Britain links Iran to wave of anti-Semitic attacks and calls IRGC a terrorist organisation
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A stabbing incident took place in the Golders Green area, which is home to a large Jewish population, in London in April.
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Adam Goldman
- Britain accuses Iran's Revolutionary Guard and its proxy groups of directing anti-Semitic attacks across Europe, targeting Jewish communities and Israeli interests.
- The British government plans to designate the IRGC and associated groups as terrorist organisations under the new National Security Act.
- The move follows US charges against an Iraqi militia commander linked to the IRGC for multiple attacks in Europe and North America.
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LONDON – The British government on July 13 accused an arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of almost certainly directing a wave of attacks against Jews across Europe and took steps to designate the powerful security apparatus as a terrorist organisation. The decision gives the government additional national security powers to prevent terrorist attacks and foreign threats under a new law that includes criminal charges and stiffer jail sentences.
The move is part of Britain’s continued push to forcefully call out the Iranian threat to the country. The IRGC has traditionally targeted critics of the Iranian regime, but took a more ominous and violent turn after the start of the US-Israel war with Iran.