf terrorists or domestic extremists. But the conviction of Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov exposes something far more sinister: a sophisticated murder-for-hire operation orchestrated by a foreign government with a $500,000 bounty on an American resident’s head. These weren’t random thugs – they were high-ranking members of an Azeri faction of the Russian Mob, working directly with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to silence a woman whose “crime” was exposing the brutal reality of Iran’s Islamic regime. That’s right – the same Iranian regime that our current administration keeps trying to “negotiate” with.
This plot reads like something from a spy thriller, except it happened right here in America. First, Iran tried to kidnap Alinejad in 2020 and 2021. When that failed, they turned to assassination. In July 2022, Amirov and Omarov coordinated with their hired gun, Khalid Mehdiyev, who was caught outside Alinejad’s home with an AK-47, ammunition, and cash after being stopped for a simple traffic violation. Divine intervention, or just dumb luck? Either way, Alinejad survived to tell her story in an American courtroom, something the Iranian regime desperately wanted to prevent.
Prosecutors told a jury Wednesday that two supposed members of the Russian mob charged with the attempted murder for hire of Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad took half a million dollars in “blood money” from Iranian officials to kill her. @Uebey https://t.co/trtRcpXd4r
— Courthouse News (@CourthouseNews) March 19, 2025
A Brave Voice Against Islamic Oppression
Why was Masih Alinejad such a target? She committed the unforgivable sin of challenging Islamic law by encouraging women to show their hair. That’s right – in 2025, a regime is trying to murder a woman on American soil for showing her hair on social media. Let that sink in. Alinejad’s campaigns against compulsory hijab laws and her exposure of the Iranian regime’s brutality have earned her a massive social media following and the eternal hatred of Tehran’s mullahs. She’s been forced to relocate nearly two dozen times to stay alive. Yet our political leaders still pretend we can “negotiate” with this barbaric regime.
“I am relieved that after nearly three years, the men who plotted to kill me have been found guilty, But make no mistake, the real masterminds of this crime are still in power in Iran.”
Despite facing multiple assassination attempts, including a bizarre plot to lure her into a trap in Turkey, Alinejad remains defiant. She’s not just fighting for her own life but standing up for countless women suffering under Iran’s theocratic rule. While leftist feminists in America complain about “manspreading” and offensive Halloween costumes, Alinejad fights actual life-and-death battles against genuine oppression. Her courage makes the silence from many so-called women’s rights advocates in the West all the more deafening.
America’s Response: Strong Words, Weak Policy
Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky made a powerful statement after the verdict: “If you target U.S. citizens, we will find you, no matter where you are, and bring you to justice.” Strong words that every patriotic American can appreciate. But they ring hollow when our government continues to pursue a nuclear deal with the same Iranian regime that ordered these hits. The Biden administration has unfrozen billions in Iranian assets while Tehran continues plotting murders on our soil. Is this what “America First” looks like to the current administration?
“For years, the Government of Iran has attempted to silence an outspoken Iranian journalist, author, activist and critic of their regime through any means necessary, including harassment, violence, intimidation, and even attempted murder. Chillingly, the plot to murder this Iranian dissident culminated over 6,000 miles from Iran, on U.S. soil, right here in New York, when a hitman with an AK-47 camped outside her home to kill her. I commend the career prosecutors of this Office and our law enforcement partners at the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division for their tireless work in bringing these defendants to justice. This verdict should send a clear message around the world: if you target U.S. citizens, we will find you, no matter where you are, and bring you to justice.”
The conviction of these two assassins is a testament to the skill and dedication of our law enforcement and justice system. The FBI, NYPD, and other agencies deserve our gratitude. The trial lasted two weeks and included testimony from the hired gunman and Alinejad herself. Amirov and Omarov now face sentences ranging from 10 years to life in prison. Justice served? Partially. But the masterminds remain free to plot their next attack on American soil while receiving diplomatic overtures from Washington.
The Bigger Picture: America’s Sovereignty Under Attack
This case isn’t just about one brave Iranian woman. It’s about American sovereignty. A hostile foreign government dispatched assassins onto our streets to murder someone for exercising free speech. Let me say that again for the people in the back: Iran sent killers to America to murder a woman for speaking freely. If that doesn’t warrant the strongest possible response – diplomatically, economically, and perhaps otherwise – what does? Yet instead of treating this as the act of war it essentially is, our government issues stern statements while continuing to pursue “normalization” with a regime that clearly views our laws and sovereignty with contempt.
“I am relieved that after nearly three years, the men who plotted to kill me have been found guilty. But make no mistake, the real masterminds of this crime are still in power in Iran. Right now I am bombarded with emotions. I have cried. I have laughed. I have even danced.”
Alinejad called the verdict “a powerful gift from the American government.” Indeed, it is. But she deserves more than just putting the hired help behind bars. She deserves an administration that stands firmly against her would-be killers instead of sending them pallets of cash. The American people deserve leadership that prioritizes our safety and sovereignty over illusory diplomatic “wins.” Until the Iranian regime faces real consequences for these assassination attempts, they’ll simply hire new killers and try again. And next time, they might succeed. Is that a price we’re willing to pay for appeasing Tehran?
