WBII, the National Jewish Agency, and the Forum for Foreign Relations have chosen to partner once again because the challenge in front of Britain has outgrown any single organisation’s remit. The threats posed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Muslim Brotherhood sit at the intersection of national security, foreign policy, community cohesion, and democratic resilience. They demand both credible advocacy and rigorous research - delivered in a form that policymakers can act upon. This renewed collaboration brings those strengths together: WBII’s capacity to mobilise public and parliamentary engagement, and the Forum for Foreign Relations’ analytical depth, policy discipline, and strategic framing.
This partnership also matters because the UK is now operating in a changed threat environment. State-linked hostile activity, intimidation of diaspora communities, and the mainstreaming of extremist narratives through “respectable” civic fronts are no longer marginal concerns. They are shaping debates in Westminster, testing the limits of regulatory oversight, and placing real pressure on social cohesion - particularly in the wake of the 7 October attacks and the sharp rise in antisemitic incidents and extremist glorification on British streets. At the same time, Iranian state activity has become more brazen, with repeated warnings from UK authorities about plots and coercive operations targeting individuals in Britain. These are not distant problems; they are domestic realities with foreign policy origins.
In that context, WBII and the Forum for Foreign Relations are aligning their efforts around a clear objective: to ensure Britain has the intellectual clarity and policy tools to respond decisively. The recommendations that follow are not offered as slogans or gestures, but as a practical package designed to close legal gaps, strengthen institutional resilience, disrupt extremist networks, and defend the integrity of British democratic life. The purpose of this briefing is therefore twofold: to inform the public debate with evidence rather than heat, and to equip Parliament and Government with concrete options at a moment when delay carries growing costs.
Put simply, this is why the partnership matters now more than ever. The IRGC and the Muslim Brotherhood thrive on complacency, fragmentation, and blurred lines—between foreign and domestic threats, between legitimate dissent and extremist mobilisation, and between democratic openness and democratic vulnerability. A renewed WBII–Forum for Foreign Relations partnership is intended to help remove that ambiguity and replace it with strategic clarity, policy seriousness, and timely action.
