Sweden has accused Iran of using criminal networks in Sweden as a proxy to target Israeli interests (Image: Getty) Stockholm has accused Tehran of using criminal networks in Sweden to target Israeli or Jewish interests in the Scandinavian country. The accusations were made by Sweden's domestic security agency at a news conference led by Daniel Stenling, head of the SAPO agency's counterespionage unit. They came after a series of incidents earlier this year.
This includes the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm being sealed off in late January after what was then described as "a dangerous object" was found on the grounds of the diplomatic mission in a neighbourhood in the Swedish capital. Local media said the object was a hand grenade. The embassy wasn't evacuated and the object was eventually destroyed.
No arrests were made and the authorities did not confirm what was found. Gunshots were heard near the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm and the area was cordoned off on May 17. Again, no one was arrested.
Mr Stenling said that the agency "can establish that criminal networks in Sweden are used as a proxy by Iran ", but he didn't offer any specifics or evidence to back up his claim. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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