White House Says Man With AK-47 Who Stalked Dissident Journalist in Brooklyn Was Agent for Iranian Government

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arrest on Sunday and her security going forward. Sullivan later tweeted about their conversation.I called @AlinejadMasih on behalf of President Biden to express concern about her safety and thank her for her human rights advocacy.

The U.S. will use every tool to disrupt and deter threats from Iran, including those that target U.S. citizens and dissidents living in the U.S.“This tweet by Jake Sullivan means finally President Biden administration announced that the Islamic Republic of Iran is behind the the man with a Ak-47 who was trying to assassinate me,” Alinejad said in a text message to TheWrap.Khalid Mehdiyev, 23, was arrested Sunday by NYPD after he drove through a stop sign and was found to have no license.

According to The New York Times, authorities saw him waiting outside Alinejad’s home for two days prior to the arrest, and searches of the vehicle found the loaded machine gun and more than $1,000 in cash in a briefcase.

He eventually confessed to authorities that the gun was his and that he was “looking for someone” in the apartment, though did not mention Alinejad by name.“I came here in America to be safe,” she told the Times. “First, they were trying to kidnap me.