# MI5 chief warns UK faces unprecedented threats from Iran and Russia

https://mins.news/en/video/98845

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-13 22:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Z7OorxT-s

> MI5 Director General Ken McCallum says the UK faces unprecedented security threats from hostile states including Iran and Russia, while the agency’s caseload has quadrupled in a decade. He says Iran-linked intimidation of opposition figures and media has used criminal proxies, with more than 20 arrests in the past year, and warns of emerging AI-related risks, including its potential use in recruitment.

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