US sanctions Iran-linked Swedish group behind attacks on Israeli, Jewish targets in Europe

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

The US is sanctioning Rawa Majid and his Foxtrot Network, a Sweden-based “transnational criminal organization… involved in arms trafficking and rising violence in Northern Europe, including shootings, contract killings, and assaults,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces.

“The Iranian regime leveraged the Foxtrot Network to carry out attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Europe, including the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, in January 2024,” Rubio says in a statement.

“Majid has specifically cooperated with the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security, which is sanctioned by the United States under multiple authorities. Majid is also the subject of numerous Swedish charges related to narcotics and firearms,” the statement adds

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