Belgian conviction of Iran diplomat for bomb plot is a milestone
Iran’s use of diplomats to plan terror attacks is very unusual – most countries do not use diplomats to plan terror attacks.
Police officers stand guard before a trial of Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi, charged in Belgium with planning to bomb a meeting of an exiled Iranian opposition group in France, at the entrance to the court building in Antwerp, Belgium November 27, 2020.(photo credit: JOHANNA GERON/REUTERS)
