Romanians convicted of stabbing Iran International journalist in UK

LONDON: Two Romanian men ‌whom British prosecutors said were acting as proxies for the Iranian government were on Friday found guilty of stabbing a journalist working for ​a Persian-language media organization in London. Pouria Zaratifoukolaei, known as Pouria Zeraati, a British journalist of Iranian origin who works for Iran International, was stabbed three times in the leg near his home in southwest London in March 2024. Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson told jurors at the start of the trial last month that three ‌men had ‌targeted Zeraati.