MI5 Director General: Iran - state actor which most frequently crosses into terrorism

"Iran is the state that most frequently crosses into terrorism," MI5 Director General Ken McCallum said in connection with the annual report 'Stae Threats', Report informs.

"I also want to mention the threat from Iran – the state actor which most frequently crosses into terrorism. The current wave of protests in Iran is asking fundamental questions of the totalitarian regime. This could signal profound change, but the trajectory is uncertain. For now, we see the regime resorting to violence to silence critics. An Iran that, with its proxies, remains a profoundly destabilising actor in its region and beyond. An Iran providing support to Russia, including by supplying drones inflicting misery in Ukraine.

"Iran projects a threat to the UK directly, through its aggressive intelligence services. At its sharpest, this includes ambitions to kidnap or even kill British or UK-based individuals perceived as enemies of the regime. We have seen at least ten such potential threats since January alone. We work at pace with domestic and international partners to disrupt this completely unacceptable activity. The Foreign Secretary made clear to the Iranian regime just last week that the UK will not tolerate intimidation or threats to life towards journalists, or any individual, living in the UK," he noted.