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UK sanctions network accused of planning attacks for Iran
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- London freezes assets and travel for those accused of laundering billions and plotting Iranian-backed hostile activity.
- xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The British prime minister's official residence at 10 Downing Street in London, 11 May 2026.
- The Foreign Office has issued travel bans, asset freezes and director disqualification orders to nine people and three entities, linked to “Iranian-backed hostile activity”.
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London freezes assets and travel for those accused of laundering billions and plotting Iranian-backed hostile activity.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The British prime minister's official residence at 10 Downing Street in London, 11 May 2026. [Tolga Akmen/EPA]By Reuters Published On 11 May 202611 May 2026The British government has imposed sanctions on an Iranian-linked network accused of plotting attacks in the UK and elsewhere.
The Foreign Office has issued travel bans, asset freezes and director disqualification orders to nine people and three entities, linked to “Iranian-backed hostile activity”.
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