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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/06/09/how-europe-became-iran-playground-terror/
Europe Is Becoming Iran's Playground for Terrorism
(Washington Post) Colin P. Clarke and Adrian Shtuni - The U.S. Justice Department alleges that Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, 32, a Kata'ib Hizbullah commander, is responsible for several plots and attacks in Europe and North America claimed by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI), a front operating on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. He was detained in Turkey. Al-Saadi allegedly attempted to coordinate attacks on a prominent New York City synagogue and Jewish community centers in Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Arizona. HAYI began operating in March, days after U.S.-Israeli actions against the Iranian regime escalated. It has claimed at least 18 attacks in Europe, targeting synagogues, Jewish schools, ambulances and community sites. The group and its supporters flooded pro-Iranian channels with footage of their attacks, amplifying the terror in real time. Many of these assaults, often done by Muslim immigrants, are straightforwardly antisemitic, meant to intimidate Jews. Colin P. Clarke is the executive director of the Soufan Center. Adrian Shtuni is the CEO of Shtuni Consulting.