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Shahram Poursafi: IRGC Member Charged with Plot to Murder Former U.S. National Security Advisor

# **Shahram Poursafi** - **Shahram Poursafi**, also known as **Shahram Bursafi**, an **Iranian national**, is wanted for his alleged involvement in criminal activities, including **providing material support for terrorism** and **attempting to assassinate two former U.S. government officials**. - On **August 10, 2022**, the **U.S. Department of Justice** charged **Poursafi** with **providing and attempting to provide material support for a transnational murder conspiracy**. - **Poursafi**, who is associated with the **Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)**, was involved in the planning and operational control of **IRGC operations in the Caucasus region**. - From **October 2021 to April 2022**, **Poursafi** allegedly used **encrypted online messaging applications** to recruit criminal elements within the **United States** to assassinate former **National Security Advisor John Bolton** in **Washington, D.C., or Maryland**, reportedly offering **$300,000** for the assassination. - A graph illustrates the relationships between **Shahram Poursafi** and other sanctioned parties, highlighting his associations with them. It also shows **Poursafi's connection to Mohammad Reza Ansari**, an official in the **IRGC's Quds Force**. - **Mohammad Reza Ansari**, a longtime member of the **IRGC-QF**, has supported **IRGC-QF operations in Syria** and is part of the **external operations unit** responsible for conducting **covert operations abroad**. These operations include planning and executing **intelligence and lethal actions** against **Iranian dissidents** and other **non-Iranian citizens** in the **United States**, the **Middle East**, **Europe**, and **Africa**. - **Ansari's operations were supported by Shahram Poursafi**.

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