# ‘Get Focused on London’: How Iran’s Agents Attacked European Targets

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/get-focused-on-london-how-irans-agents-attacked-european-targets/
- Published: 2026-11-14T19:23:20+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T20:23:36+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Times (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/world/europe/iran-attacks-europe-britain.html
- Topics: Europe, Middle East, UK, World

## Key points

- US prosecutors accuse Iran-linked operatives of directing attacks across Europe.
- A teenager allegedly set fire to a London synagogue in April.
- US aircraft were moved from RAF Mildenhall after a reported drone threat.

## Summary

US prosecutors allege that Iran-linked operatives directed a series of attacks on Jewish sites and other targets in Europe during the US-Israeli war with Iran. The allegations point to a strategy of using criminal networks for low-cost assaults intended to spread fear and weaken European support for US and Israeli military operations.

A New York indictment describes an Iraqi man, Mohammad Ali al-Hassani, allegedly supervising a 17-year-old who set fire to a London synagogue in April, and says operatives discussed targeting the capital. Prosecutors also link the plotters to attacks on Jewish institutions and a British air base used by US forces. Separately, US officials said aircraft were moved from RAF Mildenhall this week after intelligence indicated an Iran-backed drone threat; Iran’s national security adviser also threatened US bases in Europe.

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