Iran dismissed as “preposterous and ridiculous” claims by investigators in Sweden and Belgium that the Islamic Republic has recruited children to attack Israeli targets in their countries.

Intelligence officials say that Iran-backed criminal groups are recruiting kids as young as 13 to pull off terror attacks in Europe.

Iran-affiliated actors have used social media to recruit children as young as 13 to carry out attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets in Nordic countries, according to a report. Swedish investigators have linked at least three separate incidents involving teenagers this year to the Iranian regime,