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Iran Turns to Criminal Gangs to Attack Its Enemies in the West

2024/10/16
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Luke Vargas: 本节目讨论了伊朗利用欧洲犯罪团伙袭击其敌人的策略,这种策略与伊朗过去在中东使用民兵组织的做法类似,标志着其策略的转变。 Suna Rasmussen: 近年来,特别是过去六个月左右,伊朗与欧洲的有组织犯罪集团合作,对以色列目标发动袭击。这些袭击包括向丹麦或瑞典的以色列大使馆投掷手榴弹,以及枪击支持伊朗异议组织的西班牙反对党政治家。伊朗否认参与其中,但欧洲当局和以色列情报部门都证实了这些袭击。 欧洲相对开放的边界和近年来有组织犯罪的增长,为伊朗等外国政权利用犯罪团伙提供了机会。这些犯罪团伙相对便宜且容易雇佣,有时甚至不知道自己为谁工作,这使得伊朗可以进行隐蔽的袭击,并增加可否认性。 这种策略对欧洲和西方的执法部门和反恐机构构成了严峻挑战。虽然英国情报部门已经发出警告,但阻止犯罪团伙代表外国势力采取行动仍然是一个难题。 Suna Rasmussen: 伊朗利用欧洲犯罪团伙进行袭击,这种策略与他们在中东使用民兵组织的做法类似,但目标转移到了欧洲。这种方法的吸引力在于欧洲目标的相对缺乏保护,以及雇佣犯罪分子的低成本和便利性。许多被雇佣的犯罪分子甚至可能不知道他们为谁工作,伊朗通过中间人雇佣他们,增加了可否认性。美国也面临类似的威胁,美国当局已经逮捕了与伊朗有关联并试图对伊朗异议人士和美国前官员进行暴力袭击的人。这种策略对欧洲和西方的执法部门和反恐机构构成了严峻挑战,虽然英国情报部门已经发出警告,但阻止犯罪团伙代表外国势力采取行动仍然是一个难题。

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A judge blocks Georgia's hand-count ballot rule, and early voting records are set.
  • Georgia's new rule requiring poll workers to hand-count ballots after machine tallies was blocked by a judge.
  • The rule was challenged by Democrats and would have delayed results on Election Day.
  • A record number of Georgia voters have already cast ballots in early voting.

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A.M. Edition for Oct. 16. WSJ correspondent Sune Rasmussen) explains how Tehran is exporting its model of using Middle East militias to pursue its goals by turning to drug lords and gangsters in the West) to target Israeli interests. Plus, a judge blocks Georgia’s hand-count ballot rule), as voters in the state flock to the polls. And economists polled by WSJ grow more upbeat about the U.S. economy). Luke Vargas hosts.

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