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"Despite the heightened tensions, a full-scale war [between the U.S. and Iran] remains unlikely in the immediate term."

"Trump has been clear in his desire to resolve the issue diplomatically and avoid war [with Iran] in the Middle East."

"Despite all the hysteria of war, I'm not really seeing that on the horizon."

"It is highly unlikely that Trump will bomb Iran, not least because he vowed on the presidential campaign trail not to drag the United States into a war."

"The potential of some kind of conflict with Iran escalating into a larger regional war is very real, possibly more real than ever."

"The United States now seems close to a direct conflict that Biden (and Iran) have worked hard to avoid."

"[A] full-scale war is hardly inevitable."

"If they [Iran] don't make a deal [with the US], there will be bombing."

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Rafat Amirov, 46, and Polad Omarov, 41, were sentenced to 25 years in prison each by US District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan federal court for their roles in a failed assassination plot targeting Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad.</span

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Rafat Amirov, 46, and Polad Omarov, 41, were sentenced to 25 years in prison each by US District Judge Colleen McMahon in Manhattan federal court for their roles in a failed assassination plot targeting Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad.

Prosecutors alleged that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps paid the two men $500,000 to orchestrate the killing of Alinejad at her Brooklyn home in July 2022, while Iran has dismissed these allegations as baseless accusations.</span

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Prosecutors alleged that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps paid the two men $500,000 to orchestrate the killing of Alinejad at her Brooklyn home in July 2022, while Iran has dismissed these allegations as baseless accusations.

Khalid Mehdiyev, a third defendant who pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges, was arrested on July 28, 2022, after being stopped for a traffic violation while carrying a loaded AK-47 assault rifle, 66 rounds of ammunition and a ski mask.</span

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Khalid Mehdiyev, a third defendant who pleaded guilty to attempted murder charges, was arrested on July 28, 2022, after being stopped for a traffic violation while carrying a loaded AK-47 assault rifle, 66 rounds of ammunition and a ski mask.

The sentences fell below the 55-year terms sought by prosecutors but exceeded the 10 to 13 years recommended by defense attorneys, with Judge McMahon calling the case a terrible crime with terrible repercussions on very fine people.</span

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The sentences fell below the 55-year terms sought by prosecutors but exceeded the 10 to 13 years recommended by defense attorneys, with Judge McMahon calling the case a terrible crime with terrible repercussions on very fine people.

Alinejad, who fled Iran in 2009, has been a longtime critic of Iran's mandatory head-covering laws and has promoted videos of women violating those laws to her millions of social media followers through her MyStealthyFreedom campaign.</span

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Alinejad, who fled Iran in 2009, has been a longtime critic of Iran's mandatory head-covering laws and has promoted videos of women violating those laws to her millions of social media followers through her MyStealthyFreedom campaign.

Four Iranian officials, including Revolutionary Guards brigadier general Ruhollah Bazghandi, were charged in connection with the plot but remain at large and are believed to be in Iran, facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.</span

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Four Iranian officials, including Revolutionary Guards brigadier general Ruhollah Bazghandi, were charged in connection with the plot but remain at large and are believed to be in Iran, facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire.

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