00:00How powerful is Iran's network of influence in the UK?
00:03MPs have written to the government asking for a clampdown on charities
00:06that could be operating in an Iranian influence network in the UK
00:10and actively promoting the Iranian regime's ideology and interests.
00:14One of these charities, the Islamic Centre of England,
00:17is accused of being an outpost of the Iranian regime, said the Telegraph.
00:21It's been under investigation by the Charity Commission since 2022.
00:24A spokesperson for the centre said it does not represent,
00:27promote or advocate for the political views or agendas of any state, figure or regime.
00:32Neither does the centre endorse extremism or unlawful activity.
00:36Instead, it promotes religious peace and harmony between different faiths.
00:40Last year, the National Union for Democracy in Iran, a US-based think tank,
00:44published a report that found Britain had become a flashpoint for Iranian influence
00:48for children of all backgrounds in the UK.
00:51It was planting seeds of suspicion in British people against their own government
00:54and establishing historical falsehoods as reality.
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