{"id":2209778,"date":"2024-03-30T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T20:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exiled-iranian-journalist-stabbed-outside-home-case-being-investigated-as-terrorism\/"},"modified":"2024-03-30T16:10:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T20:10:24","slug":"exiled-iranian-journalist-stabbed-outside-home-case-being-investigated-as-terrorism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exiled-iranian-journalist-stabbed-outside-home-case-being-investigated-as-terrorism\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigation Into Stabbing of Iranian Journalist Outside Home for Possible Terrorism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexiled-iranian-journalist-stabbed-outside-home-case-being-investigated-as-terrorism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2209778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A prominent exiled Iranian journalist in London was stabbed after threats from Iran&#8217;s IRGC. Pouria Zeraati, host of \u2064Iran International&#8217;s &#8220;Last Word&#8221; show, was \u200cattacked. The Met Police \u200cis treating it\u2064 as a Counter Terrorism case. UK intelligence is involved. The incident highlights risks faced by journalists critical of the Iranian regime. Attacks on\u2063 Iran \u200bInternational staff\u2064 have escalated, showing \u2064a lack of clear strategies to protect journalists against such threats.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>A prominent exiled Iranian journalist was stabbed outside his home in London on Friday following numerous threats that were made against his television station by Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.<\/p>\n<p>Iran International <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202403293508\">said<\/a> that Pouria Zeraati, the host of its \u201cLast Word\u201d show, was stabbed by a group as he walked out of his home. He was rushed to the hospital with injuries but is listed in \u201cstable condition,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police said in a statement that \u201cdue to the victim\u2019s occupation as a journalist at a Persian-language media organisation based in the UK, coupled with the fact that there has been a number of threats directed towards this group of journalists in recent times, the incident is being investigated by specialist officers from the Met\u2019s Counter Terrorism Command.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The report added that the U.K.\u2019s intelligence services are aware of the attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is deeply upsetting, Iran International had to shut down its UK arm for a short period, it only recently returned to the air from London,\u201d said British MP and Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee Alicia Kearns. \u201cWhilst we don\u2019t know the circumstances of this attack, Iran continues to hunt down those brave enough to speak out against the regime. Yet I remain unconvinced that we and our allies have clear strategies to protect people in our countries from them, and protect our interests abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The attacks comes after Iran has repeatedly threatened journalists at the television station, including offering a criminal $200,000 to assassinate Iran International journalists Sima Sabet and Fardad Farahzad.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711847459151000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3OccKYAVbZP-9J-sgruazM\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Iranian spies planned to target Iran International\u2019s studios in London with a car bomb, the report said. However, they ditched their plan after leaders in the IRGC decided that a knife attack at the target\u2019s homes would be more effective because the studios had \u201cmany security guards.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It was only a matter of time before Iranian assassins and thugs actually hit one of their targets in the U.S. or UK.<\/p>\n<p>Wishing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pouriazeraati?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@pouriazeraati<\/a> a speedy recovery and hoping that the UK government starts getting serious about the regime\u2019s threats.<\/p>\n<p>Sanction the IRGC for starters\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HQGV9dvvYo\">https:\/\/t.co\/HQGV9dvvYo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gabriel Noronha (@GLNoronha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GLNoronha\/status\/1773758927911419962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Matt Jukes, head of Counter Terrorism Policing in Britain, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-k-terrorism-official-theres-a-real-acceleration-by-iran-to-assassinate-enemies-on-foreign-soil\">said<\/a> in a \u201c60 Minutes\u201d interview last year that Iran uses proxies to carry out assassination attempts because they are typically \u201cnot being tracked by intelligence or security agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that in the U.K. had foiled 15 Iranian kidnapping and assassination attempts in the last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been involved in national security policing for over 20 years,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat we\u2019ve seen in the last 18 months is a real acceleration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-u-k-pursue-network-that-targeted-iranian-dissidents-for-assassination-at-direction-of-iranian-regime\">U.S., U.K. Pursue Network That Targeted Iranian Dissidents For Assassination At Direction Of Iranian Regime<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In London, a prominent exiled Iranian journalist was stabbed outside his home. Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had threatened his television station. Iran International reported that Pouria Zeraati, host of the &#8220;Last Word&#8221; show, was the victim. 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