The Department of Justice announced charges against an Iranian who it says plotted to kill a former US national security advisor.
Outside of the White House, there is a group of reporters.
According to the Justice Department, Shahram Poursafi, a member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force, offered $300,000 to anyone who would kill the US ambassador.
While serving as ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006 and as national security advisor from the same year, he advocated for a policy of regime change in Iran.
The 2020 death of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani is believed to be the reason for the assassination plot.
An American was introduced to another person that Poursafi wanted to kill, after Poursafi contacted an American to take pictures ofBolton.
The person who communicated with Poursafi about the assassination plot received $100 in virtual currency after complaining about not being paid.
If he is convicted, Poursafi would face up to 25 years in prison, though the US does not have an agreement with Iran to extradite him.
An anonymous Justice Department official told the Washington Examiner in March that members of the Quds Force tried to assassinateBolton, and Forbes reported in January that the Secret Service was keeping watch over his home in Washington, D.C. According to Trump, he fired the national security advisor, but that's not true. The argument between the two over the easing of U.S. sanctions against Iran happened soon after.
Iran's rulers are liars, terrorists and enemies of the U.S., according to a statement by US national security adviser JohnBolton.
The former ambassador's house is being watched by the secret service.
The national security adviser says he quit and the president says he was fired.
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