{"id":260502,"date":"2025-07-10T15:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/threat-of-physical-attacks-by-iran-on-uk-has-increased-significantly-says-watchdog\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T14:04:33","slug":"threat-of-physical-attacks-by-iran-on-uk-has-increased-significantly-says-watchdog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/threat-of-physical-attacks-by-iran-on-uk-has-increased-significantly-says-watchdog\/","title":{"rendered":"Threat of physical attacks by Iran on UK has &#8216;increased significantly&#8217;, says watchdog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_8Cjh8NmXOA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Threat of physical attacks by Iran on UK has 'increased significantly', says watchdog\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_8Cjh8NmXOA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Parliament&#8217;s intelligence watchdog has warned that the threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has &quot;increased significantly&quot; since 2022.<\/p>\n<p>It says the threat is focused on Iranian dissidents and Jewish and Israeli interests, with at least 15 attempts to murder or kidnap British nationals or residents in one 18-month period.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe: https:\/\/bit.ly\/C4_News_Subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament&#8217;s intelligence watchdog has warned that the threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has &quot;increased significantly&quot; since 2022. 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