Iran designates UK intelligence and armed forces as hostile entities

Iran's Foreign Ministry announced countermeasures against British intelligence and military institutions in response to London's designation of the Revolutionary Guard.

• The Foreign Ministry classified British foreign intelligence service MI6 as a hostile entity.
• The ministry added the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force to its lists of terrorist organizations.
• Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the designations respond to London's decision to subject Iran's Revolutionary Guard to the government threats law.
• The ministry condemned what it called hostile British practices and held the UK government responsible for the consequences.