Two suspected Iranian spies have been arrested after making an attempt to enter Britain’s nuclear submarine base in Scotland, the Solar newspaper reported on Friday.
The arrests come three weeks into the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Whereas Britain has not taken half within the assaults on Iran, the nation’s forces have downed Iranian missiles and drones within the Gulf area.
Police Scotland confirmed that they had arrested a person and a girl on Thursday close to the bottom, however didn’t touch upon their nationality, including in an announcement that inquiries had been ongoing.
“Round 5 p.m. on Thursday, 19 March 2026, we had been made conscious of two folks making an attempt to enter HM Naval Base Clyde,” Police Scotland stated.
“A 34-year-old man and a 31-year-old girl have been arrested.”
The Clyde base is positioned on the west coast of Scotland and is vital to Britain’s safety, internet hosting the nation’s nuclear-armed submarine fleet, in addition to its assault submarines.
The Royal Navy confirmed the arrests in an announcement and made no additional remark, citing the continued investigation.
The threat posed to Britain from Iran has been the topic of repeated warnings from the UK’s home spy company MI5, with accusations that Tehran was behind greater than 20 suspected kidnap and assassination plots within the nation.
The Solar newspaper reported the arrested man was believed to be an Iranian nationwide, whereas the girl’s nationality was unknown.
There have been a number of circumstances of suspected Iranian spies being arrested within the UK over the past yr. Iran has repeatedly denied allegations of spying, saying it’s a part of a marketing campaign towards it by hostile Western powers.