Iran

The UK Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee warned in a report published yesterday that Iran has become one of the most serious threats to the country, with Tehran increasingly willing to launch attacks and cyber attacks on targets in the UK.more

Hours after the U.S.-announced ceasefire went into effect, the Israeli military said it had detected missiles fired by Iran at Israel and had activated its defense systems. Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the military to respond decisively to any violation of the ceasefire.more

US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Iran have "fully agreed" on a ceasefire that is expected to end the war between the two countries. The end of the war is to be declared if the 12-hour truce holds, an Iranian official confirmed to Reuters.more

Britain was informed of the U.S. military strikes on Iran ahead of time, but did not receive any U.S. request for their shared Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean to be used, senior minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Sunday.more

President Donald Trump called the bombing of three nuclear facilities in Iran a "spectacular military success". He called on Iran to quickly bring peace or said the US would go after other targets with "speed" and "precision".more

Police detained eight men yesterday who attacked pro-Israeli demonstrators outside London's Iranian embassy, SKY News TV reported. In an official statement, Scotland Yard does not link the arrests to the demonstration.more

European officials have warned US authorities that an attack on Iran could endanger Western citizens held by the regime and trigger terrorist attacks in Europe, the Daily Telegraph reported yesterday, citing diplomatic sources.more

US President Donald Trump has approved plans to attack Iran, but is delaying issuing a final order to see if Tehran abandons its nuclear program, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday.more

Israel and Iran resumed their exchange of fire yesterday afternoon. Explosions were heard in Isfahan, where nuclear facilities are located, and air raid sirens were sounding in Tel Aviv. According to Axios, US President Donald Trump is seriously considering taking his country into the war.more

Iran attacked Israel today with ballistic missiles. Witnesses report fires in the Tel Aviv area, unverified footage shows clouds of black smoke in several areas of central Israel, the Times of Israel portal reported.Israel: Iran attacked with ballistic missiles, smoke and fires in Tel Aviv areamore

The evacuation of Polish citizens from Israel who are stuck there is possible within several dozen hours, and will include about 200 people, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Henryka Mościcka-Dendys informed on Monday. She added that a land convoy to Jordan is planned first, and then a plane from Amman to Warsaw.more

Britain could potentially support Israel in its conflict with Iran, but the decision to send additional military jets to the Middle East was made mainly to protect British bases and personnel, British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Sunday. Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other overnight into Sunday. more

The UK is sending fighter jets to the Middle East to support security in the region, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced yesterday.more

Britain has no plans to defend Israel as Iran retaliates against Israeli strikes. The UK was not involved in the attacks on Tehran’s nuclear and military sites, and is not involved in helping to intercept Iranian retaliation like it did last year, defence sources said. However, the sources said that situation could change.more

The Israeli Air Force attacked Iran this morning. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that these were preemptive strikes, and their purpose was to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon that would threaten Israel's existence. The airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan was closed.more

The British Foreign Office summoned Iranian Ambassador Sejed Ali Mousavi yesterday in connection with the activities on UK soil of three Iranians accused of collaborating with Iranian intelligence services.more

Three Iranians, part of a group of eight men detained in the UK in early May, were today charged with acting for foreign intelligence services, British police said.more

Five men detained by police on Saturday intended to carry out an attack on the Israeli embassy in London, the British daily ‘The Telegraph’ reported yesterday. Four of those detained were Iranian.more

The British government on Monday sanctioned what it said was a Swedish-based Iranian criminal network and its leader, citing the group's role in attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets across Europe. Britain imposed an asset freeze on the group known as "Foxtrot Network" and an asset freeze and travel ban on Rawa Majid, who the government said was in charge of the network.more

Iranian authorities have charged a British tourist couple with espionage, the Iranian judicial portal Mizan reported today. The couple, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, were said to have ‘collected information in several provinces of Iran’ - the portal reported.more

Iran and three major European powers - Germany, France and the UK - began two days of talks in Geneva last night on Iran's nuclear programme, the Iranian press reported, quoted by AFP.more

Hours after new EU sanctions were announced, Iran Air sent SMS cancellations to all Europe-bound flights. Passengers were informed that the cancellations were linked to the decision in Brussels.more

The US has warned the Iranian government that Washington would regard as an act of war any attempt on the life of Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, Reuters reported today, citing sources in Washington.more

The UK yesterday imposed sanctions on senior representatives of Iran's army, air force and organisations linked to ballistic and cruise missile development, Reuters reported. The restrictions follow an Iranian missile attack on Israel on 1 October.more

British troops assisted Israel in repelling an Iranian missile attack last night, Defence Minister John Healey confirmed. He did not specify the extent of the support, but aircraft were involved, according to the BBC.more