与伊朗政权有联系的有组织犯罪团伙Foxtrot Network自2022年以来在欧洲制造了约35起谋杀案件，并通过社交媒体招募青少年作为杀手执行暴力任务[1]。该网络首领Rawa Majid现居德黑兰，自2023年10月逃往伊朗后与伊朗政权合作，针对异议人士、记者和以色列目标发动袭击，其中包括两起涉及炸药和手榴弹的事件[1]。欧洲严重有组织犯罪中心负责人Andy Kraag将这一现象称为向弱势青年的"精心策划的谋杀外包"[1]。
欧洲刑警组织设立的OTF GRIMM特别工作组已逮捕超280人，涉及比利时、丹麦、芬兰、法国、德国、冰岛、荷兰、挪威、西班牙、瑞典和英国等11个国家[1]。英国政府在2025年4月对该网络及其首领进行了制裁[1]。瑞典记者Diamant Salihu表示："政权指示Foxtrot网络首领策动其网络对伊朗政权的敌人发动袭击"[1]。
尽管逮捕范围广泛，包括被认为是"Agent 47"、在伊拉克库尔德斯坦城市苏莱曼尼亚被捕的Ali Shehad Ahmed（该人正面临瑞典的引渡要求），但Majid仍逍遥法外[1]。本周三，挪威少年Johannes Natland因计划在约克郡杀害罪名被伦敦中央刑事法院陪审团定罪[1]。
A sophisticated organized crime syndicate known as Foxtrot Network has orchestrated approximately 35 murders across Europe since 2022, recruiting teenagers through social media to carry out violent contract killings on behalf of targets aligned with Iranian interests [1]. The network's leader, Rawa Majid, is based in Tehran and has collaborated with the Iranian regime to coordinate attacks against dissidents, journalists, and Israeli targets, including two operations involving explosives and hand grenades [1]. Majid fled to Iran in October 2023 and has remained at large despite being sanctioned by the British government in April 2025 [1].
The scale of the criminal enterprise has prompted an unprecedented coordinated response from European law enforcement. The OTF GRIMM special taskforce, established by Europol and involving 11 countries—Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom—has arrested more than 280 individuals connected to the network [1]. Andy Kraag, head of the European Serious Organised Crime Centre, characterized the operation as a "meticulously planned murder outsourcing" targeting vulnerable young people [1]. Swedish journalist Diamant Salihu reported that "the regime instructed Foxtrot network leaders to orchestrate their network to launch attacks against the regime's enemies" [1].
Recent prosecutions have highlighted the network's recruitment methods and operational scope. On Wednesday, a jury at London's Central Criminal Court convicted Norwegian teenager Johannes Natland of planning a murder in Yorkshire [1]. Investigators have also identified Ali Shehad Ahmed, believed to operate under the codename "Agent 47," who was arrested in the Kurdish city of Sulaimani in Iraq and now faces extradition proceedings initiated by Sweden [1].