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\t\t\t\tBy signing up, you agree to the terms<\/a><\/p>\n The European Union sanctioned Zindashti\u2019s network last year, with London, Washington, and Brussels all claiming it is connected to Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security and accusing it of conducting assassination and kidnapping operations against Tehran\u2019s critics.<\/p>\n \t London also targeted five members of the Zarringhalam family, said to have helped finance efforts to \u201cdestabilize\u201d the UK.<\/p>\n Mansour, Nasser, and Fazlolah Zarringhalam were sanctioned by the US last year for their involvement in Iran\u2019s \u201cshadow banking\u201d network.<\/p>\n The US Treasury said the trio had \u201ccollectively laundered billions of dollars\u201d for Iran through a network of front companies in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n London also added two US-sanctioned Iran-based exchange houses linked to them to its sanctions list.<\/p>\n Iranians Nihat Abdul Kadir Asan and Reza Hamidiravari and Azerbaijani national Namiq Salifov were the other three individuals hit with the British travel bans and asset freezes.<\/p>\n Sanctions come amid wave of anti-Jewish attacks<\/p>\n \u201cThis package of sanctions directly targets organizations and individuals who threaten security on UK streets and stability in the Middle East,\u201d UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said on Monday in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cCriminal proxies backed by parts of the Iranian regime who threaten security in the UK and Europe will not be tolerated, nor will illicit finance networks,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Last month, police said they were investigating possible Iran links to a recent series of arson attacks on Jewish targets in London, which prompted counterterrorism inquiries and warnings about hostile activity by Tehran or groups acting on its behalf. Amid the wave of arsons, two Jewish men were also stabbed in an antisemitic attack.<\/p>\n \t The regime-hostile Iran International outlet, based in London, was also targeted for arson, as was a memorial wall depicting Iranians killed by the Islamic Republic, along with Israelis killed by the Hamas terror group.<\/p>\n Authorities have suggested that Tehran may be behind some of the attacks, and a newly formed terror group \u2013 Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI) \u2013 has claimed responsibility for some of them. The group, believed to have links to Iran, was not named in the Monday sanctions package.<\/p>\n The UK has raised its national terrorism threat level to \u201csevere,\u201d the second-highest rating, with police and ministers warning of an elevated risk of attacks and growing concern about hostile activity linked to foreign states, including Iran.<\/p>\n London\u2019s Metropolitan Police also announced the creation of a special unit to protect Jews.<\/p>\n Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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