Iran's Influence Network

Britain denies funding Iran's influence operation in West

Britain denies funding Iran's influence operation in West

The British government has not funded Iran's influence network in Western countries, the UK Foreign Office told Iran International, rejecting remarks by a Swedish-Iranian scholar who said his involvement in the scheme was backed by the UK government.

Iranian-Swedish scholar denies cooperating with Tehran

Iranian-Swedish scholar denies cooperating with Tehran

Roozbeh Parsi, director of the Swedish Institute for International Affairs’ Middle East program, has denied any cooperation with the Iranian government following a media investigation linking him to a Tehran-directed influence network.