{
  "id": 15011953,
  "title": "Iran’s shadow war in Britain demands more than tough words",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/irans-shadow-war-in-britain-demands-more-than-tough-words",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comment/2026/10/16/iran-uk-terrorism-security/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Last Tuesday, Ken McCallum, director general of MI5, the UK’s domestic counterintelligence and security agency, gave his annual speech about the threats faced by his country. Iran loomed large, second only to Russia. According to Mr McCallum, Iran was “keen on subcontracting its UK violence” and has spent this year expanding its hybrid campaign across the country. He said that Iran-linked…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Iran’s shadow war in Britain demands more than tough words",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/irans-shadow-war-in-britain-demands-more-than-tough-words-15015006",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "US weighs lifting sanctions on Iran's 'shadow fleet' to address surging costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/us-weighs-lifting-sanctions-on-irans-shadow-fleet-to-address-surging",
        "published": "2026-10-16T18:01:45.000Z"
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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."
}