UK faces 'persistent and unpredictable threat' from Iran, intelligence report warns

The threat from Iran targeting the U.K. has increased significantly since 2022, a parliamentary committee said. The Intelligence and Security Committee said Thursday that the danger posed to Iranian dissidents and Jewish and Israeli interests was on par with the threat from Russia. The report says there were at least 15 murder or kidnap attempts against British citizens or residents between January 2022 and August 2023. The Iranian embassy in London rejected the report's findings as unfounded and politically motivated. Britain’s domestic intelligence head last year warned of a staggering rise of assassination and sabotage attempts by Russia and Iran.