Yektaparast is suspected of directing attacks from Tehran, through his criminal networks in Germany, allegedly at the behest of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the officials say. AdvertisementSome in Germany are calling for the government to act more robustly by blacklisting Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, expanding sanctions and closing a controversial mosque that German intelligence says is a hotbed for spying activity. Germany’s foreign minister has said there is no legal basis for listing the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization, “but there’s no will to find one,” Kiesewetter said. Security officials expressed confidence that the synagogue plot was carried out on the instructions of the Revolutionary Guard. AdvertisementIt didn’t take long after the synagogue shooting for German police to zero in on Yektaparast.

Source: Washington Post March 07, 2023 04:26 UTC