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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bancroft

The Iranian proxy claiming series of terror attacks on London

  • The US Department of Justice has identified Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) as an Iranian proxy group, specifically a front for Kata’ib Hezbollah.
  • HAYI has claimed responsibility for nearly 20 attacks across Europe, targeting Jewish people, businesses, and American companies, including incidents in London.
  • These claims include arson attacks on four Jewish ambulances and a building connected to a Jewish charity in Golders Green, London.
  • The allegations emerged in a complaint filed in Manhattan against Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, an alleged commander of the Iraqi militia.
  • Al-Saadi is accused of planning and promoting at least 20 attacks against US and Israeli interests in Europe and Canada since late February, with HAYI emerging shortly after the Iranian military conflict began.

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