An Iraqi national accused of coordinating attacks in North America and Europe allegedly threatened Ivanka Trump in retaliation for the 2020 killing of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, according to reports and federal allegations.
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An Iraqi man accused of ties to Iran-backed militant organizations allegedly developed a plan to assassinate Ivanka Trump as revenge for the U.S. strike that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani, according to reports citing intelligence and law enforcement sources.
President Donald Trump’s daughter was allegedly identified as a target by Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national authorities say maintained connections to both Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
According to a New York Post report, investigators believe Al-Saadi made direct threats against Ivanka Trump and possessed a floor plan of the Florida residence she shares with her husband, Jared Kushner.
Entifadh Qanbar, a former deputy military attaché at the Iraqi Embassy in Washington, told the newspaper that Al-Saadi repeatedly referenced retaliation following Soleimani’s death.
“After Qasem was killed, he [Al-Saadi] went around telling people ‘we need to kill Ivanka to burn down the house of Trump the way he burned down our house,’” Qanbar said.
“We heard that he had a plan of Ivanka’s house in Florida,” he added.
Authorities arrested Al-Saadi in Turkey approximately one week ago while he was reportedly traveling toward Russia. He was later extradited to the United States, where federal prosecutors accuse him of organizing or coordinating multiple attacks and attempted attacks targeting American and Jewish sites in Europe and North America.
Federal allegations cited by the New York Post state that Al-Saadi was linked to the firebombing of a Bank of New York Mellon building in Amsterdam in March, the stabbing of two Jewish victims in London in April, and a shooting incident at the U.S. consulate building in Toronto.
Prosecutors also allege he coordinated or claimed responsibility for additional attacks targeting Jewish institutions, including the bombing of a synagogue in Liège, Belgium, and an arson attack against a temple in Rotterdam. Authorities further allege that other planned attacks inside the United States were disrupted before they could be carried out.
Social media posts attributed to Al-Saadi reportedly included images of the neighborhood where Ivanka Trump and Kushner maintain a residence. One message, translated from Arabic, stated: “I say to the Americans look at this picture and know that neither your palaces nor the Secret Service will protect you. We are currently in the stage of surveillance and analysis. I told you, our revenge is a matter of time.”
Investigators also say Al-Saadi maintained close ties to Soleimani prior to the Iranian commander’s death in a U.S. airstrike in January 2020. Sources cited in reports claimed he was also connected to Soleimani’s successor, Esmail Qaani.
At the time of his arrest, Al-Saadi allegedly possessed an Iraqi service passport, a restricted travel document that requires approval from Iraq’s prime minister. The document reportedly allowed expedited travel access and exemptions from certain airport security procedures inside Iraq.
Authorities additionally noted that Al-Saadi maintained an active online presence, frequently posting photographs of himself alongside Iranian military figures and publishing statements threatening retaliation tied to Soleimani’s death.
He is currently being held in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn while awaiting further proceedings.
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