The police are closely following developments in Iran, and it is obvious that there are threats to American, Israeli and Jewish interests in Sweden, says Andersson, head of the investigation unit at the police's National Operations Department, Noa.
We are, of course, working on this to gain a greater understanding and to implement safety-enhancing measures.
Have you seen concrete events in Sweden linked to the threat from Iran?
There are individual cases that have targeted American, Jewish and Israeli interests. We also have individual cases linked to opposition figures who are in Sweden.
Security-enhancing measures may, for example, involve increased protection of embassies and Jewish interests.
Embassy attack
Earlier in March, an explosion occurred at the US embassy in Oslo. Police are investigating whether it was ordered by a state actor.
"It shows that American interests can be attacked in different parts of the world. I will leave the exact background and motives for the attack to the Norwegian police," says Niclas Andersson.
According to information provided to SVT, Swedish authorities have been informed that the act may be linked to the Foxtrot network.
"Our assessment, together with the Security Service, is that the Iranian regime is using criminal networks to carry out acts of violence," Andersson says, without commenting on the information about the attack in Oslo.
Foxtrot leader Rawa Majid is still believed to be in Iran and the situation there is also affecting him, according to the police.
"But in what way, we cannot comment," says Andersson.
Violence missions
The police work in various ways to detect and prevent violent acts coordinated by criminal networks, including by monitoring missions posted online.
"We follow the flows, and we have talked about this for a long time - 'violence as a service' - where you post assignments in different chat groups. It is a system that is also used in this context. It is part of the information, but it can come from different directions."
Niclas Andersson urges people who are worried or are being threatened to contact the police.
"It is not certain that we only capture information about the intentions of potential criminals, but we also need to understand those who may be vulnerable and what their perceptions are."
