Suspected Iranian Spy Arrested For Allegedly Sizing Up Jewish Terror Targets

German authorities arrested a Danish national suspected of surveilling Jewish targets on Iran’s behalf for possible terrorist attacks, the country’s prosecutors office said Tuesday.

Ali G., a pseudonym for the alleged spy, allegedly spied on three separate sites in June at the behest of Iranian intelligence, according to Reuters. Iran formally entered a ceasefire with Israel on June 23 after an extensive bombing campaign from Tel Aviv and Washington appeared to cripple Tehran’s nuclear facilities, but fears remain that Iran’s extensive global espionage network could instigate reprisal attacks against civilians in the West.

Ali G. is currently being held in Denmark, and Germany is seeking his extradition, according to Reuters. The suspect allegedly received his orders from Iranian intelligence in early 2025.

The suspect allegedly surveilled a building where the president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany is known to frequent, as well as the outside of the German-Israeli Society headquarters, according to Reuters. German Chancellor Frederich Merz said in June that Germany was ready for any attacks from Iranian assets targeting its citizens, particularly any antisemitic attacks.

In the U.S., the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reportedly reassigned the agents over concerns that Iran may activate sleeper cells