Three Iranian men arrested by anti-terror police in London have been charged with spying for Tehran.
The trio are alleged to have been helping the Middle Eastern country's intelligence service between August 14 2024 and February 16 2025.
Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, of St John's Wood, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44 of Kensal Rise and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, of Ealing, were arrested on May 3 under the National Security Act.
Sepahvand has been charged with conducting surveillance, reconnaissance and open-source research with the intention of committing serious violence against someone in the UK.
Manesh and Noori were charged with surveillance and reconnaissance with the intention of someone else committing serious violence against someone in the UK.
