MI5 chief says Iran is targeting military sites and suspected plot at RAF Fairford is ‘not unique’

LONDON — Iran is trying to hit military sites in the U.K. and the suspected plot to attack a U.S.-run military air base in September is “not unique,” the head of Britain’s MI5 spy agency said Tuesday.

Ken McCallum, who leads the U.K.’s domestic security service, said Tehran is seeking to intensify its attacks in Britain beyond the traditional targets of Iranians opposed to the Islamic authorities.