Germany tries two men over alleged Iran plot targeting Jews
The trial in the Hamburg Higher Regional Court began on Friday of two men who were arrested last year for allegedly participating in an Iranian-backed plot to murder the head of the country’s largest Jewish…
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The trial of two men accused of an Iran-linked plot to assassinate the head of Germany's largest Jewish organization opens in Hamburg. The case signals the seriousness with which German authorities treat foreign-directed threats against Jewish institutions on its soil. The prosecution's charging of intelligence and sabotage offenses alongside murder and arson indicates they view this as a hybrid operation, not just a criminal conspiracy. Further revelations during the trial will likely clarify the extent of Iranian state involvement and operational planning.