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LONDON: Iranian journalist Pouria Zeraati fled to Israel due to security concerns following an assassination attempt in London in March.

In an interview with The Guardian, Zeraati revealed that his move from London to an undisclosed location in Israel was a “difficult” but necessary decision.

“The place where I live now is a little safer,” he said in an interview published on Tuesday.

“There has been communication between the British police and the police here. They are aware of my situation and have taken additional measures to ensure that I am safe in Israel.”

Zeraati was attacked outside his home in Wimbledon, south-west London, by three unidentified men who reportedly fled the country immediately after the attack.

Police believe the attackers belonged to a criminal gang from Eastern Europe acting on behalf of the Iranian government.

Suspicions intensified after a series of foiled plots aimed at kidnapping or killing employees of Iran International, a London-based network that Tehran classifies as a terrorist organization.

Zeraati, who was hospitalized with a leg injury, criticised Britain’s handling of the Iranian threat on British soil and said his safety could not be guaranteed.

He called on the British government to impose tougher sanctions against Iran.

The attack on Zeraati came as part of an “unprecedented” harassment campaign against Iranian journalists living abroad.

According to a report by Reporters Without Borders, nearly 90 percent of Iranian journalists said they had been threatened or harassed online in the past five years.

In December, ITV revealed that a double agent had uncovered a plot orchestrated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to kill two news anchors during anti-government protests in 2022.

Similarly, journalists from the BBC’s Persian-language news channel reported being confronted with abusive messages and threats of sexual harassment. There were also reports of the arbitrary detention of family members in Iran.

Zeraati’s move to a country at war and at risk of further conflict also raises new questions about how safe the UK is for dissidents targeted by foreign states.

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