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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-11T14:13:54.000Z",
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  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nThe UK has slapped 12 new sanctions on Iranians who were accused of planning attacks on Britain.\n\nThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office announced the latest sanctions this afternoon.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThose included involve alleged members and associates of what the Government described as Zindashti criminal network.\n\nThe sanctions also impact several exchange houses and financial operators.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nWhitehall accused the criminal network of involvement in Iranian-backed hostile activity.\n\nThe activity involved included threatening, planning or conducting against individuals and assets in the UK and beyond.\n\nThe sanctions will include asset freezes, travel bans as well as director disqualification orders.\n\nThose sanctioned had provided services to individuals who had offered up their services to bodies connected to destalbising activities.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n**_\n_**\n\n**_\n_**\n\n**_\n_**\n\nIn the face of international limits, such activities allowed the Iranian-linked network to access and move around funds, the Government said.\n\nIran has continued to deny involvement in such attacks, both in the UK and internationally.\n\nBack in April, counter terror police announced they had launched an investigation into Iranian-linked proxies in connection with a string of arson attacks on London synagogues and other Jewish sites.\n\nFollowing the incident, the Metropolitan Police's deputy assistant commissioner Vicki Evans confirmed Counter Terrorism Policing are leading all of the investigations into the string of incidents in recent weeks.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS:\n\n\n\n\n  * Iran threatens HMS Dragon with 'decisive response' as UK warship heads towards Strait\n  * 'Totally unacceptable!' Iran peace hopes in crisis as Tehran bitterly rejects Donald Trump's deal\n  * Iranian proxies behind antisemitic attacks on British soil could face 14 years in prison\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe probe was created after a firebombing was carried out on the Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow.\n\n**_MORE TO FOLLOW..._**\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "UK slaps 12 new sanctions on Iranians accused of planning attacks on Britain"
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