MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military bases in UK, airbase plot ‘not unique’
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"MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military bases in UK, airbase plot ‘not unique’" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (2)
- A look at the Iran and Russia-linked hybrid attacks the U.K. spy chief says are flourishing CBS News · 1d ago
- Could AI ‘change the stakes’ in the development of bioweapons? The Guardian · 1d ago
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