The Iran Threat APR 8, 2025
Iran paid Swedish minors for anti-Israel, antisemitic terror attacks
In May 2024, a 15-year-old boy, armed with a gun, was arrested en route to the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm.
Iran lured Swedish minors into committing acts of terror and violence targeting Israeli and Jewish sites in the Scandinavian country, according to a CNN report.
Swedish Security Service (SÄPO) sources told CNN that the Islamic Republic is leveraging social media to recruit Swedish teenagers, intentionally selecting those so young that they won’t be prosecuted – or will face only minor consequences – under Swedish law.
Gang violence, oftentimes involving participants in their early teens, has exploded in recent years in Sweden.
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