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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Anna Katrina Sevilla

Britain Reveals Russia Used the Iran War as Cover to Send Spy Submarines After Undersea Cables in the North Atlantic

Britain Reveals Russia Used the Iran War as Cover to Send Spy Submarines After Undersea Cables in the North Atlantic (Credit: Youtube Screenshot/@SkyNews)

UK Defence Secretary John Healey said at a press conference that a British warship and aircraft found Russian submarines attempting to spy on undersea infrastructure in the North Atlantic.

​During a press conference at Downing Street, Healey said British naval forces and surveillance aircraft kept close watch on Russian submarines under suspicion of examining key seabed systems in the North Atlantic, ultimately forcing them to withdraw from the area, per The Guardian.

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