(U.S. Institute of Peace) Andrew Hanna and Garrett Nada - Iran has assassinated at least 21 opponents abroad and killed hundreds in bombings of foreign military, diplomatic and cultural facilities since 1979. 20 attacks or plots targeted Iranian dissidents, 19 targeted Israelis or Jews, and 20 were against Western or Arab targets, including a 2011 plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. at a restaurant in Washington. The Qods Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has been linked to most of the attacks.
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