The March 29 stabbing of broadcaster Pouria Zeraati underscored Iran's expanding use of criminal proxies in its efforts to silence journalists and dissidents beyond its borders, according to a Washington Post investigation.
U.S. authorities have disrupted plots in which Iran allegedly enlisted members of the Hells Angels biker gang and associates of a Russian crime network to target Iranian exiles in New York and Maryland.
Helen Flanagan, acting commander of the Counter Terrorism Command, said that Britain is seeking the extradition of the two suspects, who face charges of carrying out an attack 'with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.'
...the investigation was handled by its Counter Terrorism Command 'due to the victim being a journalist at a Persian-language media organization based in the UK and previous threats' against Zeraati and his colleagues.
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