FACT CHECK · IRAN
Claim: Iran can't reach the US, it's fear-mongering
MISLEADINGTHE ANSWER
Iran reaches the US without missiles. DOJ cases: 2011 plot to kill the Saudi envoy in Washington; Brooklyn plot on Masih Alinejad (convictions Mar 2025); Nov 2024 charge of an IRGC plot on Trump.
SOURCE
US DOJ indictments 2011, 2022-25; US v. Shakeri, 8 Nov 2024
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- “Can't reach us”
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