Iran poses a significant and wide-ranging threat to Britain and, while not in the same league as Russia or China, it is one that is rising and for which the UK government is not fully prepared, British lawmakers said in a report released on Thursday.

UK parliamentary committee report claims Iran has made at least 15 attempts to murder or kidnap British nationals since the beginning of 2022.

The threat posed by Iran to dissidents living in the UK has significantly increased in recent years, according to an influential panel of lawmakers who urged the British government to bolster cyber resilience and espionage capacity.