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News · 25 July 2026

Iran sending covert agents to UK via Channel boats

Iran sending covert agents to UK via Channel boats

Iran has been sending suspected covert operatives into the UK across the English Channel, according to a Telegraph report on Friday. The newspaper reports that Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has command over certain human trafficking networks throughout Europe. According to an unnamed Iranian official, the regime possesses the capability to readily destabilise London should it choose to do so.

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