UK Accuses Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of Directing Attacks Across Europe

Britain’s Foreign Office has formally accused the Quds Force the elite overseas operations wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of orchestrating a coordinated series of proxy attacks across Europe between March and May. London summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in response, signalling a sharp diplomatic escalation.

Britain Takes Diplomatic Stand Against Iran’s Quds Force

London has taken a firm stand against Tehran formally accusing the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of directing proxy groups to carry out attacks on European soil. The move came after a series of incidents that rocked parts of the continent between March and May this year.

Iran’s Envoy Called In Over European Attack Allegations

Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summoned Iran’s acting chargé d’affaires, Ali Nasimfar, to a formal diplomatic meeting on 14 July. The FCDO’s official statement made its position unmistakably clear “Today, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office summoned the Iranian chargé d’affaires in London in response to the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps directing proxy groups to conduct a series of attacks in Europe.”

IRGC Accused of Running a Shadow Proxy Network

The accusations zero in on the Quds Force the élite, covert arm of the IRGC responsible for extraterritorial operations. British officials allege the force actively coordinated and guided non-state proxy groups operating inside Europe. The alleged attacks unfolded over a three-month window between March and May raising serious alarm across European security communities.

Diplomatic Pressure Mounts on Tehran

The decision to summon Nasimfar marks a deliberate escalation in London’s posture toward Tehran. Diplomatic summonsing is among the strongest formal signals a government can send short of expelling an envoy. Britain’s move underscores growing frustration over what it describes as Iranian state-backed interference targeting European nations.