MI5

UK to place Iran onto highest tier of new foreign security risk register

Head of MI5 said at least 20 Iran-backed plots to kidnap or kill Brits or individuals based in the UK were thwarted in past three years.

 People wave flags next to an Iranian missile on display during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.
 A woman holds a copy of The History of the Secret Intelligence Service for photographs at its launch at the Foreign Office in central London, September 21, 2010.

UK's MI6 spy tells Russians: join us as agents to end war

 People demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament during a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, in central London, Britain, October 8, 2022.

Israel's Mossad tipped off MI5 about Iran terror threats - report

 People demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament during a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, in central London, Britain, October 8, 2022.

Iran tried to kidnap or kill at least 10 people in the UK - MI5 chief


UK Home Secretary vows to deport foreigners following Reading attack

The UK's MI5 watch list of terror suspects has doubled in size since last year, reaching 43,000 suspects.

Priti Patel, Britain's Secretary of State for International Development arrives in Downing Street, in London.