Abdolreza Shahlaei
Abdolreza Shahlaei | |
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Nickname(s) | Hajj Yusef Yemeni Civil War |
Abdolreza Shahlaei (
Designation as a terrorist by the US
Shahlaei is classified by the US government as a terrorist for his funding of terror groups and his links to attacks on US troops in Iraq, including a
2020 assassination attempt by the US
On the night of 3 January 2020, the US military attempted to assassinate Shahlaei via drone strike in conjunction with the assassination of the head of the Quds Force
On 10 January, the US State Department admitted to the attempted assassination of Shahlaei but did not announce it on the same date as the Soleimani assassination because the Shahlaei assassination was unsuccessful. This led to speculation the 3 January drone strikes were wider decapitation hits aimed at taking out the Quds Force leadership.[7][8]
Death rumor
An Islamic Republic News Agency report initially called COVID-19 victim Hasan Irlu a repatriated Qods Corps officer and Iranian envoy to Yemen, Shahlaei.[9][10]
See also
- List of fugitives from justice who disappeared
- List of assassinations by the United States
- USA kill or capture strategy in Iraq
- Assassination of Qasem Soleimani
References
- ^ a b c d "Treasury Sanctions Five Individuals Tied to Iranian Plot to Assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States", United States Department of the Treasury, 22 November 2019, archived from the original on 23 December 2021, retrieved 22 November 2019
- ^ a b "Abdul Reza Shahla'i". Rewards for Justice. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ISBN 9783030294182
- ^ "US offering $15 million for info on Iranian planner of 2007 Karbala attack that killed 5 US troops". Military Times. 5 December 2019.
- ^ "US targeted Iranian official in Yemen in failed strike". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ Emmons, Alex (2020-01-10). "U.S. Strike on Iranian Commander in Yemen the Night of Suleimani's Assassination Killed the Wrong Man". The Intercept. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ Haltiwanger, John. "Trump tried and failed to kill another top Iranian military leader the same day of the deadly strike on Soleimani, US officials say". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "US tried to kill Iranian commander in Yemen same night as Soleimani strike: Officials". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
- ^ "Iran says envoy repatriated from Yemen dies of COVID-19". Reuters. 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "Iran Man In Yemen Suspected To Be IRGC General With $15 Million US Reward". Iran International. Retrieved 2021-12-23.