Germany: Will Iran’s ‘Strategic Outpost’ in Hamburg Finally Be Closed?
Germany’s parliament has called for the permanent closure of a controversial mosque in Hamburg that is used by Iran’s theocratic regime to export its Islamic Revolution to Europe.
Germany: Will Iran’s ‘Strategic Outpost’ in Hamburg Finally Be Closed?
Soeren Kern | Focus on Western Islamism | November 18, 2022
Germany’s parliament, outraged by the Iranian government’s deadly crackdown on anti-regime protesters, has called for the permanent closure of a controversial mosque in Hamburg that is used by Iran’s theocratic regime to export its Islamic Revolution to Europe.
The Islamic Center of Hamburg (Islamischen Zentrum Hamburg, IZH), described by German intelligence officials as a leading “propaganda center” of the Islamic Republic in Europe, is well known for spreading anti-Western, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel extremist ideology.
The mosque’s closure, when combined with Germany’s recent ban on the Iranian terrorist proxy Hezbollah, would represent a humiliating rebuke to the Iranian government and could significantly curb Tehran’s power and influence in Europe. Other European governments might also be encouraged to follow Germany’s lead and close Iranian-controlled mosques in their jurisdictions.
