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38:17Now PlayingIran’s regime has once again extended its reach into Europe, plotting to assassinate exiled Iranian dissident and musician Shahin Najafi in Germany—but the operation was thwarted at the last moment. According to Iran International, the IRGC’s Quds Force created an assassination squad known as The German Network to eliminate Iranian dissidents and Jewish citizens across Europe. Najafi, a vocal critic of the Islamic Republic, was set to be killed on September 17, 2023, during a concert in Hanover, coinciding with the anniversary of the Women, Life, Freedom protests. The assassin had approached the venue but was ordered to abort after security measures intensified, fearing the entire network would be exposed. The hit was reportedly orchestrated by Iranian-German gangster Ramin Yektaparast, a known IRGC operative, who was later assassinated in Tehran in a suspected Mossad operation. Najafi, who has survived multiple death fatwas for his song Ay Naghi!, described the concert as unusually tense, stating, “The atmosphere that night was different—the police presence was overwhelming.” While the German Federal Police declined to comment, Najafi remains a high-profile target, illustrating the regime’s relentless pursuit of its critics beyond Iran’s borders.
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