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UK Thwarts 20 Attacks, Arrests Nine Linked to IRGC

5/29/2025

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MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum disclosed that the UK has successfully thwarted at least 20 attacks since 2022, with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at the center of the threat. Following a foiled plot targeting the Israeli Embassy, nine Iranian nationals were arrested, intensifying calls to ban the IRGC amid escalating fears of Islamist extremism in Britain.

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MI5 chief Sir Ken McCallum disclosed that the UK has successfully thwarted at least 20 attacks since 2022, with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) at the center of the threat. Following a foiled plot targeting the Israeli Embassy, nine Iranian nationals were arrested, intensifying calls to ban the IRGC amid escalating fears of Islamist extremism in Britain.