Attempted Attacks Across Europe Attributed to Iran or Its Proxies

Many attempted terrorist attacks across Europe and Britain have been attributed to Iran or to proxies, groups acting on its behalf, according to The New York Times.

The attacks attributed to Iran or its proxies include arson attacks on Jewish community sites, meaning deliberate fires set at those locations. They also include cyberattacks, which are attacks carried out through computer networks, that raised temperatures in refrigerators and blood banks.

The list also includes a foiled plot against a major American military base. R.A.F. Fairford, an air base in England used by American bombers, was the target. U.S. prosecutors say an Iraqi man, an Iranian operative, meaning an agent working for Iran, and a senior operative for an Iran proxy group plotted in September to attack the base. The three are held in a New York jail.

The plot did not succeed, but it prompted a major security incident at the base.