The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before the election.

Kash Patel's communications were the target, but the impact of the alleged attack was not yet clear, US media report.

Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the FBI, was recently informed by the bureau that he had been targeted as part of an Iranian hack, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.