A shadowy, pro-Iran group has claimed responsibility for a spate of recent attacks on Jewish communities and American interests in Europe.
The incidents, which the group posted about via social media accounts affiliated with pro-Iranian militias, include an arson attack on Jewish community-run ambulances in the United Kingdom, an explosive device detonated in front of a synagogue in Belgium and a foiled attack on a Bank of America office in France.
The catch is that the group may be a mirage.
Calling itself Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia (HAYI), roughly translated from Arabic as “The Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right(eous),” the group only appeared online a month ago – shortly after the United States and Israel launched their war on Iran.
“There are no known references, neither online nor offline, to HAYI prior to 9 March, when a post of the group was circulated in a Telegram channel,” according to analysis by the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), a think tank based in The Hague. Since then, the group’s claims and posts have been circulated in Telegram and X channels affiliated with pro-Iranian militias and pro-Iranian news outlets.
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