Federal authorities have charged an Iranian-trained terrorist who allegedly plotted to assassinate Ivanka Trump at her Florida home in retaliation for the 2020 killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani. The suspect possessed detailed blueprints of her residence and publicly threatened the Trump family online.

The Suspect and His Connections

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi national, was arrested in Turkey on May 15 and extradited to the United States. According to sources, Al-Saadi trained with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and maintained close relationships with Soleimani before his death in a U.S. drone strike six years ago. The terrorist allegedly viewed Soleimani as a father figure following his own father’s death in 2006.

Former Iraqi deputy military attaché Entifadh Qanbar told reporters that Al-Saadi made a pledge to kill Ivanka Trump, stating he wanted to burn down the Trump family the way they burned down his house. Multiple sources confirmed Al-Saadi obtained architectural plans of the $24 million Florida home shared by Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner.

Pattern of Violence Against American Targets

The Department of Justice charged Al-Saadi with orchestrating 18 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the United States. Federal prosecutors accuse him of directing the March firebombing of Bank of New York Mellon in Amsterdam, a shooting at the U.S. consulate building in Toronto, and the stabbing of two Jewish victims in London during April. Al-Saadi also allegedly coordinated attacks on Jewish institutions including synagogue bombings in Belgium and temple arsons in the Netherlands.

Al-Saadi posted threatening messages on social media directed at Americans, including a map showing the Florida enclave where Ivanka resides. He wrote that neither palaces nor the Secret Service would protect Americans, claiming his network was conducting surveillance and analysis. The terrorist described revenge as a matter of time.

Connections to Terror Networks

Intelligence analysts identify Al-Saadi as a high-ranking operative within both Kata’ib Hizballah and the IRGC. Elizabeth Tsurkov, a senior fellow at the New Lines Institute who was kidnapped and held by Kata’ib Hezbollah for 903 days, confirmed Al-Saadi maintained close ties with Brigadier General Esmail Qaani, who replaced Soleimani as head of the elite Quds Force. These connections provided Al-Saadi with resources to establish terror networks targeting American and Jewish interests.

What This Means

The assassination plot against Ivanka Trump, who converted to Orthodox Judaism in 2009, represents a direct threat to a former First Daughter and current member of a prominent political family. The case demonstrates Iran’s continued efforts to retaliate for the Soleimani killing through proxy operatives targeting American citizens on U.S. soil. The White House has not commented on the threat. Al-Saadi’s arrest disrupted active surveillance operations against the Trump family and potentially prevented additional attacks against American and Jewish targets worldwide.