“We will not tolerate these threats on our soil,” and pledged: “We will crack down on Iran's use of criminal networks, using our full range of powers to target them and their funding streams, and we will bring further sanctions to restrict the capacity of Iran and the IRGC to do us harm.”
➡️ Foreign ministries from almost 30 countries, including the US, Canada, France and Germany, condemned:
“Iran’s use of violent attacks, including the acts of lethal plotting, arson, sabotage, cyber-attacks, and other hybrid activities against us and our partners.” The joint statement added: “The UK has also concluded this event demonstrates the IRGC’s continued willingness to project hostile activity beyond its borders through covert networks and proxy actors.”
➡️ British Foreign Minister Ed Miliband said he had summoned the Iranian ambassador; the Foreign Ministry announced sanctions against two Iranian nationals: Ruhollah Bazghandi, identified by the UK as the IRGC’s Head of Counterespionage Operations, and Shahram Ali Reza Tamarzadeh Jakki, a facilitator for the already-sanctioned Zindashti criminal network, which is accused of involvement in several plots against Iranian dissidents.
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