As Iran erupts in protest, critics who fled to the UK are being warned by counterterrorism police that their lives are at risk from hit squads sent to track them down here
For someone receiving round-the-clock protection after police identified a threat on his life from agents of the Iranian regime, Aliasghar Ramezanpoor remains stoical. It is not the first time the London-based journalist’s work has put his life in danger, but it is the first time news of such a threat has come directly from specialist counterterrorism officers who, with MI5, deal with issues of national security.
“They [Iranian agents] are saying that if you don’t stop what you are doing, we will come to you; that’s the message,” he said.
