UK cops arrest suspected Iranian spies for trying to enter nuclear submarine base
The Times of Israel • • world
Key Points:
- Scottish police arrested a 34-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman attempting to enter HM Naval Base Clyde, a key Royal Navy facility housing Britain's nuclear submarines; the man was identified by UK media as Iranian.
- The arrests occurred amid heightened tensions three weeks into the US-Israel war on Iran, with the UK supporting US operations by allowing use of British military bases, while maintaining a defensive stance.
- MI5 has issued warnings about threats from Iran, accusing Tehran of involvement in over 20 suspected kidnap and assassination plots in the UK, alongside recent arrests of suspected Iranian spies.
- The Clyde base, located on Scotland's west coast, is central to Britain's nuclear deterrent, hosting submarines armed with Tr
