FBI ADDS IRANIAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD MEMBER TO MOST WANTED TERRORISTS LIST, SEEKS INFORMATION ON THREE ASSOCIATES LINKED TO ASSASSINATION PLOTS

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced on November 10, 2026, that Shahram Poursafi, an alleged member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), has been added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list in connection with a suspected assassination plot targeting two former United States government officials. The FBI Washington Field Office also released three Seeking Information posters identifying Mohammad Reza Ansari, Abolfazl Alizadeh, and Mohammad Hossein Shamoradizadeh as individuals associated with the IRGC’s overseas operations. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to Poursafi’s arrest and conviction.

According to federal court documents, Poursafi, also known as Mehdi Rezayi, allegedly attempted to arrange the murders between October 2021 and April 2022. Investigators believe the plot was connected to retaliation for the January 2020 death of Qasem Soleimani, the former commander of the IRGC-Qods Force. Poursafi allegedly sought to recruit individuals inside the United States and offered $300,000 to carry out the killings. Federal prosecutors charged him in August 2022 with using interstate commerce facilities in connection with murder-for-hire and providing or attempting to provide material support to a transnational murder plot.

The assassination allegations involve the IRGC-Qods Force, the branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard responsible for overseas military and intelligence operations. Within that organization, Department 840 has been identified by federal authorities as a unit involved in developing and coordinating lethal operations outside Iran, including plots against former government officials, dissidents, and other individuals considered targets by Iranian operatives. The FBI identified Asghar Bagheri as the unit’s former commander before his death in April 2026.

The newly released Seeking Information posters identify three individuals whom federal investigators believe may possess information relevant to IRGC-Qods Force activities. Unlike Poursafi’s Most Wanted Terrorists listing, the three posters specifically request information concerning the individuals and their alleged associations with Iranian intelligence and operational networks. Their inclusion in the FBI’s public information campaign does not independently establish that they have been charged with the same offenses as Poursafi.

Mohammad Reza Ansari, an Iranian national born November 22, 1975, is identified by the FBI as a deputy within Department 840’s external operations structure. Authorities allege that he supported covert intelligence activities and planning for lethal operations targeting Iranian dissidents and other individuals across the United States, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, including Syria. Investigators further allege that Ansari, with assistance from Poursafi, participated in planning and attempting to assassinate two former U.S. government officials. The FBI lists Mostafa Naseri and Mohammadreza Ansari Barkisaghi among his known aliases.

Abolfazl Alizadeh, another Iranian national sought for questioning, is identified as a battalion commander associated with the Basij Imam Ali Battalion. The FBI alleges that Alizadeh has participated in lethal plotting connected to Iranian operations abroad. His Seeking Information notice identifies his association with the IRGC-Qods Force and Department 840 but does not announce a specific federal criminal charge against him in connection with the assassination plot involving Poursafi.

Mohammad Hossein Shamoradizadeh is also identified as a commander associated with the Basij Imam Ali Battalion. According to the FBI, he is believed to have participated in planning activities involving lethal operations outside Iran. His notice describes an alleged connection to Department 840 and requests information that could assist federal investigators in examining the organization’s activities. Shamoradizadeh, an Iranian national born May 12, 1979, is listed as speaking Farsi and is sought for questioning concerning his suspected operational associations.

The FBI’s announcement follows earlier action by the U.S. Department of the Treasury targeting individuals connected to the IRGC-Qods Force. In June 2023, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Poursafi and Ansari for acting on behalf of the organization. Those financial sanctions are separate from the federal criminal charges against Poursafi and the FBI’s current effort to gather information about the three associates.

Special Agent in Charge Gregory Heeb of the FBI Washington Field Office’s Counterterrorism Division stated that the bureau remains committed to identifying and disrupting assassination plots directed against individuals inside the United States. He emphasized that the FBI’s investigation encompasses threats against activists, journalists, dissidents, public officials, and others targeted by Iranian intelligence-linked organizations.

Poursafi remains wanted in connection with the federal murder-for-hire and material-support charges filed in 2022. The charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. The three individuals featured in the newly released posters are being sought for information concerning their alleged connections to IRGC operations, and their legal status must be distinguished from Poursafi’s pending criminal case.

The State Department’s Rewards for Justice program has authorized a reward of up to $20 million for information leading to Poursafi’s arrest and conviction. Anyone with information about Shahram Poursafi, Mohammad Reza Ansari, Abolfazl Alizadeh, or Mohammad Hossein Shamoradizadeh is encouraged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), submit an anonymous tip through tips.fbi.gov, or contact the nearest FBI field office, American embassy, or consulate.

The FBI’s expanded public appeal is intended to identify individuals with knowledge of Department 840’s activities, gather additional intelligence concerning its personnel, and support ongoing efforts to prevent attacks targeting current and former U.S. officials and other individuals within American jurisdiction.

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