GRU Volunteer Corps
Coverage of GRU Volunteer Corps in the Nexus archive.
- UK says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community, bans Revolutionary Guard
The UK government accused an Iran-backed group, the Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right (IMCR), of orchestrating arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites in Britain. It banned IMCR and Iran's Revolutionary Guard, citing national security threats, and announced legislation to penalize sabotage with up to life imprisonment. The UK also designated a Russian GRU-linked group as a security threat.
- UK says an Iran-backed group was behind attacks on Jewish community, bans Revolutionary Guard
The UK government accuses an Iran-backed group, Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right (IMCR), of orchestrating arson and vandalism attacks on Jewish sites, including synagogues and charity ambulances. It has banned IMCR and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, with sabotage linked to these groups now punishable by life imprisonment. The UK also designated Russia’s GRU Volunteer Corps as a national security threat.