Overview

• On July 15, a Karlsruhe investigative judge enforced a detention warrant against a 53-year-old Danish national accused of spying for Iran’s IRGC Quds Brigades.
• The suspect was arrested in Aarhus on June 26 after months of surveillance by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution in Berlin.
• German prosecutors allege he mapped Jewish institutions and individuals in Berlin, including the German-Israeli Society, to facilitate potential attacks.
• Officials say cooperation with foreign intelligence services, notably Israel’s Mossad, provided the tip that led to his apprehension.
• Iran’s government has dismissed the accusations as politically motivated even as German authorities warn companies of a surge in Iranian espionage activity.