Following the news of the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary, in the United Arab Emirates, the Board of Deputies said:

“Our hearts are broken at the news from the United Arab Emirates today of the murder of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, a Chabad emissary.

“Rabbi Kogan went missing on Thursday night, believed to have been abducted. His body has now been found; it is believed that he was murdered by terrorists working for the Iranian regime.

“This terrible act underscores the fact that for the Iranian regime, Jews living in other countries are seen as targets.

“Rabbi Kogan was a religious leader, who, like many Chabad emissaries, went to a distant land to serve his community with warmth and selflessness. His abduction and murder is a truly despicable act.

“Two years ago Britain’s Security Minister stood up in the House of Commons and confirmed that the Iranian Regime had made a list of prominent Jewish people in the UK to target in the event of war with Israel.

“We will be redoubling our efforts, alongside other communal organisations, in calling for the full proscription of the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.”