Event Brief
Romanian men stabbed journalist in London at Iran’s behest
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 11:05 AM ET
Summary: Prosecutors told a UK court that Romanian men carried out a knife attack on a London journalist for an Iranian government proxy.
WHO: Prosecutors
WHAT: Romanian men carried out a knife attack on a journalist working for a Persian-language media organisation in London
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 10:58 AM ET
WHERE: London
WHY: The attack was carried out at the behest of the Iranian government.
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