Iranian couple expelled from Sweden on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks against Jews in Sweden.
Israeli Defense Minister apologizes after
his son's
“derogatory” comments about Joe Biden.
Le Figaro
takes stock of the situation.
Iran suspected of plotting attacks against Jews in Sweden
A couple of Iranians working for the Islamic regime's intelligence services and deported to their country of origin in 2022 planned the assassination of Jewish people in Sweden, Swedish public radio revealed on Tuesday.
The man and woman in question, Mahdi Ramezani and Fereshteh Sanaeifarid, were arrested in April 2021 in the suburbs of Stockholm, suspected of criminal conspiracy to commit a terrorist crime, according to the same source.
The couple, who obtained asylum in 2017 by posing as Afghans, were deported from Sweden in 2022 to Iran because they posed a threat to national security, an investigation by Sveriges Radio shows.
“We are convinced that they were here on a mission on behalf of Iran.
They were considered a very serious security threat here in Sweden.
This is why they were deported
,” Hans Ihrman, the prosecutor in charge of the case when the couple was arrested, told Sveriges Radio.
No official information has been communicated about these two people but Sveriges Radio reveals that the couple had been instructed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards, Iran's ideological army, to instigate attacks in Sweden against Jewish targets.
These alleged agents would have, during their stay in the Scandinavian country, identified three Swedish Jews including Aron Verständig, president of the Official Council of Jewish Communities in Sweden, address and supporting photos.
"I was worried.
As a parent of young children, you have (...) a great responsibility regarding (their) safety
,” he reacted to SR.
Aron Verständig had been notified by domestic intelligence services that he was a target, in 2021, report Swedish radio and the tabloid
Aftonbladet
.
“There was a mapping.
There have been contacts with Iran.
It was on exactly how the targets were to be attacked that we failed to obtain the necessary evidence that would have been a prerequisite for prosecution
,” Hans Ihrman explained to SR.
The two Iranians deny the accusations, according to the radio.
Iran and Israel have been engaged in a latent war for years.
Israeli minister apologizes after son's
'disparaging'
remarks about Biden
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir apologized on Tuesday after his son mocked US President Joe Biden on
social
media Alzheimer’s.
“Shuvael is my son and I
love him but last night he made a serious mistake with a tweet that I deeply disapprove of
,” wrote Itamar Ben Gvir, also on
X.
“The United States is our greatest friend and President Biden is a friend of Israel
,” he continued.
There is no room for “derogatory”
remarks
, he said.
Shavuel Ben Gvir, 18, posted a photo of Joe Biden, 81, on Monday evening, saying it was
“important to raise awareness”
about Alzheimer's disease
“which is the most common cause of decline cognitive and dementia in the elderly
.
The publication was subsequently deleted, and following in the footsteps of his father, Shavuel Ben Gvir apologized on his account to his approximately 2,800 subscribers.
The age of Joe Biden, who is seeking re-election for a second term, has already been the subject of mockery in the past.
Itamar Ben Gvir is one of the ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu's government, one of the most right-wing in Israeli history.
Leader of the Jewish Force party, he is himself accustomed to making outrageous and sometimes mocking declarations.