Germany charges two with plotting to kill Jewish leaders for Iran
Prosecutors say the suspects scouted Jewish targets and sought a gunman before the alleged plot was stopped.
- On Thursday, German federal prosecutors announced indictments against Danish national Ali S. and Afghan national Tawab M. for an alleged Iran-linked plot to conduct arson and assassination attacks against Jewish figures in Germany.
- Prosecutors allege Ali S. worked for Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and its Quds Force unit while scouting Berlin locations to target Central Council of Jews President Josef Schuster and German-Israeli Society Chairman Volker Beck.
- Authorities arrested Ali S. in Denmark last June, while Tawab M. was detained in November after allegedly agreeing to procure a weapon for an attack on Beck.
- The Iranian Embassy rejected the claims as "unfounded and dangerous allegations," while the German Foreign Ministry summoned Iran's ambassador following the initial arrests last year.
- Federal prosecutors filed the indictment at the Hamburg state court on May 7, charging both defendants with espionage, arson, and attempted participation in murder.
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Germany Charges Two Iran-Backed Operatives Over Plot to Kill Jewish Leaders
Broken glass and shattered storefront windows mark the façade of an Israeli restaurant in Munich after assailants smashed the windows and threw pyrotechnic devices inside during an overnight attack on April 9-10, 2026. Photo: Screenshot German authorities have indicted two suspected Iranian intelligence operatives accused of helping coordinate assassination plots targeting Jewish community leaders and a prominent pro-Israel politician, intensify…
Jewish life in Iran's sights: On behalf of Teheran, two men are said to have prepared attacks in Germany. According to information from Thursday, the Federal Prosecutor's Office in Karlsruhe sued the Danes Ali S. and the Afghans Tawab M. The focus of the attack plans was therefore among others the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Josef Schuster, as well as the Green politician Volker Beck, chairman of the German-Israeli Socie…
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