UK terror threat level under review

Defence secretary John Healy has said that the terror threat level in the UK is under review, amid concerns about Iranian retaliation to US and Israeli strikes.

The current threat level is substantial - the third of five levels.

Speaking on Sky News, Healy said that Iran had sponsored 20 attempted terror attack in the UK over recent years.

According to reports, at least 201 people have been killed in Iran through US and Israeli attacks, including 153 in a reported attack of a girl's primary school in Southern Iran.

Several people have also been killed by Iranian attacks across the Middle East. Iranian attacks have hit airports and hotels in Kuwait, Dubai and Bahrain.

Two missiles were fired from Iran towards Cyprus, where the UK has an RAF base.

Healy said: "Our alert and our vigilance in the UK is also high.

"I've got full confidence in our intelligence agencies and our ability to deal with the terrorist threats."

The i Paper reported on Tuesday that British intelligence is monitoring Iranian sleeper cells in the UK.