tacks in Britain beyond the traditional targets of Iranians opposed to the country's Islamic authorities. He said more than 50 people have been arrested over Iran-linked plots in the past year.

 We have seen a range of incidents in recent months that we believe have been directed by the Iranian state, and as the director general of MI5 said just the other week, we are working together to intervene, identify and respond to that threat,  said Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, the head of National Counter Terrorism Policing in the U.K.