Bomb Plot Foiled at Iranian Concert in Seattle (1983)
Created:
Mar 12, 2026
Modified:
Mar 12, 2026
In December 1983, police and the FBI investigated a bomb threat targeting a performance by Iranian singers Mahasti and Hayedeh in Seattle. Authorities placed officers around the theater after receiving warnings of a possible attack, though no explosives were found and the concert proceeded. The report reflects political tensions within Iranian communities in the United States during the years following the Iranian Revolution.
Spokane Chronicle, December 15, 1983.