Man arrested for ‘spying’ for Iran before possible attacks in Germany

Iran’s embassy successful Berlin swiftly rejects allegation aft antheral is arrested successful neighbouring Denmark.

A Danish antheral has been arrested connected suspicion of spying successful Germany connected behalf of Iran, an allegation swiftly denied by the Iranian embassy successful Berlin.

German prosecutors connected Tuesday said the man, identified lone arsenic Ali S nether German privateness law, was suspected of conducting the surveillance “in mentation of further quality activities successful Germany, perchance including violent attacks connected Jewish targets”.

It added that the idiosyncratic was suspected of receiving the espionage orders from “an Iranian quality service”.

German and Danish authorities said the antheral had been arrested successful Denmark but would beryllium extradited to Germany.

The Iranian embassy successful Berlin decried what it called “unfounded and unsafe accusations”.

“Previous discussions with applicable German authorities person already highlighted that definite 3rd parties are attempting to divert nationalist perceptions from the existent events done artificial staging,” the embassy said successful a statement.

Meanwhile, Germany’s overseas minister, Johann Wadephul, said Iran’s ambassador had been summoned aft the arrest.

“If this suspicion were confirmed, it would beryllium an outrageous incidental that would erstwhile again show that Iran is simply a menace to Jews each implicit the world,” Wadephul said during a sojourn to Odesa, Ukraine, soon aft visiting a synagogue there.

Alleged spying

According to Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine, the fishy took photos of astatine slightest 3 buildings successful Berlin successful June.

They included the office of the German-Israeli Society, which has lobbied the European Union to database Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) arsenic a “terrorist” organisation, and a gathering wherever the president of the Central Council of Jews successful Germany, Josef Schuster, was said to occasionally stay.

Der Spiegel reported that investigators judge the fishy was moving connected behalf of the Quds Force, the overseas operations limb of the IRGC.

He was arrested successful the Danish metropolis of Aarhus by section constabulary past week and was awaiting extradition to Germany.

During the 12-day war betwixt Israel and Iran successful June, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his state was preparing “in lawsuit Iran targets Israeli oregon Jewish institutions”.

He did not supply further details astatine the time.

Berlin has been a cardinal state of Israel and vocally supported the attacks connected Iran, which began with astonishment strikes connected June 13.