BREAKING: Defence Secretary confirms UK terror threat under review amid Iran strikes

John Healey has said the UK's "alert and vigilance" is also high in response to Iran's strikes

The defence secretary has confirmed the UK's terror threat is "absolutely" under review following Iran's retaliatory attacks on the Middle East to US-Israeli missiles.

Speaking to Sky News, John Healey said: "When you get a regime like this lashing out in the Middle East indiscriminately and widely, hitting civilian as well as military targets, when you have some of its proxies capable of other actions on their behalf, then of course, our force protection in the region is at its highest.

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

Mr Healey said Home Secretary Shabanah Mahmood would be the one to make the call, adding: "But, I've got full confidence in our intelligence agencies and our ability to deal with the terrorist threats."

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