Report: Iran boosts ties with criminal networks to attack critics in US, Europe

FILE - Pouria Zeraati, a presenter for independent Persian-language outlet Iran International, flashes a victory sign in a photo he posted of himself on X March 30, 2024, while hospitalized after a stabbing attack.

The Washington Post is reporting that the Iranian government has increased its ties with criminal networks overseas to carry out attacks on its critics in the United States and Europe.