Iran to Sanction Americans for Alleged Terrorism; U.S. Targets Foxtrot Network, Rawa Majid Over January 2024 Israeli Embassy Attack in Stockholm

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi announced that the country is compiling a list of Americans involved in terrorist activities, cyber sabotage, human rights violations, and other actions detrimental to Iran's national security. The list aims to impose sanctions and initiate legal proceedings against these individuals. This move comes in response to ongoing adversarial actions by the United States against Iranian entities and individuals, including the designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization by the U.S. in 2019. Simultaneously, the U.S. has imposed sanctions on the Foxtrot Network, a Sweden-based transnational criminal organization, and its leader Rawa Majid. The Foxtrot Network, known for drug trafficking and violence, was implicated in an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm in January 2024, allegedly on behalf of the Iranian government. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Iran's use of such organizations underscores its attempts to achieve its aims through any means.