Iran Smuggles Operatives into UK via Migrant Routes: Telegraph
Iran is reportedly exploiting established people-smuggling networks to infiltrate covert operatives into Britain, according to a Telegraph report citing officials and analysts.
Iran is leveraging migrant smuggling routes that already move individuals into Britain to deploy covert operatives, The Telegraph reported on Saturday. The report cited unnamed Iranian officials, people smugglers, and analysts.
This development raises national security concerns and highlights the blurring lines between irregular migration and state-directed espionage. The use of existing criminal networks could allow operatives to enter the UK undetected.
Source: First Squawk