Asif Merchant testified in a New York court that the Revolutionary Guard coerced him into plotting the assassination of Donald Trump and other US officials.The Pakistani businessman admitted to paying five thousand dollars to undercover FBI agents posing as hitmen while claiming he acted solely to protect his family in Iran.Federal prosecutors argued against his duress defense by noting he never sought help from law enforcement before his arrest in July 2024.The trial proceeds amid heightened tensions following recent military actions that resulted in the death of the Iranian Supreme Leader.