WSJ What’s News The Nasdaq Closes in a Correction
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Mar 26, 2026 
Bojan Pancevski, WSJ chief European political correspondent tracking security and geopolitics. He discusses suspected Iran-linked attacks on Jewish sites in Western Europe and how investigators trace online propaganda and recruitment. He also explains Iran’s motives and tactics, and why European law enforcement remains on high alert. Plus market moves as the Nasdaq slips toward correction.
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Iran Using Online Cover To Recruit Attackers
- European authorities suspect Iran used online recruitment and fake groups to stage attacks on Jewish sites across multiple countries.
- Investigations linked claim posts and filmed attacks to known Iranian government social media channels, suggesting a coordinated disinformation cover.
Iran Adopts Russia's 'Hire Random Actors' Playbook
- Iran is adopting a Russian-style playbook of hiring random criminals and vulnerable people to carry out attacks.
- Bojan Pancevski says recruits include motorcycle gangs and refugees offered cash for simple acts like arson or vandalism.
Dispersed Recruitment Makes Attacks Hard To Predict
- The tactic makes prevention hard because almost anyone can be turned into an executor of state agendas.
- Law enforcement fears Telegram channels offering small payments can prompt spontaneous attacks without clear links to handlers.