UK Warns Iran Over Threats on British Soil

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a meeting in New York that the UK would not tolerate threats or hostile activity by Iran-linked groups on British soil, including attacks targeting the Jewish community. The ministers also discussed the Middle East war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz; the UK said it had taken measures to counter the threats, while Iran has previously denied using proxies. Britain recently prohibited support for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and an affiliated group, and its cybersecurity agency has reported Iranian state-linked phishing and spyware activity. The BBC additionally reported that Miliband urged Iran to pursue de-escalation and diplomacy and discussed a British couple detained in Iran.