The UK government said an Iranian-backed proxy group was behind a series of arson and vandalism attacks targeting Jewish sites across Britain, and announced bans on the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right (IMCR) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), citing their involvement.
The UK government announced Monday afternoon that it has banned the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right (IMCR) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), linking the IMCR to a series of arson and vandalism attacks targeting Jewish sites across Britain. The announcement, reported by The Zioneer at 16:56 Jerusalem, adds the IMCR to the list of banned organizations and provides more detail on the nature of the attacks.
The Zioneer had earlier reported on the UK's actions. At 14:33 Jerusalem, the UK designated the IRGC as a terrorist organization. At 15:15 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the UK linked the group Ashab al-Yamin — the Arabic name for the same entity now designated as IMCR — to anti-Semitic attacks and also banned the Revolutionary Guard. A subsequent report at 15:36 Jerusalem confirmed the UK's linking of an Iran-backed group to the attacks and the ban on the IRGC. The current statement formalizes the ban on the group under its English name, IMCR.
The UK's actions come amid a broader pattern of Iranian influence operations, as The Zioneer has reported extensively on IRGC activities including threats and strikes. The bans mark a significant escalation in the UK's response to anti-Semitic incidents.
The specific identity of the proxy group beyond the IMCR was not detailed in the announcement. The nature of the attacks — arson and vandalism — was confirmed.
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