Jury convicts men after foiled Iran-funded assassination attempt of journalist
Prosecutors said Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov were to be paid $500,000 by Iran for the assassination.
Defendants Polad Omarev and Rafat Amirov watch as Masih Alinejad, a New York-based journalist who left Iran in 2009 and is known for outspoken criticism of the government in Tehran and its treatment of women, reacts during questioning during their trial at a courtroom in New York, U.S., March 10, 2(photo credit: JANE ROSENBERG/REUTERS)
