The German government acknowledged an increase in spying by Iranian intelligence agents on its soil, the Welt am Sonntag news outlet reported Saturday.
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"Extensive spying activities" were said to be directed against pro-Israeli and pro-Jewish targets as well as exiled Iranians in Germany.
An increase in spying activities was first observed in September 2022, when nationwide protests broke out across Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini. in the custody of the country's so-called "morality police."
"Opposition groups and individuals ... are considered by the rulers in Iran as a threat to the continued existence of the regime," the government said, adding that the domestic intelligence service had identified 160 individuals with links to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
It also said that the unrest in Iral led to "increasing indications of possible spying on opposition events and individuals" in Germany."
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