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UK intelligence warns Iran shifting sabotage to military bases

MI5 chief reports 50+ arrests in Iran-linked operations as Tehran targets RAF sites in new escalation.

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What to know

  • MI5 reports over 50 arrests in Iran-linked operations in the past year, with a marked escalation toward targeting UK military bases.
  • Seven suspects arrested after suspected Iranian plot against RAF Fairford; Trump withdrew US bombers from the base in response.
  • UK and EU officials attribute the escalation to Iran's IRGC and warn of more sophisticated tactics ahead.

“Clearly it is the case that in countries closer to its own homeland, the IRGC has quite deep experience of using more conventional and hybrid technology.”

Ken McCallum, MI5 director general · The National UAE ↗

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UK intelligence warns Iran shifting sabotage to military bases
The National UAE

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    PM Burnham attributes Fairford plot to Iran; Kallas expresses EU solidarity

    British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Tehran was "highly likely" behind the suspected plot against RAF Fairford. EU foreign affairs minister Kaja Kallas expressed solidarity with the UK, noting that Iran's campaign of intimidation extends beyond the Middle East.

    “UK has now concluded that Iran's Revolutionary Guard was almost certainly behind the threat to Fairford airbase. Iran's campaign of intimidation and chaos extends well beyond the Middle East.”
    — Kaja Kallas
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    MI5 chief McCallum warns of major shift in Iranian tactics toward military bases

    Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, revealed that over the last 12 months Iran-linked operations led to more than 50 arrests in the UK, and warned of a "major shift" toward targeting harder targets like military sites. McCallum cautioned that Iran may deploy more "aggressive and sophisticated" tactics in the UK similar to those used closer to its homeland.

    “Over the last 12 months, our Iran-linked operations have led to more than 50 arrests in the UK. The other major shift this year has been Iranian ambitions to come at harder targets, like military sites.”
    — Ken McCallum
    1. 2 outlets U.K. intelligence chief warns Iran is shifting plots to ‘harder targets’

      first by Washington Post, 13h ago · also The Washington Post

    2. 1 outlet first by The National UAE, 15h ago · read ↗

  3. background

    Suspected Iranian plot against RAF Fairford prompted security alert — A suspected plot against RAF Fairford air base in the UK prompted a security alert, leading US President Donald Trump to withdraw planes from the base. Seven people were arrested on suspicion of involvement.

  4. background

    Two suspects arrested at RAF Molesworth in Cambridgeshire — Two suspects were arrested at RAF Molesworth base in Cambridgeshire, which is known to be used by US intelligence agencies.