Iran-linked incident at UK air base 'not unique,' spy chief says

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2026-10-13

London (PA Media/dpa) - An Iran-linked incident at a UK air base is "not unique," the head of Britain's MI5 spy agency said, warning that Tehran is increasingly targeting more heavily protected sites, including military facilities. Iran, along with Russia and China, has been identified as a hostile state that uses proxies to carry out attacks on British soil. More than 50 people have been arrested in "Iran-linked operations" in the UK over the pa......

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