Ivanka Trump allegedly targeted in assassination plot tied to Iranian revenge plan: report
Citing sources familiar with the investigation, The Post on Friday night reported that 32-year-old Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi allegedly discussed plans to kill Ivanka Trump in retaliation for the 2020 U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
According to the report, Al-Saadi allegedly referred to Soleimani as a mentor and vowed revenge against the Trump family after Soleimani’s death. Sources told the media outlet he obtained or discussed obtaining a blueprint of Ivanka Trump’s Florida home and allegedly posted online threats referencing surveillance of the property.
The news comes a week after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Al-Saadi’s arrest. The DOJ said he was charged with six counts of terrorism-related offenses “for his activities as an operative of Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),” including his involvement in nearly 20 attacks and attempted attacks throughout Europe and the U.S.
MIAMI, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 05: Ivanka Trump looks on during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Draw at Telemundo Studios on December 05, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Brennan Asplen/Getty Images)
The DOJ said said filings show the attacks included bombings, stabbings, arson, and plots against synagogues and U.S.-linked facilities.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 13: Ivanka Trump attends the grand opening of Fontainebleau Las Vegas on December 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Prosecutors said Al-Saadi was arrested in Turkey earlier this month and extradited to the U.S., where he now faces federal terrorism-related charges in New York. The charges, according to the DOJ, include the following:
- Conspiring to provide material support to Kata’ib Hizballah, a foreign terrorist organization, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison
- Conspiring to provide material support to the IRGC, a foreign terrorist organization, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison
- Conspiring to provide material support for acts of terrorism of attempting and conspiring to murder nationals of the U.S., and bombing and conspiring to bomb a place of public use, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison
- Providing material support for acts of terrorism, which carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison
- Conspiring to bomb a place of public use, which carries a maximum penalty of life in prison
- Attempted destruction of property by means of fire or explosive, which carries a mandatory minimum term of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison
