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Two Russian mobsters received 25-year sentences for a foiled 2022 murder-for-hire plot against Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad, orchestrated by Tehran.

Alinejad, a prominent women’s rights activist who leads campaigns against Iran’s restrictions on women, narrowly escaped when the hired gunman’s attempt was foiled.

The case exemplifies Iran’s systematic campaign targeting dissidents abroad, revealing how the government enlists international criminal networks to silence overseas critics.

NEW YORK — Two purported Russian mobsters were each sentenced to 25 years behind bars Wednesday for hiring a hitman to kill Iranian American journalist Masih Alinejad at her Brooklyn h

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