Ques­tions Arise Over Would-Be Trump Assas­s­in’s Shady Con­nec­tions in Iran

<div>Questions Arise Over Would-Be Trump Assassin's Shady Connections in Iran</div>

Ryan Wes­ley Routh, the 58-year-old man who is sus­pect­ed of an assas­si­na­tion attempt against for­mer Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump, had con­nec­tions in Iran that are lead­ing some secu­ri­ty experts to ques­tion if there was Iran­ian involve­ment.
A New York Times reporter who had inter­viewed Routh last year wrote on Sun­day that Routh was work­ing to recruit for­mer Afghan spe­cial oper­a­tions sol­diers who had fled to Iran to go fight in Ukraine.

The reporter, Thomas Gib­bons-Nef …