IRGC
United States v. Asif Merchant (also known as “Asif Raza Merchant”)
Status: Asif Merchant (also known as “Asif Raza Merchant”): Convicted at trial, March 6, 2026
- District
- Eastern District of New York
- Docket number
- 24-CR-362 (EK)
- Group named in DOJ releases
- IRGC
- Statutes
- Not stated in DOJ release
- First DOJ release
- March 6, 2026
Primary Sources
- Iranian Intelligence Agent Convicted of Terrorism and Murder for Hire in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Politicians and Government Officials, Office of Public Affairs, March 6, 2026 (also issued by U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York)
Status and dates follow these DOJ releases. Docket details from CourtListener (RECAP).
Asif Merchant (also known as “Asif Raza Merchant”)
- Status
- Convicted at trial (DOJ release, March 6, 2026)
- From the DOJ release:
Merchant was a trained operative of the Iranian government’s global terrorist force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (“IRGC”).
- Age
- 48 (per DOJ release of March 6, 2026)
- Charges as described by DOJ
- murder for hire and attempting to commit an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries on behalf of the IRGC
- Charged or arrested
- Before coverage period or not stated
- Plea or verdict
- March 6, 2026
Cite: Middle East Forum, Islamist Terrorism Prosecutions, "United States v. Asif Merchant (also known as “Asif Raza Merchant”)," accessed October 13, 2026, https://cases.meforum.org/case/us-v-merchant-2026/