Foxtrot Network: Iran-Linked Crime Syndicate Recruits European Teens for Assassination Plots

Investigations reveal a shadowy criminal organization is leveraging social media to turn vulnerable European teenagers into contract killers for state-backed hit operations.

A sinister criminal organization known as the 'Foxtrot Network' has been identified as the mastermind behind a string of recruitment operations targeting vulnerable teenagers across Europe, effectively turning them into contract killers. Recent investigations by international outlets, including the BBC and CNN, have exposed how the gang—which possesses documented links to the Iranian state—operates by identifying disillusioned or bored youth on social media. Through clandestine communication, the network coerces these minors into executing high-stakes murder attempts and violent attacks. O…