Television station ‘shocked and deeply concerned’ that threats to life have been made by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
An Iranian hit squad operating in London has threatened the lives of two British journalists working for a Farsi-language television station based in the UK.
Counter-terrorism officers with the Metropolitan Police have identified “lethal threats to British citizens on British soil”, the television channel Iran International said on Monday.
In a statement, the channel accused the hardline Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of targeting two prominent British-Iranian journalists as part of a “significant and dangerous escalation” of Tehran’s “state-sponsored campaign” of intimidation.
The journalists have not been identified for security reasons. It is understood they have now been given round-the-clock protection.