Sweden’s security chief confirms Iran using Swedish criminal gangs as proxy

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

Daniel Stenling, head of counterintelligence at Sweden’s Säpo security service, says in a press conference that Iran is using Swedish criminal gangs as proxies in the country.

The press conference comes after the Mossad revealed that Iran was using organized crime networks to attack Israeli targets in Europe, including in Stockholm.

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