U.K. says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community, bans Revolutionary Guard
The U.K. government has banned the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right (IMCR) and Iran's Revolutionary Guard following a series of arson attacks on Jewish sites. Officials allege that the IMCR acted as a proxy for the Iranian Quds Force to target Jewish communities and dissidents across Europe.
Why it matters
This escalation highlights growing geopolitical tensions between Iran and Western nations regarding state-sponsored sabotage and the protection of religious minorities.
A series of arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain were the work of a proxy group backed by Iran, the U.K. government said on Monday (July 13, 2026).
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