WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FBI Washington Field Office has added Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member Shahram Poursafi to the Most Wanted Terrorists list, the bureau announced.
Read the FBI Washington Field Office release: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/washingtondc/news/fbi-washington-field-office-adds-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-member-to-most-wanted-terrorists-list-releases-seeking-information-posters-on-three-irgc-associates
The FBI announced the listing on November 10, 2026, and released seeking information posters on three alleged associates of Poursafi, according to the release.
Poursafi, also known as Mehdi Rezayi, is charged in a complaint filed in August 2022, officials reported.
The charges are allegations, and Poursafi is presumed innocent unless proven guilty, according to the standards for federal criminal cases.
A Murder-For-Hire Allegation, A $300,000 Offer, And A Soleimani Retaliation Claim
From October 2021 to April 2022, Poursafi allegedly solicited the murder of two former U.S. government officials, according to the release.
According to court documents cited in the release, Poursafi allegedly tried to hire someone to kill the officials, likely in retaliation for the January 2020 death of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force commander Qasem Soleimani.
Working on behalf of the IRGC-Qods Force, he sought to pay individuals in the United States $300,000 to commit the murder, according to the release.
The August 2022 complaint charged Poursafi with using interstate commerce facilities in the commission of a murder-for-hire and with providing and attempting to provide material support to a transnational murder plot, officials reported.
Three Associates, Unit 840, And Lethal Plotting Posters
The FBI released seeking information posters on three alleged IRGC-Qods Force officials: Mohammad Reza Ansari, Abolfazl Alizadeh, and Mohammad Hossein Shamoradizadeh, according to the release.
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Ansari is an 840 deputy who has supported IRGC-Qods Force operations in Syria, officials reported. With Poursafi's support, he allegedly planned and attempted to assassinate the same two former U.S. government officials, according to the release.
Alizadeh and Shamoradizadeh are both battalion commanders in the Basij Imam Ali Battalion and have allegedly participated in lethal plotting, officials reported.
The IRGC-Qods Force has a unit known as 840, which is responsible for developing lethal plotting operations, according to the release. Prior to his death in April 2026, IRGC-Qods Force commander Asghar Bagheri led unit 840, officials reported.
In June 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Ansari and Poursafi for acting on behalf of the IRGC-Qods Force, according to the release.
"The FBI will not stand for the IRGC's brazen attempts to silence, harm, or murder activists, dissidents, journalists, public officials, or anyone else it deems a threat," said Special Agent in Charge Gregory Heeb of the FBI Washington Field Office's Counterterrorism Division.
"We hope the publicity generated by these posters will help us continue to disrupt lethal plots and bring IRGC members to justice for threatening individuals within our borders," Heeb said.
A $20 Million Reward, A Tip Line, And A Search That Continues
The U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering a reward of up to $20 million for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Poursafi, according to the release.
Anyone with information about Poursafi, Ansari, Alizadeh, or Shamoradizadeh can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit an anonymous tip via tips.fbi.gov, officials reported.
Tips can also be provided to a local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, according to the release.
Sources
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office, "FBI Washington Field Office Adds Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Member to Most Wanted Terrorists List, Releases Seeking Information Posters on Three IRGC Associates," November 10, 2026: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/washingtondc/news/fbi-washington-field-office-adds-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-member-to-most-wanted-terrorists-list-releases-seeking-information-posters-on-three-irgc-associates
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