Today, the UK has announced sanctions against the notorious
criminal Foxtrot Network and its leadership.
The Iranian regime uses criminal gangs across the world to
threaten people. The UK has targeted this criminal network and
its leader, Rawa Majid, due to their involvement in violence
against Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe on behalf of the
Iranian regime. The UK will not tolerate these threats.
This forms part of the UK Government's ongoing response to
Iranian hostilities in Europe. Last month, we announced that Iran
will be placed on the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence
Registration Scheme (FIRS) and to date, the UK has sanctioned
more than 450 Iranian individuals and entities, in response to
the regime's human rights violations, nuclear weapons programme
and malign influence internationally.
The UK Government will continue to hold the Iranian regime and
criminals acting on its behalf to account.
BackgroundThe Individual that is subject
to a UK travel ban, asset freeze and director
disqualification:
- Rawa Majid, Head of the Foxtrot Network
The following organisation is also being sanctioned by
the UK and is subject to an asset freeze and director
disqualification:
- Since the start of 2022, the UK has responded to more than 20
Iran-backed plots, presenting potentially lethal threats to
British citizens and UK residents.
- Today's designations were made under the 2023 Iran Sanctions
Regulations, which came into force in December
2023: Iran sanctions: guidance
- GOV.UK
- On 4 March 2025 the Security Minister's statement to
Parliament confirmed Iran would be specified on the enhanced tier
of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), and that the
government will work with our allies to better understand,
expose, and condemn Iranian actions; and bring Iranian-linked
criminals to justice wherever in the world they may be
- Protecting national
security - GOV.UK
- The US designated Majid and the Foxtrot Network in March
2025.
Definitions:
- Asset freeze: an asset freeze prevents any UK citizen, or any
business in the UK, from dealing with any funds or economic
resources which are owned, held or controlled by the designated
person. It also prevents funds or economic resources being
provided to or for the benefit of the designated person. UK
financial sanctions apply to all persons within the territory and
territorial sea of the UK and to all UK persons, wherever they
are in the world.
- Travel ban: a travel ban means that the designated person
must be refused leave to enter or to remain in the United
Kingdom, as the individual is an excluded person under section 8B
of the Immigration Act 1971.
- Director disqualification: Where director disqualification
sanctions apply, it is an offence for a person designated for the
purpose of those sanctions to act as a director of a UK company,
or a foreign company that is sufficiently-connected to the UK, or
to take part in the management, formation or promotion of a
company.
