MI5 identified Iran as a hostile state and compared its actions to risks posed by China.

The entities involved

• MI5 →

  British domestic security agency

  • MI5 Director General Ken McCallum confirms MI5 is dealing with a plot against the Manchester Jewish community and references 9/11 attacks in New York.00:41
  • MI5 issued a warning that Iran is targeting military sites.Tue 15:39
• Beijing →

  capital city of China

  • A candidate who immigrated from Beijing is campaigning in Richmond, Canada, proposing economic revitalization and tourism initiatives.Tue 23:43
  • Financial institutions upgraded Chinese equities to overweight, coinciding with the release of official economic data from the National Bureau of Statistics.Tue 23:17

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• Iran relies on China for geopolitical support while Trump seeks an insider to manage the Iranian nuclear issue.Jul 14