Article 6YJ2R Iran’s threat to UK on a par with Russia’s, security report finds

Iran’s threat to UK on a par with Russia’s, security report finds

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Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
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Parliamentary committee says UK is priority target for cyber and physical attacks as well as assassinations

Iran's intimidation, including the fear of physical attack and assassination of Iranian dissidents living in the UK, is comparable in scale to the threat posed by Russia, parliament's intelligence and security committee has found.

In a report published on Thursday, the committee (ISC) also finds that the UK is a priority espionage target for Iranian cyber-attacks, ranking just below the US and Saudi Arabia.

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