A dark and complex revenge plot tied to Iran’s shadow war with the United States has emerged after federal investigators uncovered an alleged assassination plan targeting Ivanka Trump — a plan authorities believe was fueled by fury over the killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
At the center of the case is 32-year-old Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an alleged operative linked to both Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the militant group Kata’ib Hezbollah. According to sources familiar with the investigation, Al-Saadi allegedly vowed to strike the Trump family in retaliation for the 2020 U.S. drone strike in Baghdad that killed Soleimani, a figure he reportedly viewed as both mentor and father figure.
Investigators claim the suspect specifically focused on Ivanka Trump, allegedly obtaining detailed information about her luxury Florida residence shared with husband Jared Kushner. Sources say authorities discovered what appeared to be surveillance materials and online threats warning that “neither palaces nor Secret Service” could stop the coming revenge.
The alleged plot, described by intelligence insiders as part of a broader Iranian-backed retaliation campaign, reportedly intensified in the years following Soleimani’s death. One former Iraqi military official claimed Al-Saadi openly spoke of making the Trump family “feel the same fire” that Iran’s allies felt after the devastating strike that reshaped Middle East tensions.
Federal prosecutors accuse Al-Saadi of operating across multiple countries while coordinating attacks on American, Israeli, and Jewish-linked targets. U.S. authorities allege he was connected to a wave of violent incidents, including fire bombings, shootings, stabbings, and attempted terror operations stretching from Europe to North America.
According to investigators, the suspect moved through international airports with unusual ease, allegedly using an Iraqi service passport that granted him privileged travel access. Officials believe he used a travel agency specializing in religious tours as a cover to expand connections with extremist networks around the world.
Despite allegedly operating in covert terror circles, Al-Saadi maintained a surprisingly visible online presence. Social media posts showed him posing beside landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Petronas Towers, kayaking through tourist destinations, and even standing beside missiles while pledging loyalty to fallen Iranian commanders.
Court documents reportedly contain photographs of Al-Saadi meeting with Soleimani inside what appeared to be military facilities, studying maps and operational plans. In one post shared months after Soleimani’s death, he declared he would disappear from public life “until the American enemy is defeated,” framing the conflict as a personal mission of vengeance.
Security analysts say the case highlights the growing reach of Iran-linked militant networks and the lingering fallout from the strike that killed Soleimani. Experts familiar with Iraqi militia groups describe Al-Saadi as deeply embedded within the region’s Iran-backed paramilitary structure, with alleged ties extending from Baghdad to Tehran and beyond.
The suspect was arrested in Turkey earlier this month while reportedly traveling toward Russia before being extradited to the United States. He is now being held in solitary confinement at the Metropolitan Detention Center as prosecutors prepare what could become one of the most explosive international terrorism cases in recent years.
Meanwhile, the alleged assassination plot against Ivanka Trump has cast a new shadow over Palm Beach and reignited fears about foreign revenge operations targeting high-profile American figures far beyond Washington’s political battlefield.
Source: New York Post
