Haaretz:

Malaysia is one of the few countries in the world which Iranians can visit without a visa; upon arrival, they are immediately issued a 14-day visa. A 2015 article in a Malaysian newspaper described the country as a “bridge” between Iran and other countries. This may explain why 15,000 Iranians come to Malaysia to study, and why some seek to stay on afterwards. (Five thousand Palestinians are studying there too.)

Western intelligence analysts have noted extensive and growing activity by Iran in Malaysia, and that Iran has been shifting more activity to Malaysia from African countries. “Iran has very significant infrastructure in Malaysia,” says one Israeli official. “It has religious infrastructure there that is trying to promote Shi’ite Islam. There’s a very dangerous convergence there between Palestinian students and Iranian knowhow.”

Another connection between Tehran and Kuala Lumpur has to do with the sanctions that were placed on Iran because of its nuclear program. Malaysia continued to support Iran and assiduously maintains good commercial relations with it. But are there other types of relations between the two countries as well?

“Malaysia is the meeting point between various terrorist organizations and the Iranians,” an Israeli official says. “Malaysia is a convenient place for communication, organization and training for various terror groups and states hostile to Israel. It’s a place where they share technologies and plot operations.”

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