British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in a meeting that Britain will “not tolerate intimidation, threats or hostile activity on UK soil” from groups linked to his country, Sky News reported on Thursday.
– Miliband and Araqchi met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the report said, citing Britain’s foreign office.
– Miliband and Araqchi discussed the war in the Middle East, the importance of reopening the Strait of Hormuz and Britain’s “unwavering resolve to combat threats from Iranian-linked groups in UK soil”, the report added.
– Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre said last week Iranian state-linked cyber actors had used a spyware family known as “CHOSEN BRICK” to steal emails, messages and other sensitive information through “spear-phishing” campaigns on messaging platforms including WhatsApp and Telegram.
– The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.