Twenty-two nations condemn Iran's alleged global terror attacks and demand halt to IRGC actions

Twenty-two nations from North America, Europe, and Australia have jointly condemned Iran's alleged "lethal plotting" and other "malign actions" against individuals and sites within their borders. The statement, issued Wednesday, specifically targeted the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its subsidiaries for orchestrating attacks.

"We stand united in our determination to protect our countries and our people against these threats. The Islamic Republic of Iran must halt these actions now," the joint statement declared. It emphasized that attempts to kill, kidnap, harass, or intimidate people on their soil undermine national sovereignty and international norms, demanding an immediate cessation of such activities.

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We stand united in our determination to protect our countries and our people against these threats. The Islamic Republic of Iran must halt these actions now.

The countries also criticized the IRGC's use of international and local criminal gangs to conduct attacks, citing examples in Sweden, Australia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Iran has reportedly maintained a close relationship with the Sweden-based transnational criminal organization Foxtrot, which has been implicated in various violent crimes, including contract killings. The US sanctioned Foxtrot last March for its alleged cooperation with the IRGC in attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Europe.

Further allegations point to Iran's alleged orchestration of at least two antisemitic attacks in Australia since 2024, using criminal gangs. These incidents include an arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024 and another on Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in Sydney in October 2024. Sweden has also announced that the Iranian regime is using criminal networks to attack targets across Europe, often recruiting teenagers for these violent crimes.

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Attempts to kill, kidnap, harass, intimidate, or otherwise attack people on our soil, undermines national sovereignty and international norms. These actions must stop immediately. We commend the work of countries to counter these activities, and we are together resolved to undertake further measures to halt them.