Iranians with ties to the Tehran government have been caught videotaping and snapping photos of New York City landmarks several times over the past decade, a top city police official testified Wednesday, as he warned the city could be the “ideal target” for Iran if tensions escalate.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah also has a presence in the New York area.
“Iran and/or Hezbollah remain deeply committed to striking against Israeli and Western targets and they are willing to deploy a variety of methods in order to do so,” he said, citing recent attacks “plausibly linked to Iran” in Georgia, India and Thailand.
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