A Hamburg court sentences two men to prison terms for espionage and attempted murder tied to Iran. The court finds the men acted on behalf of Iranian intelligence and planned violence against prominent Jewish leaders in Germany, including the head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, and another well-known Jewish community figure.
The outlets report that the case involves state-sponsored terrorism and recruitment by Iranian intelligence, with one report describing involvement linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Quds Force. Prosecutors and the court characterize the plot as an attempt to target leaders associated with Germany’s Jewish community and related organizations. While the specific agency details are described slightly differently across reports, all sources agree the defendants are convicted, that the planned attacks were directed at Jewish leaders, and that the court imposes lengthy prison sentences.
