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Iran Recruiting British Muslims to Spy on Jews and Dissidents

(Daily Mail-UK) Natalie Lisbona - Iran is recruiting British Muslims on pilgrimages in the Middle East to spy on Jews and dissidents in the UK. Recruiters from the Revolutionary Guards approach British Shias visiting religious sites in Iran and Iraq. They are told to return to the UK and gather information on prominent British Jews or targets such as synagogues. Some spy on British-based Iranian dissidents. On Feb. 8, an Israeli official said that since Hamas' Oct. 7 massacre, they had given a higher-than-usual number of warnings to the UK over potential attacks by Iranians or their proxies. Experts have also warned that some Iranians who come to study at British universities on state scholarships are also spies. Kasra Aarabi, of United Against Nuclear Iran, said IRGC recruiters did not focus on hiring British Iranians, who are usually secular and oppose the Ayatollah regime. But British Shias who originated from Pakistan, Iraq and Lebanon were targeted. Most British Muslims belong to the Sunni sect of Islam. But there are up to 400,000 UK Muslims who belong to the Shia sect, which is the state religion of Iran.
2024-02-11 00:00:00
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