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U.S.-based Iranian dissidents and potential terror attack victims
Cold Case · Open
180 days waiting
SEYED YAHYA HOSSEINY PANJAKI
Justice for U.S.-based Iranian dissidents and potential terror attack victims — the trail went cold in 2026, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What is Seyed Yahya's current location and operational status within Iranian intelligence?
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person
Lead #2What is the full scope of coordination between MOIS and IRGC in these alleged plots?
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evidence
Lead #3What cyber capabilities and operational networks were used to target dissidents?
Seyed Yahya Hosseiny Panjaki is an Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) officer wanted for questioning by the FBI in connection with alleged worldwide lethal plots and terror activity targeting U.S.-based Iranian dissidents from December 2020 through March 2021. Operating through the Directorate for Internal Security, he coordinated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) using intelligence networks, operational capabilities, and cyber tools. The case remains open as investigators seek information on his whereabouts and the full scope of the criminal network he supervised, including subordinate officer Reza Hamidi Ravari.
Case
#317
Worldwide (targeting United States-based individuals)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) - El Paso Field Office
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Lead #4How many U.S.-based Iranian dissidents were targeted and what was the outcome?
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contact
Lead #5What information do subordinates like Reza Hamidi Ravari possess about the criminal network's activities?
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Source Narrative
Seyed Yahya is wanted for questioning in connection with alleged worldwide lethal plots and terror activity using intelligence networks, operational networks, and cyber capabilities, including via cooperation between the MOIS and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Directorate for Internal Security is responsible for operating the Naji Sharifi Zindashti criminal network and their associates as they targeted United States-based Iranian dissidents from at least December 2020, until or around March of 2021.
Seyed Yahya is the superior of Iranian Intelligence Officer Reza Hamidi Ravari , who is also wanted for questioning. Remarks: Seyed Yahya Hosseiny Panjaki, aka Seyed Yahya Hamidi, is an Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) officer who heads the Directorate for Internal Security and serves as Deputy Minister of Intelligence for Israel affairs.
Timeline of Events
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2020-12-01
Criminal network activity begins
The Naji Sharifi Zindashti criminal network, operating under Seyed Yahya's direction, begins targeting U.S.-based Iranian dissidents.
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2021-03-01
Activity period concludes
Alleged lethal plots and terror activity targeting U.S.-based Iranian dissidents continues through approximately March 2021.
Case Information
Incident:December 1, 2020
Last Updated:September 11, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:December 1, 2020
Last Updated:September 11, 2026