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MOHAMMAD REZA ANSARI

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Description

Sex
Male
Hair
black
Eyes
brown
Age
50
Date(s) of birth used
November 22, 1975
Place of birth
Iran
Nationality
Iranian
Occupation
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps – Qods Force Officer

Field offices

Washington, D.C. · DC

Details

Mohammad Reza Ansari is wanted for questioning based on his alleged association with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), specifically Department 840. Operating under Qods Force, Department 840 is allegedly responsible for developing and executing lethal plotting operations in the United States and other parts of the West. The department was previously led by now-deceased IRGC-QF commander Asghar Bagheri.

Ansari is an IRGC-QF Department 840 external operations unit deputy who was allegedly tasked with undertaking covert operations abroad, including planning and conducting intelligence and lethal operations against Iranian dissidents and other non-Iranian nationals in the United States; the Middle East, including Syria; Europe; and Africa. Ansari, with the support of Shahram Poursafi, an Iranian national, allegedly planned and attempted to assassinate two former United States Government officials.

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Posted Apr 22, 2025 · Updated by the FBI Oct 20, 2026

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