UK Police Examine Iran Links to Arson Attacks on Jewish Targets

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis visits the scene after four ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026. Hannah McKay/ReutersLONDON—British police said they are investigating possible Iran links to a series of arson ‌attacks on Jewish targets in London, which the UK chief rabbi said showed a sustained campaign of violence against the Jewish community was gathering momentum.After the latest attack, at Kenton United Synagogue ‌in the Harrow area of the city shortly after midnight, the third such ⁠incident in a week, UK counter-terrorism police said they were heading up investigations into the incidents.