UK-Iran relations

UK police charge man over Iran-related spying offenses, following ban on IRGC

Police said the suspect, Vahid Aberi, from Liverpool, northern England, was taken to a police station in central England and searches had been carried out at addresses where he operated.

 The silhouette of a person, with Iran's flag in the background (illustrative).
A man lights a candle by a wall showing pictures of protesters killed during anti-government demonstrations in Iran, in Golders Green, London, Britain, March 7, 2026.

UK-Iranian national charged with arson at London memorial wall

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi pictured in Odesa, Ukraine, May 30, 2026; illustrative.

Reza Pahlavi condemns US-Iran MoU, warns it will strengthen Tehran regime

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley, and British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood speak with members of the Jewish community during a visit to Golders Green, north west London, Britain, April 30, 2026.

UK government does all but admit Iran is behind attacks on British soil - analysis


Iran's parliament to label European militaries as 'terror organizations'

"We are ready to reciprocate. But we ask the Westerners to think carefully so that the window of opportunity for diplomacy is not closed," said the Speaker of Iran's Islamic Council.

pictured far right, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf

IRNA says British-Iranian Akbari played role in assassination of top scientist

New information has been made available about the British-Iranian dual citizen sentenced to death by Iran. He is accused of being a spy and an assassin.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian speaks during a news conference in Tehran, Iran, November 23, 2022.

Britain to designate IRGC as terrorist org

Designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization would put them on par with the US, Canada, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.   

 Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an IRGC ground forces military drill in the Aras area, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, October 17, 2022.

Donald Trump applauded by Orthodox Jewish education group

To Trump's apparent annoyment, the crowd gave the commuting a bigger applause than to the moving of the US embassy to Jerusalem.

 Donald Trump speaks during an event at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 15, 2022.

UK Conservatives, Labour urge Johnson gov’t to step up against Iran

They also criticized the UK government for not supporting the US attempt to reinstate the arms embargo and causing a rift with the US.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson

UK sends HMS Defender warship to tense Middle East

It will join the HMS Montrose and HMS Kent. The Monstrose has already been involved in warning Iranian IRGC fast boats from approaching UK-flagged ships.

A crew member raises the Iranian flag on Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order, in the Strait of Gibraltar

What was Iran thinking trying to seize British tanker?

Why would the IRGC, which is already designated a terrorist organization, launch a brazen attack when a British warship was nearby.

British warship arrives at Hamad port ahead of Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference, in Doha