An Active Plot, Not a Grievance Post

Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi posted a map on X showing the exact Florida enclave where Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner own a $24 million home. The Arabic caption read: "Neither your palaces nor the Secret Service will protect you. We are currently in the stage of surveillance and analysis. Our revenge is a matter of time."

According to the New York Post — which broke this story — Al-Saadi had an actual blueprint of Ivanka's Florida residence when he was captured. He was arrested in Turkey on May 15, 2026 and extradited to the United States.

Who Is Al-Saadi?

Al-Saadi is 32, Iraqi-born, and described by US authorities as a high-ranking operative within Iraq-Iran terror networks. The Department of Justice has charged him in connection with 18 attacks and attempted attacks across Europe and the US. That list includes:

• A firebombing of the Bank of New York Mellon in Amsterdam in March
• The stabbing of two Jewish individuals in London in April
• A shooting at the US consulate building in Toronto in March
• Alleged links to a synagogue bombing in Liège, Belgium
• Arson at a temple in Rotterdam in March

The Soleimani Connection

Al-Saadi's motive traces directly to January 3, 2020, when a US drone strike in Baghdad killed Qasem Soleimani — commander of Iran's elite Quds Force and the architect of proxy terror networks across the Middle East.

Al-Saadi reportedly idolized Soleimani as a father figure. His own father died in a plane crash in 2006. That personal grief, fused with ideological loyalty to the IRGC, apparently hardened into a blood oath.

Entifadh Qanbar — a former deputy military attaché at the Iraqi embassy in Washington and current head of the Future Foundation — told the New York Post: "After Qasem was killed, he went around telling people, 'We need to kill Ivanka to burn down the house of Trump the way he burned down our house.'" Qanbar confirmed a second independent source also verified the existence of the plot and the floor plan of Ivanka's home.

Why Ivanka Specifically?

Ivanka Trump converted to Orthodox Judaism before marrying Jared Kushner in 2009. In IRGC-linked terror networks — which are both anti-American and antisemitic — that makes her a dual-target: the president's daughter and a Jewish convert.

This wasn't the first reported threat against her. According to the Jerusalem Post, a suspected Iranian front group called Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI) — allegedly connected to Al-Saadi — publicly claimed it had "almost murdered" Ivanka and called for the killing of President Trump.

Military Posturing and Official Response

The arrest occurred May 15. By May 23, the Trump administration was reportedly preparing for fresh military strikes against Iran, according to CBS News. Defense and intelligence officials had begun updating recall rosters at US bases overseas, with some military personnel canceling Memorial Day weekend plans. No final strike decision had been reached, but the Pentagon was on standby.

Iran International reported that Iranian air traffic authorities suspended clearances for civil passenger flights at western airports on Friday — a move consistent with preparations for military action.

Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw went on record calling the Iran War Powers Resolution — which would require Congressional pre-approval for military action — "strategic stupidity," saying the Iranian regime would benefit from Congress restricting the President's authority during a crisis.

The Pattern

IRGC-trained operatives with documentation of US targets on American soil remain an active threat. Al-Saadi's arrest reflects a sustained campaign by Iranian networks across multiple continents. The Soleimani strike in 2020 did not end this threat; subsequent arrests and plots suggest it continues to evolve.