{"id":333748,"date":"2025-07-03T17:37:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=333748"},"modified":"2025-07-03T17:37:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T16:37:23","slug":"iran-news-hamburg-intelligence-exposes-tehrans-espionage-and-terror-network-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-hamburg-intelligence-exposes-tehrans-espionage-and-terror-network-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Hamburg Intelligence Exposes Tehran\u2019s Espionage and Terror Network in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_333749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-333749\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-333749 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cover-2024-Hamburg-Office-for-the-Protection-of-the-Constitution-report.jpg\" alt=\"Cover and contents of the 2024 Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution report\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cover-2024-Hamburg-Office-for-the-Protection-of-the-Constitution-report.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cover-2024-Hamburg-Office-for-the-Protection-of-the-Constitution-report-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cover-2024-Hamburg-Office-for-the-Protection-of-the-Constitution-report-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cover-2024-Hamburg-Office-for-the-Protection-of-the-Constitution-report-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cover-2024-Hamburg-Office-for-the-Protection-of-the-Constitution-report-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Cover-2024-Hamburg-Office-for-the-Protection-of-the-Constitution-report-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-333749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover and contents of the 2024 Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution report<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution has issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamburg.de\/politik-und-verwaltung\/behoerden\/behoerde-fuer-inneres-und-sport\/nachrichtendienste-der-islamischen-republik-iran-952678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a damning report<\/a> exposing the clerical dictatorship\u2019s expanding espionage operations in Europe, with a particular focus on Iranian dissident groups\u2014especially the People&#8217;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"1006\">The report warns that the Iranian regime\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence (MOIS) prioritizes targeting the PMOI and NCRI in Western countries. These groups, which advocate the overthrow of the religious dictatorship in Iran, are the primary focus of Tehran\u2019s foreign intelligence activities, including surveillance and subversion. The report confirms that MOIS efforts are orchestrated to undermine these opposition movements through espionage and potentially violent means.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1366\">The Hamburg report also underscores the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmi.bund.de\/SharedDocs\/pressemitteilungen\/EN\/2024\/07\/exekutive3-en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> banning of the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH)<\/a> and five affiliated institutions by Germany\u2019s Federal Ministry of the Interior, citing their role as \u201cextremist entities\u201d loyal to Tehran. These centers were accused of promoting Hezbollah, spreading antisemitism, and violating Germany\u2019s democratic constitutional order.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/German?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#German<\/a> Authorities Warn of Increasing Espionage and Terrorism Activities by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iranian?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iranian<\/a> Regime<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5r882bWNVv\">https:\/\/t.co\/5r882bWNVv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1803397327807488061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1368\" data-end=\"2030\">A similar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-germanys-bavaria-exposes-tehrans-terror-network-bans-islamic-center-hamburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report from Bavaria<\/a>, published in June, further details the Iranian regime\u2019s covert operations. The Bavarian intelligence service identified the IZH as Tehran\u2019s main propaganda hub in Europe and linked it directly to the Supreme Leader\u2019s office. The report revealed that the regime employs not only its official intelligence arms\u2014MOIS, IRGC Intelligence, and Quds Force\u2014but also criminal networks to conduct surveillance, kidnappings, and even assassinations across the continent. Iran\u2019s diplomatic missions in Germany, including consulates in Frankfurt, Munich, and Hamburg (now shuttered), were described as operational covers for these activities.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2032\" data-end=\"2353\">Both reports paint a picture of a regime that systematically exports repression. According to Hamburg\u2019s findings, human rights in Iran remain dire, with mass executions, brutal suppression of protests, and systemic gender discrimination. The judiciary lacks independence, and critics are routinely imprisoned or silenced.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2674\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In sum, German intelligence agencies have issued an unambiguous warning: Tehran\u2019s presence in Europe is not diplomatic\u2014it is operational, ideological, and dangerous. The clerical regime, cloaked in religious legitimacy, continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/an-overview-of-irans-history-of-hostage-taking-and-how-western-appeasement-has-fueled-tehrans-terrorism\/\">weaponize terror<\/a> and espionage to suppress its opponents, both at home and abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hamburg Office for the Protection of the Constitution has issued a damning report exposing the clerical dictatorship&rsquo;s expanding espionage operations in Europe, with a particular focus on Iranian dissident [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":333749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[287],"class_list":{"0":"post-333748","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-terrorism-a-fundamentalism","8":"tag-iran-terrorism"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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