UK-Iran relations

UK government does all but admit Iran is behind attacks on British soil - analysis

Throughout the UK government and institutions, naming Iran, the IRGC, or even HAYI at times, has been avoided in favor of the more nebulous and anonymous "hostile states" and "state-linked actors."

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, and British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood speak with members of the Jewish community during a visit to Golders Green, north west London, Britain, April 30, 2026.
Soldiers from 16 Air Assault Brigade (16 Air Asslt Bde) set up and fly their military drones after jumping from a Royal Air Force (RAF) A400M transport aircraft onto Salisbury Plain at Copehill Down training facility on March 30, 2026.

Iran war exposes weakened state of Britain's armed forces - explainer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer defended his record on the armed forces, noting he had put in place the biggest sustained increase in military spending since the Cold War.

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Police officers stand outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023.

UK counter terror officers join probe after car hits pedestrians, injuring seven

The incident occurred at 9.30 p.m. (GMT) on Friar Gate, a usually busy street in the city of Derby, with all victims suffering serious but not life-threatening injuries.

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Demonstrators gather as Stop the Hate UK holds a protest calling on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support the Iranian people, proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and free Iran from the Islamic Republic, outside Downing Street, London, Britain, January 11, 2026.

Report reveals Iranian soft-power infrastructure in the United Kingdom through charity sector

The 109-page report "Under influence: the Iranian Regime's abuse of the UK charity system and the limitations of oversight" explores a number of Iran-linked charities operating in the UK.

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What Britain’s silence on Iran’s protests says about its foreign policy priorities - analysis

Why is there no statement about supporting regime change in Iran? And why are there no comments about the international law violations by the Iranian regime as it cracks down on protesters?

JANUARY 5, 2026ByMATHILDA HELLER
A Iranian flag flutters outside the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran t

With 'snapback' sanctions started, 30-day hammer starts to fall on Iran - analysis

The E3, UK, France, and Germany, have triggered the "snapback" mechanism built into 2015's JCPOA nuclear deal, adding global sanctions on Iran, which will come into effect in 30 days.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for the media at a hotel prior to an E3 meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 24, 2025.

E3 must institute snapback sanctions on Iran 'without delay,' Crown Prince Pahlavi argues

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi argued that delaying implementing the sanctions would only "help the world's foremost state sponsor of terrorism," in a post on his personal X/Twitter.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

UK sanctions Iranian oil magnate accused of destabilization activities

Following suspicions of participating in "destabilization activities," multiple sanctions have been launched against Iranian oil magnate and associated entities.

AUGUST 21, 2025ByREUTERS
On March 12, 2017, a view of an Iranian oil facility on Khark Island in the Persian Gulf

Iran, China, and Russia behind life-threatening operations in UK, British police say

Two senior British police officers warned that Russia, Iran, and China are behind a growing number of life-threatening operations in Britain.

JULY 15, 2025ByREUTERS
British police officers stand watch at crime scene

Iran's octopus: Report uncovers the regime’s political, cultural infiltration of the UK

The new report looks at Iran's "extensive and sophisticated" network in the UK, detailing the specific institutions and individuals responsible for "advancing its agenda."

JUNE 15, 2025ByMATHILDA HELLER
People demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament during a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, in central London, Britain, October 8, 2022.

UK to place Iran onto highest tier of new foreign security risk register

Head of MI5 said at least 20 Iran-backed plots to kidnap or kill Brits or individuals based in the UK were thwarted in past three years.

MARCH 4, 2025ByREUTERS
People wave flags next to an Iranian missile on display during the 46th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, Iran, February 10, 2025.

Iran's parliament to label European militaries as 'terror organizations'

"We are ready to reciprocate. But we ask the Westerners to think carefully so that the window of opportunity for diplomacy is not closed," said the Speaker of Iran's Islamic Council.

JANUARY 22, 2023BySAM HALPERN
pictured far right, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf

IRNA says British-Iranian Akbari played role in assassination of top scientist

New information has been made available about the British-Iranian dual citizen sentenced to death by Iran. He is accused of being a spy and an assassin.

JANUARY 12, 2023ByREUTERS
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, November 23, 2022.

Britain to designate IRGC as terrorist org

Designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization would put them on par with the US, Canada, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.   

JANUARY 3, 2023BySAM HALPERN
Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.