Iran Recruits Foreign Criminals to Attack Dissidents Abroad
Iran Is Using Foreign Criminals to Attack Its Critics Overseas
The New Yorker reports on a widening Iranian campaign to silence critics overseas, using foreign criminals as hitmen. The case of Pouria Zeraati, an Iranian dissident in London stabbed by a group of Romanian thugs, illustrates the regime's tactics. The article details how Iran outsources violence to local criminals, evading accountability and creating a climate of fear among exiled opposition figures.
His case is part of a widening campaign by the Iranian regime to silence its detractors.
- gcanyon
No matter how absurd the situation becomes, no matter how engaging the videos are, we should never be fooled into thinking Iran are the good guys. This is an unfortunate, ill-conceived war, but that doesn't clean Iran's hands.
- King-Aaron
The Israeli government has openly and publicly stated they will spread false information and propaganda directly through social media etc, which they heavily control all throughout the west, and have directly threatened western politicians that don't support their (often false) rhetoric, along with themselves conducting terrorist activities outside their own borders.
I'm frankly quite tired of hearing about how terrible the Iranians are (and they are), because the people they are fighting are arguably worse. Iran are a threat to the middle east, but they're fighting nations that are actively a threat to the entire planet.
- tyjen
Reminds me of a recent story about a Norwegian teenager who traveled to the UK to perform a hitman job for the Foxtrot Network, a Swedish organized crime group linked to Iran. The teenager received instructions from someone called "Agent 47."
EDIT: Article for reference, https://archive.ph/xNSr2.