Iranian terror suspects ‘targeted Israeli embassy in London’

The Israeli embassy was the target of an alleged Iranian terror plot, The Telegraph understands.

Five men, including four Iranian nationals, were arrested at locations across England on Saturday in what the Home Secretary described as one of the biggest counter-terror operations in recent years.

It is understood that the Israeli embassy in Kensington, west London, was the target of an attack.

It is believed the suspected terror cell was hours from unleashing an attack when the men were arrested.

…there were renewed calls for Labour to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Despite having pledged in opposition to ban the organisation, Labour has yet to do so.

Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, said: “The IRGC should have been proscribed years ago, without a shadow of a doubt. Friends of mine who live in the Middle East are astonished we haven’t done it.”

The Telegraph understands Foreign Office officials previously opposed such a move as it would prevent the UK backchannel discussions with Iran.

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