U.S. Allies Discuss Threats from Iran in Europe

• The U.S. and its allies discussed threats from Iran.
• The joint statement includes a call for Iran to cease illegal activities.
• The countries pointed to the cooperation of Iranian services with criminal groups.

Washington — The United States and a number of NATO allies expressed concern about the increasing threats from Iran in Europe and South America. In the joint statement, released on July 31, 2025, the countries called for Iran to stop attempts to harm dissidents and other individuals.

"We are united in our position regarding the attempts of Iranian intelligence services to kill, kidnap, and persecute people in Europe and South America, which is a blatant violation of our sovereignty," the statement reads.

Along with the aforementioned, these services increasingly cooperate with international criminal organizations for the targeting of journalists, dissidents, Jewish communities, and also former and current officials.

The joint statement was signed by 14 countries, including the United Kingdom, the U.S., France, Germany, Canada, and others. The only non-NATO member that signed it was Austria, where the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency is located.

The statement did not name any specific attacks, although the U.S. and other countries have been warning for many years about plans sponsored by Iran on the territory of Europe and the U.S. British intelligence has repeatedly warned about the increasing number of such plans, supported by Tehran.

Earlier this month, the Committee on Intelligence and Security of the UK Parliament stated that "Iran poses a broad, persistent, and undeniable threat to the United Kingdom."

In July, German prosecutors announced the arrest of a man suspected of being part of a network that gathered information on "Jewish sites and people in Berlin for Iranian intelligence," possibly with the aim of attacks.

Noting the existing threat, the administration of Donald Trump at the beginning of this year announced a state funding program for several former officials who received it during the administration of Joe Biden due to threats from Iran. This applies, in particular, to former national security adviser John Bolton and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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