Members of British intelligence are concerned about the possibility of Iran and al Qaeda teaming up in a plot against the West, perhaps in a joint attack against the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Their concerns were first voiced in a piece by Sky News on Wednesday and then in other follow-up reports in the British press.

A word of caution is necessary: The same anonymous intelligence officials who are speaking to the press say they “have no specific intelligence on what the al Qaeda target is, nor when it might be launched.” Although the Olympic Games have been named as a possible target, there is no actual intelligence indicating that this is the case. It is just speculation.