Fact Check: Did an IRGC-trained activist plot to kill Ivanka Trump?
WASHINGTON, DC: Reports circulating online have claimed that Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, was allegedly the target of a sinister plot linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
According to the claims, Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi had pledged to kill Ivanka Trump and was found with a blueprint of her Florida residence. Here are the reported allegations and the verified facts behind them.
Claim: IRGC-trained te**orist plots to kill Ivanka Trump
REPORT: Ivanka Trump was targeted for assassination by an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps trained terrorist.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) May 23, 2026
Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, who was recently captured, made a pledge to kill the First Daughter and had a blueprint of her Florida home. pic.twitter.com/KZobER4d08
Multiple reports have claimed that Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, was allegedly targeted in a murder plot linked to an Iran-backed extremist.
According to the reports, 32-year-old Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi had pledged to kill Ivanka Trump in retaliation for the 2020 US drone strike in Baghdad that killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
Sources cited in the reports alleged that Al-Saadi possessed a blueprint of Ivanka Trump’s Florida residence and had shared threatening messages online referencing surveillance of the property. Former Iraqi military official Entifadh Qanbar claimed that Al-Saadi openly spoke about avenging Soleimani’s death by targeting Trump’s family.
Al-Saadi, described in the reports as a figure linked to Iraq-Iran terror networks, was reportedly arrested in Turkey on May 15 and later extradited to the United States. According to the US Department of Justice, he faces charges connected to multiple attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the United States.
Fact Check: Unverified, Ivanka Trump plot claims not found in DOJ filings
Reports and US court filings confirm that Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi was arrested in Turkey around May 15, 2026, and later extradited to the United States on charges related to national security.
He is currently facing multiple federal charges in Manhattan federal court (Southern District of New York), including conspiracy to provide material support to designated foreign extremist organizations such as Kata’ib Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as well as allegations related to plotting attacks on US interests.
According to official court documents, Al-Saadi had a history of posting threats against President Donald Trump and Americans, reportedly in retaliation for the 2020 killing of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani.
However, specific claims that he targeted Ivanka Trump or possessed a blueprint of her Florida residence are not explicitly detailed in publicly available Department of Justice filings and appear to originate from unnamed sources cited in media reports.
While the arrest, charges, and alleged extremist affiliations are documented in official records, some of the more specific details regarding a plot against Ivanka Trump rely on reporting based on intelligence or anonymous sources rather than confirmed court evidence.
