US prosecutors announced charges in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist.

WASHINGTON: US prosecutors announced charges on Friday (Nov 8) in an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and a prominent dissident Iranian-American journalist. The foiled assassination plot on Trump was allegedly directed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to ave

Iran's foreign ministry calls allegations “totally unfounded”.

Foiled assassination plot was allegedly directed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard

The allegation came in a complaint that said Masih Alinejad, a Brooklyn activist, had been the target of a second assassination attempt.

The US government alleges Iran's Revolutionary Guard tasked an Afghan national to devise a plan to kill Trump.

Two individuals, Carlisle Rivera, 49, and Jonathon Loadholt, 36, were arrested from Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York on Thursday.

Three people have been charged in alleged Iranian plot to kill Americans, including President-elect Donald Trump.

The president-elect, who was targeted in two unrelated assassination attempts, claimed earlier this year there were threats against his life coming from Iran.