# UK warns Iran is seeking 'harder targets' for attacks abroad

https://mins.news/en/item/98413

- DW, 2026-10-13 17:23 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/iran-seeking-harder-targets-for-attacks-abroad-uk-warns/a-79654454?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> MI5 chief Ken McCallum said Iran is widening the scope of hybrid attacks it coordinates in the UK and elsewhere, with military sites among the “harder targets” it now seeks. His warning followed Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s statement that an alleged plot at RAF Fairford was “almost certainly” coordinated in Iran.

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