Overview

• MI5 and UK counter-terrorism police arrested four Iranian suspects accused of planning an armed assault on the Israeli embassy in London.
• The plot is alleged to have been orchestrated by a hardline faction within Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to derail ongoing US-Iran nuclear talks.
• Iran has officially denied any involvement, labeling the allegations a 'false flag' operation, while launching an internal IRGC investigation into the incident.
• The alleged attack, described as one of the most significant counter-terror operations in recent UK history, involved coordinated raids across multiple cities.
• The nuclear negotiations aim to limit Iran’s nuclear capabilities in exchange for sanction relief, with recent progress reportedly triggering opposition from some factions.