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MI5 Chief Warns of Growing Iranian and Russian Threats to U.K.

Britain's domestic security chief says Tehran and Moscow are stepping up hybrid campaigns on U.K. soil, and singled out Iran-led attacks on Jewish communities.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance on BBN This Morning
Published 8:12 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The New York Times: “MI5 Chief Warns of Growing Iranian and Russian Threats to U.K.”
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 8:12 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Gloria Vance.
Topics: Iranian, Russian, UK.
BBN covered this story before: Burnham courts EU ties; Europe weighs frozen Russian assets (October 13).

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The New York TimesMI5 Chief Warns of Growing Iranian and Russian Threats to U.K.

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe head of MI5 says Iran and Russia are escalating their hybrid campaigns on British soil, and he called Iran-led attacks on Jewish communities sickening.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHybrid means sabotage, influence and pressure short of open war, and it is aimed at ordinary people in ordinary places.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe warning from a spy chief carries weight because they rarely say it out loud.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCommunities deserve to feel safe, and it matters that he named the targets plainly.