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UK Introduces New Law Targeting Foreign State-Linked Threats, Including Iran's IRGC

The UK government has introduced the National Security (State Threats) Bill, which would give the Home Secretary power to designate foreign state-linked groups as threats to national security, potentially including Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The legislation, expected to come into force next month, would criminalize support for designated proxies and follows a rise in Iran-backed plots and a 35% increase in state threat investigations.

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