For decades, the Iranian regime has been carrying out targeted attacks against its critics living abroad.
Investigative Journalist Jiyar Gol reveals criminal proxies are increasingly being used to facilitate the abductions and assassinations. Many also lead back to one man, an Iranian organised crime boss named Naji Sharifi Zindashti.
BBC Eye Investigations has been following the plots across Turkey, Britain, and North America - uncovering a chilling connection between Iranian security forces and international criminal networks.
A story of murder-for-hire.
00:00 Introduction
03:31 Reporting Iran: Press freedom and safety
05:33 The UK plots
06:55 The Turkish plots
11:28 Who is Zindashti?
15:47 The US plots
28:02 Regime repercussions?