“Spying on people and institutions with special ties to the state of Israel on German soil is an egregious violation of German law.”

German Foreign Ministry official

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According to Deutsche Welle, these spies were gathering intelligence on Israeli and Jewish groups within Germany.

The spies are suspected members of the al-Quds Brigade, a special forces unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Al-Quds Brigade is known for the assassinations it has carried in Iran and abroad.

REFERENCES

Germany tells Iran not to spy against Israel on its territory — REUTERS

Germany Cracks Down on Iranian Spies, Signals Major Shift — Trumpet

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