Major warning as Middle East war ramps up new UK terror threat

EXCLUSIVE: Major warning as Middle East war ramps up new UK terror threatAs US President Donald Trump claims Washington is close to ending the Iran war, a shock new report warns the spread of Tehran-sponsored attacks across Europe is escalating - and it could come to UKCommentsNewsChris Hughes Defence and Security Editor and Tom Pettifor Crime Editor16:49, 17 Apr 2026Updated 16:57, 17 Apr 2026View 6 ImagesThe Lebanese city of Nabatieh was struck before the ten-day ceasefire deal began(Image: AFP via Getty Images)The Iran war is ramping up the risk of Tehran-sponsored terror attacks across Europe and all the way to Britain, a fresh security report has warned.‌It says the war in Iran could merge into a shadow war fought in the murky world of terror-style attack such as arson and violence on individuals or groups.‌The report emerged on day two of a shaky ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and as police swooped on a central London park to examine 'discarded items' after a video wrongly claimed the Israeli Embassy had been targeted by drones containing dangerous substances.‌Conflict in the Middle East has led to fears Tehran’s shadowy Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps using proxy groups and radical organisations to launch attacks.They could, the report warns, even use criminal gangs to promote or act out violence against targets in British and other European cities.READ MORE: Donald Trump thrashes out Iran deal - but it could 'rebound very poorly'READ MORE: Robot wars come to Ukraine as unmanned vehicles take enemy position for first timeView 6 ImagesUS President Donald Trump claims Washington is close to ending the war(Image: Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto/Shutterstock)‌The focus of retaliatory assaults is likely to be US, Jewish and Israeli targets in countries such as the UK, which already suffers a rise in anti-semitism.Four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance Service were set alight in north London just weeks ago in what poli...