Iranian-backed criminal network sanctioned by UK Government
- The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions on a Chinese refinery for buying over $1 billion worth of Iranian oil, aimed at disrupting Iranian financial support for militant groups.
- Several companies and vessels involved with the refinery were also sanctioned as part of efforts to combat Iran's illicit oil trade.
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How Iran Is Weaponizing Europe’s Criminal Underworld
On Oct. 1, 2024, gunfire cracked near the Israeli Embassy in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm. Later that day, two hand grenades exploded near the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen, the Danish capital. The attacks were carried out by young men, reportedly aged between 15 and 20, with ties to Swedish organized crime. Swedish and Israeli investigators blamed Foxtrot, a cold and violent Swedish transnational crime syndicate that has dominated the northern …
UK sanctions Swedish-based Iranian criminal network over plots in Europe
The British government on Monday sanctioned what it said was a Swedish-based Iranian criminal network and its leader, citing the group's role in attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets across Europe.
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