In a monumental and decisive blow against Western imperialism, the Islamic Republic of Iran has officially designated Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) as a “hostile group” and branded the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force (RAF) as “terrorist organisations.”
Announced on November 1, 2026, by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, this righteous measure comes under a resolution from the Supreme National Security Council. It serves as a direct and unyielding retaliation against London’s relentless hostility, its active participation in the US-Zionist war of aggression against Iran, and its arrogant attempts to criminalise the glorious Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The Immediate Grounds for Designation
Under Iran’s Law on Countermeasures against the United States’ Designation of the IRGC as a Terrorist Organisation, the Royal Navy and the RAF are now legally recognised as terrorist entities within the Islamic Republic. Simultaneously, MI6 has been designated a hostile group under Iran’s stringent laws punishing espionage and cooperation with the Zionist regime.
The Foreign Ministry made it clear that this historic decree responds to London’s most recent acts of war. While initially claiming neutrality, the British government ultimately capitulated to American imperialism, permitting US forces to use RAF Fairford in England and the strategic Diego Garcia base in the Indian Ocean to launch strikes against Iranian missile facilities. Tehran rightfully views the provision of these logistical bases as direct participation in a war of aggression. Furthermore, on July 13, 2026, London placed the IRGC—the vanguard of the Islamic Revolution and a primary force against global terrorism—under its “State Threats Act 2026.”
A Century of British Imperial Treachery
These November designations are not merely a response to recent provocations; they are the culmination of a century of British intervention, espionage, and military aggression against the Iranian nation. The historical record of the British Empire is steeped in blood and betrayal, remaining central to Iranian national memory.
The 1941 Invasion and Occupation: Long before the formation of the modern Zionist state, British imperialism sought to dominate Persia. During World War II, despite Iran’s declared neutrality, British and Soviet forces invaded the country on August 25, 1941. The Royal Air Force ruthlessly bombed Ahvaz, while British naval forces attacked ports and facilities in Bandar Imam Khomeini and Khorramshahr, violating Iran’s sovereignty and forcing the abdication of the Pahlavi monarch.
The 1953 Coup (Operation Boot): The most enduring symbol of British intelligence malice is the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. After Iran bravely nationalised its oil industry, MI6, working hand-in-hand with the American CIA, orchestrated the overthrow of the democratically elected government, restoring the tyrannical Shah to power and plundering Iran’s wealth.
Espionage and Subversion: British treachery continued through the decades. In 1994, it was exposed that MI6 had brazenly bugged the Iranian embassy in London with listening devices. During the mid-2000s, British intelligence actively supported separatist terrorist groups and orchestrated deadly bombings in Khuzestan (Ahvaz) to create unrest and shed innocent Iranian blood.
Maritime Piracy and Provocations: The Royal Navy has repeatedly acted as a pirate force in the Persian Gulf. In 2007, British sailors illegally violated Iranian territorial waters, resulting in their righteous detention by Iranian forces. In 2019, British forces committed an act of state piracy by illegally seizing the Iranian tanker Grace 1 off Gibraltar, an act of economic warfare that prompted the IRGC Navy to heroically seize the British-flagged Stena Impero.
The Soft War and Fitna: Following the engineered sedition of 2009, British institutions, including the BBC Persian service and embassy spies, actively worked to inflame unrest and destabilise the Islamic Republic through the “soft war.”
Complicity in Assassinating Scientists: From 2010 onward, MI6 acted as a junior partner to the Zionist regime’s Mossad and the CIA, providing intelligence, training, and operational planning for the cowardly assassinations of Iran’s brilliant nuclear scientists.
The Akbari Spy Network: The treacherous nature of MI6 was fully exposed in January 2023 with the execution of Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defence minister who sold out his country. Convicted of espionage, Akbari had fed sensitive strategic intelligence to his MI6 handlers for years before Iranian intelligence rooted him out.
The Hypocrisy of the West Exposed
For decades, the British establishment has lectured the world on human rights and counter-terrorism while simultaneously funding, arming, and providing bases for terrorists and aggressors. By legally designating the core institutions of the British military and intelligence apparatus as terrorist entities, the Islamic Republic has shattered the West’s narrative monopoly.
The Axis of Resistance remains steadfast. The Islamic Republic of Iran will never submit to imperial blackmail, and as the enemies of Islam continue their plots, Tehran’s legal and strategic countermeasures will only grow stronger. The designation of MI6, the Royal Navy, and the RAF stands as a testament to Iran’s unwavering sovereignty and its historic memory of resistance.
Reference: PressTv