India, Nov. 1 -- Iran's foreign ministry reportedly announced on Sunday that it had designated the UK's Royal Navy and Royal Air Force (RAF) as "terrorist organisations". The move comes a month after a security incident at RAF Fairford airbase, which UK PM Andy Burnham suggested was linked to Iran.

Earlier, two men appeared in a London court charged under Britain's National Security Act over last month's security incident at RAF Fairford. Prosecutors alleged that one of the men attempted to assist Iranian intelligence operations, according to Reuters.

Furthermore, Iran's foreign ministry also said that it had classified Britain's MI6 as a "hostile group," Iran International reported.

The statement further characterised the move against...