The person at the center of this case
Prominent Iranian dissident (identity protected)
Cold Case · Open
3 years waiting · since 2022
SEYED MOHAMMAD FOROUZAN
Justice for Prominent Iranian dissident (identity protected) — the trail went cold in 2022, but the truth hasn't.
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Lead #1What is Forouzan's current location given his ties to Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey?
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Lead #2What specific internet searches and communications did Forouzan conduct regarding the victim?
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Lead #3Who are the identities of co-conspirators Hossein Sedighi and 'Haj Taher'?
Seyed Mohammad Forouzan is wanted for allegedly orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot targeting an Iranian dissident in Brooklyn, New York in July 2022. An Eastern European criminal organization member was arrested near the victim's home with an assault rifle and ammunition, allegedly acting on directives from Forouzan and co-conspirators. Forouzan, a self-identified Basij member, allegedly communicated with the criminal network and conducted surveillance of the victim; federal warrants were issued in October 2024 after his indictment in U.S. District Court.
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United States District Court, Southern District of New York; Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Lead #4How did Forouzan communicate with the Eastern European criminal organization and what evidence documents these communications?
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Murder-For-Hire; Conspiracy to Commit Murder-For-Hire; Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act Caution: Seyed Mohammad Forouzan and Ruhollah Bazghandi , along with additional co-conspirators Hossein Sedighi and an individual known only as "Haj Taher", are wanted on charges of Murder-For-Hire, Conspiracy to Commit Murder-for-Hire, and Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. These charges relate to the alleged actions by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to target Iranian dissidents.
The regime views these dissidents as enemies of the state because of their criticism of the regime’s human rights violations and their outspoken rhetoric against the Iranian Government. On July 28, 2022, a member of an Eastern European criminal organization, was arrested with a loaded AK-47 style assault rifle and 66 rounds of ammunition near a prominent Iranian dissident’s home in Brooklyn, New York.
High-ranking members in the Eastern European criminal organization allegedly tasked the arrested individual to murder the prominent Iranian dissident. Forouzan, Bazghandi, and the other two men allegedly directed the murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the arrest.
Forouzan is a self-identified member of the Basij, a voluntary auxiliary division of the IRGC. Forouzan allegedly communicated directly with members of the murder-for-hire network about the victim.
Forouzan allegedly conducted internet searches, including image searches, relating to the victim during the murder-for-hire plot and was allegedly in communication with the Eastern European criminal organization during the duration of the plot. In October of 2024, Forouzan, Bazghandi, and the other two men were indicted in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, New York, New York, on the charges listed above and federal warrants were issued for their arrests on October 17, 2024.
Remarks: Forouzan has ties to Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.
Timeline of Events
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2022-07-28
Arrest Near Dissident's Home
Member of Eastern European criminal organization arrested with loaded AK-47 style assault rifle and 66 rounds of ammunition near prominent Iranian dissident's home in Brooklyn, New York
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2024-10-17
Federal Warrants Issued
Seyed Mohammad Forouzan, Ruhollah Bazghandi, Hossein Sedighi, and 'Haj Taher' indicted in U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York on charges of Murder-For-Hire, Conspiracy to Commit Murder-For-Hire, and Conspiracy to Violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act
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Case Information
Incident:July 28, 2022
Last Updated:April 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:July 28, 2022
Last Updated:April 29, 2026