The person at the center of this case
Two former United States Government officials (assassination targets)
Cold Case · Open
20 days waiting
MOHAMMAD REZA ANSARI
Justice for Two former United States Government officials (assassination targets) — the trail went cold in 2026, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Mohammad Reza Ansari's current location and operational status with IRGC-QF Department 840?
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person
Lead #2How did Shahram Poursafi support Ansari in the alleged assassination planning, and what is his current whereabouts?
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evidence
Lead #3What specific intelligence or communications exist regarding the planning and attempted assassination of the two former U.S. government officials?
Mohammad Reza Ansari is wanted by the FBI for questioning regarding his alleged role as a deputy in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) Department 840, which specializes in lethal covert operations. He is suspected of planning and attempting to assassinate two former U.S. government officials, with support from Iranian national Shahram Poursafi. The case remains open as authorities seek information on Ansari's whereabouts and activities related to these alleged plotting operations across the United States, Middle East, Europe, and Africa.
Case
#4988
United States and international (Middle East, Europe, Africa)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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clue
Lead #4Which Iranian dissidents or non-Iranian nationals in the U.S., Middle East, Europe, and Africa may have been targeted by Ansari's operations?
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Mohammad Reza Ansari is wanted for questioning based on his alleged association with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), specifically Department 840. Operating under Qods Force, Department 840 is allegedly responsible for developing and executing lethal plotting operations in the United States and other parts of the West.
The department was previously led by now-deceased IRGC-QF commander Asghar Bagheri. Ansari is an IRGC-QF Department 840 external operations unit deputy who was allegedly tasked with undertaking covert operations abroad, including planning and conducting intelligence and lethal operations against Iranian dissidents and other non-Iranian nationals in the United States; the Middle East, including Syria; Europe; and Africa.
Ansari, with the support of Shahram Poursafi, an Iranian national, allegedly planned and attempted to assassinate two former United States Government officials.
Case Information
Incident:October 20, 2026
Last Updated:November 10, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 20, 2026
Last Updated:November 10, 2026