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Iranian agents use Telegram to recruit UK citizens for anti-Israel protest activity - C C - May 24, 2026
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-897132
INTRO: An intelligence operation believed to be run by the Iranian regime is attempting to use Telegram to recruit people in Britain to organize anti-Israel protests and publish anti-Zionist and antisemitic posters, The Times reported on Friday.
A reporter from the London-based outlet carried out an investigation into the matter by posing as a pro-regime sympathizer based in the British capital. He was in contact with a suspected Iranian agent for over two weeks after following a link posted on a public Telegram channel, which claimed to be linked to the regime's intelligence services.
During their conversations, the suspected Iranian agent claimed that they were handling several UK-based operatives, as well as being in communication with various people based in Israel.
The agent offered money in exchange for planning and organizing anti-Israel demonstrations in London, and also asked the undercover reporter to try to recruit others from their social and work contacts, The Times reported... (MORE - details)