After setbacks in Lebanon and Gaza, Tehran is finding new ways to go after Israeli interests
Iran and its allies, battered by Israeli attacks and the killing of Hezbollah leaderHassan Nasrallah, are running out of options to strike back without risking a regional war that could set them back even further.
But there is one area where Western security agencies and experts fear Iran will try to hit Israel: by hiring criminal gangs in the West.
Iran has long used local militias to pursue its goals across the Middle East. In recent years, Tehran has exported that model to Europe, allying with drug lords and gangsters to go after Jewish or Israeli targets and other perceived opponents.
