The Agents – The Iranian Threat

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In April 2021, an Iranian couple was arrested in Stockholm, suspected of planning a terrorist act on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting three Swedish Jews. The couple was deported to Iran in 2022 due to the security threat they posed. The couple had entered Sweden in 2015, falsely claiming to be Afghan refugees, and were granted asylum in 2017 despite warnings about their true identities and connections to the IRGC.

In part 4 of a Swedish investigative series by the Swedish Radio, Ardavan Khoshnood criticizes the Swedish government's approach, arguing that ignoring the Iranian threat will not deter the regime's malign behavior. He emphasizes the importance of acknowledging and confronting the threat to prevent further acts of terror.
Period2024 Feb 6
Held atSveriges Radio, Sweden
Degree of RecognitionInternational

UKÄ subject classification

  • Social Sciences

Free keywords

  • Iran
  • IRGC
  • Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
  • Terrorism
  • Espionage