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MI6 head Blaise Metreweli, a career Iran watcher facing evolving threat from Tehran

The head of Britain’s MI6, Blaise Metreweli, on 15 December 2025 in London.
The head of Britain’s MI6, Blaise Metreweli, on 15 December 2025 in London. © Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via Reuters

An experienced Middle East hand, Metreweli has the right CV to deal with hybrid warfare attacks emerging from Iran. But historical flaws in the UK's strategy towards the country, highlighted in a recent parliamentary committee report, may be making her job harder.

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United States
Intel chief Tulsi Gabbard seeks fresh momentum from World Cup

US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard, on 18 March 2026 in Washington.
US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard, on 18 March 2026 in Washington.© Josh Morgan/USA Today via Imagn Images

For an intelligence director whose relationship with the White House is struggling, security concerns are necessarily compounded by political considerations. But Tulsi Gabbard's main tool, the National Counterterrorism Center, is still reeling from a year of upheavals.

China, France
France risks 'long-term strategy of influence' from China, study on G7 cautions

Former French Prime Ministers Laurent Fabius (left) and Jean-Pierre Raffarin (right).
Former French Prime Ministers Laurent Fabius (left) and Jean-Pierre Raffarin (right).© L. Marin/AFP//S. Geufroi/Ouest France/MaxPPP// B. Tessier/AFP//PromesaArtStudio/iStock - Photo editing and assembly: Bénédicte Gouttebroze/Indigo Publications

While electoral interference is less evident in France than in other G7 states, the country appears to be one of the most vulnerable democracies, an upcoming report by Canadian think tank MIGS on the CCP's influence operations concludes.

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