"Rafighdoost explained with a chuckle that he had additionally ordered the murder of Shapour Bakhtiar, the final prime minister under the Shah, who was killed in his Parisian home in 1991; and the stabbing to death a year later of Fereydoun Farrokhzad, a dissident Iranian artist."
"Usually the Basque guys, Rafighdoost said of the separatist terror group he commissioned to carry out the murders. They were performing and no one was bothering them."
"The IRGC later denied the allegations. Rafighdoost's office claimed he was confused after recently undergoing brain surgery."
"Based on its past modus operandi, experts do see the potential hallmarks of Iranian involvement in Golders Green."
Mohsen Rafighdoost, a former IRGC minister, recounted his involvement in orchestrating assassinations of Iranian dissidents in Europe, including notable figures like Prince Shahriar Shafiq and Shapour Bakhtiar. He described the use of intermediaries, including a cleric in Germany, to facilitate these operations while distancing Iranian officials from direct involvement. Recent events, including a firebombing in London linked to a new group with alleged ties to the Iranian regime, have reignited concerns about Iran's history of targeting dissidents and Jewish communities abroad.
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