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A Danish man has been arrested for allegedly gathering intelligence on Jewish individuals and sites in the German capital of Berlin on behalf of Iranian intelligence — the latest indication of the Tehran regime’s global terror reach.
The suspect, identified under German privacy laws as Ali S., was apprehended last Thursday in Aarhus, Denmark, by Danish security forces, acting on a warrant issued by Germany’s Federal Court of Justice. He has been remanded in custody until July 23 and is awaiting extradition to Germany, where he will face further investigation and potential charges.
According to the German Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office, Ali S. is strongly suspected of working for an Iranian intelligence service. In early 2025, he allegedly received orders to collect information on “Jewish localities and specific Jewish individuals” in Berlin.
In June, he reportedly surveilled three properties, “presumably in preparation for further intelligence activities in Germany, possibly including terrorist attacks on Jewish targets.”
The investigation was launched following intelligence provided by Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and is now being led by the Federal Criminal Police.
Not Just a German Problem — A Global Threat
While the current case is unfolding in Germany, it is part of a broader, deeply rooted pattern of Iranian activity targeting Jewish communities around the world.
In January 2018, German authorities conducted sweeping raids across four regions of the country after uncovering an Iranian spy ring believed to be surveilling the Israeli Embassy and Jewish kindergartens in Berlin. German media reported that the spies were members of the Quds Force, the external operations unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and that Israel’s Mossad intelligence helped foil the plot.
Then-Israeli Ambassado to Germany Jeremy Issacharoff warned at the time: “This affair should raise a red flag not only in Germany, but in all of Europe.”
But Iran’s reach goes far beyond Europe. Over the past decade, Iran and its proxies have been tied to terror plots and surveillance operations worldwide — many of them targeting Jewish institutions or Israeli diplomatic sites.
- In 1992, a deadly bombing at the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires was carried out by Iran-backed operatives.
- In 1994, Hezbollah, acting on Iran’s orders, bombed the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people.
- In 2024, Swedish police thwarted a plot by teenagers allegedly directed by Iran to attack the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm.
- In 2025, Iran’s Quds Force orchestrated a plot to assassinate a prominent Jewish leader in Azerbaijan.
- And in recent years, Iran has repeatedly attempted to recruit Israeli citizens for espionage, leading to multiple arrests and indictments.
To name just a few.
These cases expose a coordinated, global Iranian network of espionage, intimidation, and terror directed at Jews and Israelis.
