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Pakistani man says Iran forced him into plot to kill Trump, media say

By Reuters
March 5, 2026 3:18 AM UTC Updated 40 mins ago

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Asif Merchant, a Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran, appears on charges in connection with a foiled plot to assassinate a U.S. politician or government officials, in a courtroom in New York, U.S., September 16, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg [Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab]

March 4 (Reuters) – A Pakistani man accused of planning to kill President Donald Trump told jurors on Wednesday that he did not willingly work with Iran’s elite ​Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps to devise the plot, media said.

The Justice ‌Department accused Asif Merchant of trying to recruit people in the United States in the plan targeting Trump and other U.S. politicians in retaliation for Washington’s killing of the ​Corps’ top commander, Qassem Soleimani.

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The Corps has a central role in Iran, with ​its combination of military and economic power and an intelligence ⁠network.

“I was not wanting to do this so willingly,” the New York ​Times quoted Merchant as telling a court during his trial for terrorism and ​murder-for-hire charges, adding that he participated to protect his family in Tehran.

Prosecutors rejected Merchant’s claim, citing a “lack of evidentiary support for a true duress or coercion,” according to a ​letter sent on Tuesday to the judge in the case dating from ​2024.

According to the newspaper, Merchant said he had never been ordered to kill a specific ‌person ⁠but that his Iranian handler named three people in the course of conversations in the Iranian capital.

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In addition to Trump, these were Joe Biden, the president at the time; Nikki Haley, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for ​the 2024 presidential ​election.

Lawyers for Merchant ⁠did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The White House did not immediately comment.

The trial started last ​week, days before Trump ordered strikes on Iran carried out ​with Israel ⁠that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top officials in the Middle Eastern nation.

Trump cited an alleged Iranian plot when he spoke to ABC News on ⁠Sunday about ​a joint U.S.-Israeli operation that killed Khamenei, ​saying, “I got him before he got me.”

Tehran has denied accusations that it targeted Trump and other U.S. ​officials.

Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Donna Bryson and Clarence Fernandez

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美战争部长：一周内完全控制伊朗领空

2026-03-05 / 联合早报

美国战争部长赫格塞斯星期三宣称，美国和以色列拥有世界最强大的两支空军，有能力在一周内完全控制伊朗领空。 （法新社档案照片）

美国战争部长赫格塞斯周三宣称，美国和以色列将在一周内完全控制伊朗领空。

在星期三（3月4日）与美国参谋长联席会议主席凯恩举行的新闻发布会上，赫格塞斯一开场就宣布“美国正在赢”。

他宣称，美国和以色列拥有“世界最强大的两支空军”，有能力在一周内完全控制伊朗领空。他透露，美国对伊朗的攻势正在加速，更多轰炸机即将抵达前线。

赫格塞斯坚决否认美军可能面临弹药库存紧张的说法，称美国“几乎拥有无限的弹药库存”。

赫格塞斯还宣布，美军潜艇在印度洋发射鱼雷击沉一艘伊朗军舰。《纽约时报》指出，这是二战以来美国潜艇首次向敌方舰艇发射鱼雷。

凯恩则在新闻发布会上说，伊朗的弹道导弹打击次数较战斗首日下降了86%，伊朗的自杀式无人机袭击次数也下降了73%。

凯恩宣称，伊朗军方的指挥体系“状况不佳”，但没有透露任何细节。

《纽约时报》报道指，赫格塞斯和凯恩试图传达“美国和以色列将赢下战争”的信息，两国有望很快夺取制空权，伊朗的反击已有所减少。

伊朗否认向美国发信息 称已备战长期冲突

发布/2026年3月5日 09:13

伊朗强调，伊朗未向美国发送任何信息，伊朗武装部队已做好长期战争的准备。

伊朗塔斯尼姆通讯社星期四（3月5日）引述一名伊朗官员报道：“伊朗没有向美国发送任何信息，也不会对美国的任何信息作出回应。伊朗武装部队已做好长期战争的准备。”

星期三（4日）较早时，美国Axios新闻网站引述一名美国官员和一名消息人士报道称，伊朗近日曾向美国传递信息，但美方未予回应。

伊朗半官方的学生通讯社（ISNA）星期三还引述一名伊朗军方官员报道，如果以色列和美国寻求在伊朗进行政权更迭，伊朗将以以色列南部城镇迪莫纳（Dimona）的核设施为打击目标。

美以联合空袭伊朗已进入第五天。联合国估计，在2月28日和3月1日美国和以色列对伊朗发动空袭后的头两天，有多达10万人逃离德黑兰。

联合国难民署星期三在一份情况报告中指出：“在伊朗，袭击发生后的头两天，估计有10万人离开德黑兰。”

FBI spox unleashes on media’s ‘transparent spin job’ that recent firings were ‘devastating’ to Iran work

Ben Williamson accuses outlets of spreading ‘total BS’ in reports raising alarm about Iran program damage

By Ashley Oliver
Fox News

Published March 4, 2026 7:00pm EST

An FBI spokesman tore into the media on Wednesday for claiming a string of recent firings at the bureau were detrimental to its work on Iran, alleging the reports were poorly sourced and “total BS.”

Ben Williamson, FBI assistant director of public affairs, excoriated CBS News and MS Now on social media after their reporting raised alarm about FBI Director Kash Patel’s recent decision to fire about a dozen employees for allegedly violating their ethics and the bureau’s mission.

The spokesman accused the media of attempting to stir up worries that the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency was ill-prepared to combat threats Iran posed to the United States in the wake of President Donald Trump launching a war against the country on Saturday.

“I can play the ‘sources’ game too – the difference is mine know what they’re talking about,” Williamson wrote, saying he spoke with several FBI executives and supervisors who confirmed that “only 3” of those fired worked on Iran matters.

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.(Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

His remark came in response to a CBS News report that a source called the firings

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GOP senator joins police in ejecting anti-war protester from Capitol Hill hearing

Updated on: March 4, 2026 / 7:37 PM EST / CBS News

Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana assisted several police officers in physically ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran.

The protester — Brian McGinnis, who describes himself as a Marine veteran running as a Green Party candidate in North Carolina’s Senate race — said shortly afterward that his arm was broken during the clash with police and the senator. The U.S. Capitol Police accused him of “violently” assaulting officers.

The incident took place at a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing that featured testimony from senior military officials on military readiness. Just under 30 minutes after the hearing began, McGinnis began yelling, exclaiming at one point: “America does not want to send its sons and daughters to war for Israel.”

Members of the Capitol Police attempted to remove McGinnis — who was wearing a military uniform — from the hearing room. McGinnis appeared to struggle with officers, according to a video provided to CBS News by an antiwar activist.

At one point, when McGinnis and police were near the doorway to the hearing room, Sheehy left the dais and began assisting the Capitol Police officers in lifting him up and ejecting him from the room. While authorities attempted to pull McGinnis out of the room, his left hand appeared to get stuck between the door and the frame. Sheehy then appears to try to dislodge it, at which point someone accuses him of breaking McGinnis’ hand. Somebody later asked McGinnis if his hand was okay, and he responded, “No, it’s not.”

McGinnis was later escorted out of the room by police officers while Sheehy sat back down. While outside the room, McGinnis is heard on the video saying his left arm was broken.

Mark Elbourno, a Green Party official who manages McGinnis’ Senate campaign, told CBS News that McGinnis was placed under arrest and transported to George Washington University Hospital. Elbourno said he was unsure of McGinnis’ condition.

In a statement, U.S. Capitol Police said McGinnis is facing three counts of assaulting a police officer, three counts of resisting arrest and one count of crowding, obstructing and incommoding — meaning he was allegedly blocking an entrance or passageway — for interrupting the committee hearing.

Elbourno said he attended the hearing with McGinnis, who works as a firefighter, because they wanted to hear officials out. He said McGinnis stood up and pressed the Senate to stop funding the war with Iran because he “couldn’t take their lies anymore.”

Elbourno denied that McGinnis assaulted the officers.

“He wasn’t assaulting anybody. … He just wanted to be heard [and was] speaking loud and clear,” he told CBS News. “He was assaulted, actually. They broke his arm.”

The Capitol Police alleged that McGinnis “put everyone in a dangerous position by violently resisting and fighting our officers’ attempts to remove him from the room.” The agency also said in a statement that McGinnis “got his own arm stuck in a door to resist our officers and force his way back into the hearing room.” It said that three police officers were treated for injuries by local emergency medical services.

“Protests are not allowed inside the Congressional Buildings,” the Capitol Police said. “There are plenty of other spots on Capitol Grounds, outside, where demonstrations are allowed.”

Sheehy said in a post on X that he got involved because McGinnis was “fighting back” against police, and he sought to “help out and deescalate the situation.”

“This gentleman came to the Capitol looking for a confrontation, and he got one,” Sheehy said. “I hope he gets the help he needs without causing further violence.”

Sheehy’s office did not immediately respond to a further request for comment.

伊朗否认向美国发信息 称已备战长期冲突

2026年3月5日 09:13 / 联合早报

联合国估计，在美国和以色列对伊朗发动空袭后的头两天，有多达10万人逃离德黑兰。图为3月4日，德黑兰市中心一座遭美以空袭后的受损建筑物。 （法新社）

伊朗强调，伊朗未向美国发送任何信息，伊朗武装部队已做好长期战争的准备。

伊朗塔斯尼姆通讯社星期四（3月5日）引述一名伊朗官员报道：“伊朗没有向美国发送任何信息，也不会对美国的任何信息作出回应。伊朗武装部队已做好长期战争的准备。”

星期三（4日）较早时，美国Axios新闻网站引述一名美国官员和一名消息人士报道称，伊朗近日曾向美国传递信息，但美方未予回应。

伊朗半官方的学生通讯社（ISNA）星期三还引述一名伊朗军方官员报道，如果以色列和美国寻求在伊朗进行政权更迭，伊朗将以以色列南部城镇迪莫纳（Dimona）的核设施为打击目标。

美以联合空袭伊朗已进入第五天。联合国估计，在2月28日和3月1日美国和以色列对伊朗发动空袭后的头两天，有多达10万人逃离德黑兰。

联合国难民署星期三在一份情况报告中指出：“在伊朗，袭击发生后的头两天，估计有10万人离开德黑兰。”

中东冲突推高能源价格 俄或断供欧洲另觅高价买家 | 联合早报

发布/2026年3月5日 09:56

俄罗斯总统普京星期三称，现在停止向欧洲市场供应天然气或更有利可图，并威胁莫斯科可能立即停止向欧洲供应天然气。 （法新社档案照片）

俄罗斯总统普京周三警告，由于伊朗危机引发的能源价格飙升，俄罗斯可能立即停止向欧洲供应天然气。

普京将这一可能的决定与欧盟希望禁止购买俄罗斯管道天然气和液化天然气联系起来。

在美国和以色列袭击伊朗，以及伊朗对波斯湾阿拉伯邻国的美军基地发动报复空袭后，石油和天然气价格飙升。这场冲突导致霍尔木兹海峡航运瘫痪，并迫使卡塔尔的液化天然气生产中断，以及沙特阿拉伯最大的炼油厂停产。

普京星期三（3月4日）接受俄电视台首席克里姆林宫记者扎鲁宾访问时说，油价上涨是因为美国和以色列对伊朗的侵略，以及西方对俄石油的限制。欧洲天然气价格上涨则是因为中东局势和霍尔木兹海峡关闭，导致客户想要以更高的价格购买天然气。

普京说：“现在其他市场正在开放。也许我们现在停止向欧洲市场供应天然气会更有利可图。我们可以转战那些正在开放的市场，并在那里站稳脚跟。”

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普京回答记者提问时，将这一可能的决定与欧洲的“错误政策”联系起来。

路透社报道指，俄罗斯拥有世界最大的天然气储量，也是世界第二大石油出口国。由于俄乌战争的爆发，导致欧洲寻求减少对俄能源的依赖，莫斯科失去了大部分利润丰厚的欧洲市场。目前，俄罗斯在欧洲市场的地位已被挪威、美国和阿尔及利亚取代。

普京说：“由于中东局势、霍尔木兹海峡关闭等原因，出现了一些愿意以更高价格购买相同天然气的客户。”

他补充说：“如果出现这样的高价买家，那我确信，一些传统供应商如美国及美国公司，自然会离开欧洲市场，转而进入价格更高的市场。”

彭博社报道指，一旦霍尔木兹海峡实质性关闭，对全球油市而言无异于一次“地震级”冲击。

路透社也引述市场分析师的话报道，霍尔木兹海峡若持续受阻，将直接威胁约20%的全球原油供应，导致价格上扬。

中东冲突推高能源价格 俄或断供欧洲另觅高价买家

2026年3月5日 09:56 / 联合早报

俄罗斯总统普京周三警告，由于伊朗危机引发的能源价格飙升，俄罗斯可能立即停止向欧洲供应天然气。

普京将这一可能的决定与欧盟希望禁止购买俄罗斯管道天然气和液化天然气联系起来。

在美国和以色列袭击伊朗，以及伊朗对波斯湾阿拉伯邻国的美军基地发动报复空袭后，石油和天然气价格飙升。这场冲突导致霍尔木兹海峡航运瘫痪，并迫使卡塔尔的液化天然气生产中断，以及沙特阿拉伯最大的炼油厂停产。

普京星期三（3月4日）接受俄电视台首席克里姆林宫记者扎鲁宾访问时说，油价上涨是因为美国和以色列对伊朗的侵略，以及西方对俄石油的限制。欧洲天然气价格上涨则是因为中东局势和霍尔木兹海峡关闭，导致客户想要以更高的价格购买天然气。

普京说：“现在其他市场正在开放。也许我们现在停止向欧洲市场供应天然气会更有利可图。我们可以转战那些正在开放的市场，并在那里站稳脚跟。”

普京回答记者提问时，将这一可能的决定与欧洲的“错误政策”联系起来。

路透社报道指，俄罗斯拥有世界最大的天然气储量，也是世界第二大石油出口国。由于俄乌战争的爆发，导致欧洲寻求减少对俄能源的依赖，莫斯科失去了大部分利润丰厚的欧洲市场。目前，俄罗斯在欧洲市场的地位已被挪威、美国和阿尔及利亚取代。

普京说：“由于中东局势、霍尔木兹海峡关闭等原因，出现了一些愿意以更高价格购买相同天然气的客户。”

他补充说：“如果出现这样的高价买家，那我确信，一些传统供应商如美国及美国公司，自然会离开欧洲市场，转而进入价格更高的市场。”

彭博社报道指，一旦霍尔木兹海峡实质性关闭，对全球油市而言无异于一次“地震级”冲击。

路透社也引述市场分析师的话报道，霍尔木兹海峡若持续受阻，将直接威胁约20%的全球原油供应，导致价格上扬。

美联储警告：经济不确定性冲击消费者信心

发布时间 / 来源：2026年3月5日 10:20 / 联合早报

美国联邦储备局周三警告，经济不确定性升高正冲击消费者信心。特朗普政府尽管近期遭遇挫折，仍持续推进激进的关税政策。

美联储在星期三（3月4日）发布的最新褐皮书中指出，虽然消费者支出略有增长，但许多联邦储备区“注意到，经济不确定性、价格敏感性增强以及低收入消费者减少支出抑制了销售”。

褐皮书是由美联储属下12个地区的储备银行调查各自地区的经济活动，在每一轮利率政策会议前两周发布，作为官员的参考之一。

报告指出，作为特朗普经济政策的关键组成部分，关税导致许多领域的成本上升，因为许多公司因此提高了产品价格。“一些公司继续将与关税相关的成本上涨转嫁给客户，另一些公司则在消化了之前的成本上涨之后也开始这么做。”

自去年重返白宫以来，特朗普已对盟友与对手祭出一连串关税措施，颠覆国际贸易秩序，引发金融市场动荡。

然而，美国最高法院上个月推翻特朗普针对特定国家征收的关税。特朗普随后改用另一项法律来征收10%的全球性关税。

美国财长贝森特周三较早时说，15%全球性关税可能在本周内实施。