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UK Bans Iran IRGC, Sanctions 550, Funds £250M Jewish Security

7/13/2026

Summary

Story summary

The UK invoked the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026 to ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first use against a state-linked entity.
After seven arson attacks on Jewish sites claimed by Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, Britain pledged £250 million to secure synagogues and schools.
MI5 uncovered at least 20 Iran-backed plots in the past year, leading Britain to sanction over 550 Iranian-linked individuals and entities.

History

Historical Context

The 7 July 2005 suicide bombings on London’s Underground and a bus killed 52 people and injured almost 800, prompting the government to raise the national alert level and deploy armed police units. Those emergency steps later fed into counter-terrorism statutes that expanded agency powers to disrupt extremist networks. The 2026 National Security (State Threats) Act, banning the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, continues that legislative path.

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Story summary

The UK invoked the National Security (State Threats) Act 2026 to ban Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, its first use against a state-linked entity.
After seven arson attacks on Jewish sites claimed by Islamic Movement of the Companions of the Right, Britain pledged £250 million to secure synagogues and schools.
MI5 uncovered at least 20 Iran-backed plots in the past year, leading Britain to sanction over 550 Iranian-linked individuals and entities.

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