{
  "id": 14214359,
  "title": "MI5 chief warns Iran is targeting military sites in UK as hostile state threats surge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/mi5-chief-warns-iran-is-targeting-military-sites-in-uk-as-hostile",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T13:39:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3370774/mi5-chief-warns-iran-targeting-military-sites-uk-hostile-state-threats-surge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Iran is trying to hit military sites in the UK and the suspected plot to attack a US-run military airbase in September was “not unique”, the head of Britain’s MI5 spy agency said on Tuesday. Ken McCallum, who leads the UK’s domestic security service, said Tehran was seeking to intensify its attacks in Britain beyond the traditional targets of Iranians opposed to the country’s Islamic authorities.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UK intelligence chief warns of 'major shift' after Iran attacks military bases",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/uk-intelligence-chief-warns-of-major-shift-after-iran-attacks",
        "published": "2026-10-13T13:59:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}