There is no reason why the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps wouldn’t have jihadis all over Western countries. After all, it isn’t as if the Western countries in question have been paying attention, or making any effort to identify and keep jihadis out.
“Gig economy terrorism: Ashab al-Yamin’s rise brings new terror threat to Europe,” by Jonathan Spyer, Jerusalem Post, May 9, 2026:
The organization Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (The Islamic Companions of the Right Hand) claimed responsibility for the stabbings of two Jewish men in London’s Golders Green neighborhood on April 29. This group, referred to by its initials “HAYI” in the UK, has recently come onto the radar of law enforcement and intelligence agencies across Europe, after it claimed to have carried out a series of attacks on Jewish and Iranian opposition targets across the continent in recent weeks.
The emerging evidence suggests that this organization is a front for elements operating on behalf of the Iranian regime. Given the nature of the attacks, HAYI appears most likely to be linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). No clear evidence or details of the process by which the group is managed have yet been made public. But a number of indications suggest that HAYI is not simply a convenient moniker for individuals acting at their own behest in support of Tehran.
Rather, it appears to offer an example of what some analysts have termed “gig economy” terrorism. This refers to a process whereby a state agency hires individuals not necessarily deeply organizationally or ideologically linked to the state in question, to carry out acts of violence on its behalf, usually in return for financial remuneration, and often on an ad hoc or one-off basis.
Claiming responsibility for terror attacks
THE TELL-TALE evidence, in the public domain, of direct state involvement in HAYI derives from the timing of its claims of responsibility and other online activity. Specifically, HAYI claimed responsibility for arson attacks on April 15 against the Finchley Reform Synagogue in north London, and the Volant Media Offices, the media company that owns Iran International, the high-profile Iranian opposition TV channel….
Cynthia says
This jihadist Iranian group is known and allowed to operate in the U.K.
The last election has placed Green Party council members in the majority of the Golders Green district. They are virulently anti Semitic, these poor Jewish citizens will get no help if there are more attacks there.
It’s time to get out of Dodge.