Plot Directed by the Government of Iran Targeting a Journalist

ICYMI: Jonathan Loadholt, 37, of Staten Island, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison for his participation in a plot directed by the Government of Iran targeting Masih Alinejad, a journalist, author, and human rights activist.

“Tehran attempted to murder a… pic.twitter.com/ONFmjH51oJ

— National Security Division, U.S. Dept of Justice (@DOJNatSec) May 28, 2026

… U.S. journalist in the United States simply because she exposed a few of that regime’s many abuses,” said Assistant Attorney General John A. Eisenberg. “The defendant now stands convicted and sentenced to a lengthy prison sentence for his role in this plot. The Department and its colleagues will work tirelessly to protect Americans and to seek justice when our laws are broken.”