Iran threat to UK is 'comparable with Russia' says watchdog report

THE threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has increased “significantly” since 2022, Parliament's intelligence watchdog has warned.

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In a report published yesterday Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee described the threat from Iran as “persistent” and “unpredictable”.

The committee found the “physical threat” from Iran had “significantly increased”, focused on Iranian dissidents and Jewish and Israeli interests, and was now “comparable with the threat posed by Russia”. It also warned that the nuclear threat from Iran had increased since the US withdrew from a key international agreement in 2018, arguing that deescalation “must be a priority”.

The report from the nine-member committee, which scrutinises the work of Britain's intelligence agencies, only covers the period up to August 2023 and publication was delayed by last year’s election.