MI5 Warns Iran Drove 50 U.K. Arrests as Russia Remains Threat No. 1
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 13
MI5 Warns Iran Drove 50 U.K. Arrests as Russia Remains Threat No. 1
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 13
Summary
More than 50 people were arrested over Iran-linked operations in Britain in the past 12 months, MI5 chief Ken McCallum said, warning Tehran has intensified activity on British soil.
McCallum said a spring wave of arson and sabotage targeting Jewish communities in Britain and elsewhere in Europe was directed by Iran, which he said is now also aiming at harder targets such as military sites.
R.A.F. Fairford — an air base used by the United States during its war on Iran that began in February — was among the most recent targets, deepening concern that Tehran is trying to intimidate a key U.S. ally.
McCallum also said Russia remains the top state threat to Britain, part of a broader rise in hostile state activity that MI5 says has grown sharply over the past decade.