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UK warns Iran against hostile actions on British soil

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met his Iranian counterpart at the UN General Assembly.

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UK warns Iran against hostile actions on British soil

What this story says

  • British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York.
  • Miliband warned Iran that the UK will not tolerate hostile activity or threats on its soil from groups linked to Tehran.
  • The meeting occurred on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
  • IndexHR reported that Miliband also raised the case of a British couple arrested in Iran and discussed cyber security threats.

Who covered it

Left 29%(7)Centre 47%(8)Right 24%(5)

Percentages are shares of the 20 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 16 of the 36 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

20/100

36 sources · methodology

British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. During the meeting, Miliband stated that the United Kingdom would not tolerate intimidation, threats, or hostile activity on its soil from groups linked to Iran. Miliband also urged Iran to choose de-escalation and diplomacy rather than prolonging the war.

Disagreements in reporting

IndexHR reported that Miliband also raised the case of a British couple, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who were arrested in Iran. The same outlet reported that the British National Cyber Security Centre stated that Iran-linked actors used 'CHOSEN BRICK' spyware to steal emails and messages. None of the other reports mention these specific details.

What the coverage left out

None of the left, centre, or right-rated reports mention the specific details about the 'CHOSEN BRICK' spyware or the case of Craig and Lindsay Foreman that were included in the full report from IndexHR.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 6 times, most recently on 25 Sept 2026, 08:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

7 rated outlets

  • Left-rated reports led on the warning from British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband to Iran regarding hostile activities on UK soil. IndexHR, which provided a full report, detailed Miliband's statements that Britain would not tolerate intimidation, threats, or hostile actions from groups linked to Iran. This outlet also reported that Miliband raised the case of a British couple arrested in Iran and mentioned that the British National Cyber Security Centre stated Iran-linked actors used 'CHOSEN BRICK' spyware. Perspectivemedia.com, The Independent (US), fakti.bg, and Al-Monitor also highlighted Miliband's warning.

Centre

8 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports focused on the core message of British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's warning to Iran about hostile activities on UK soil. Devdiscourse, The Evening Standard, INTELLINEWS, The Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, WTVB, Reuters, and BBC News all reported Miliband's statement that the UK would not tolerate intimidation, threats, or hostile activity from Iran-linked groups. BBC News specifically noted Miliband stressed the UK's resolve to combat threats, including attacks on the British Jewish community. South China Morning Post mentioned Miliband also called for the release of a British couple held in Tehran.

Right

5 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports highlighted Britain's warning to Iran against hostile activity on UK soil. Free Malaysia Today News, Arab News, The Straits Times, and Mehr News Agency all reported Miliband's statement that Britain would not tolerate intimidation, threats, or hostile activity from groups linked to Iran. Free Malaysia Today News also mentioned that Britain's National Cyber Security Centre had reported Iranian state-linked hackers using spyware to steal sensitive information.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover UK warns Iran against hostile actions on British soil?
Of the 20 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 47% are rated centre, 24% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 36. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is UK warns Iran against hostile actions on British soil left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 20 rated outlets on this story, 29% are rated left, 47% are rated centre, 24% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of UK warns Iran against hostile actions on British soil biased?
UK warns Iran against hostile actions on British soil is one event reported by 36 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered UK warns Iran against hostile actions on British soil?
36 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did the British Foreign Secretary tell Iran's Foreign Minister?
British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi that the UK will not tolerate intimidation, threats, or hostile activity on British soil from groups linked to Iran. He also urged Iran to choose de-escalation and diplomacy.
Where did the meeting between Miliband and Araqchi take place?
The meeting between British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi took place in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Were there any other specific issues raised during the meeting?
IndexHR reported that Ed Miliband also raised the case of a British couple, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, arrested in Iran. The same outlet reported that Miliband discussed cyber security threats, citing the British National Cyber Security Centre's statement about Iran-linked actors using 'CHOSEN BRICK' spyware.

Read it at the source

36 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

7

Centre

8

Right

5

Not rated

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