A Plot to Kill Trump in 2024, That U.S. Says Was Backed by Iran, Quickly Fizzled

Testimony and evidence in Asif Merchant’s trial has so far portrayed him as a zealous yet bumbling operative who never came close to his mission, which prosecutors say was backed by Iran.Mr. Merchant was arrested in July 2024 after investigators said he plotted to kill American public officials, including, they believed, Mr. Trump.