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Iranian men guilty of spying on British journalists. (2026, November 12). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/12/iranian-men-guilty-of-spying-on-british-journalists?traffic_source=rss
“Iranian men guilty of spying on British journalists.” Al Jazeera, 12 Nov. 2026, https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/12/iranian-men-guilty-of-spying-on-british-journalists?traffic_source=rss.
“Iranian men guilty of spying on British journalists.” Al Jazeera, November 12, 2026. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/12/iranian-men-guilty-of-spying-on-british-journalists?traffic_source=rss.
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Two Iranian nationals have been found guilty of spying on British journalists who work for Iran International, under Britain’s National Security Act. One of the convicted individuals was also charged with preparing to carry out a violent attack. Iran has denied any involvement in these activities.
Iranian men guilty of spying on British journalists (this article)2 articles from Al Jazeera on this storyTwo Iranian asylum seekers, Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh, were convicted of spying for Iran between August 2024 and March last year. They conducted surveillance and reconnaissance, including using online platforms to research their targets. The convictions highlight Iran’s use of proxies to target critics abroad, according to prosecutors. Sepahvand was found guilty of planning a violent attack, while…
Pair’s spying conviction shows Iranian intelligence willing to use proxies – CPS →2 articles from Evening Standard on this storyTwo Iranian men, Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh, were found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of assisting Iranian intelligence by spying on dissident journalists for Iran International between August 2024 and March 2025. This case marks the first time Iranian nationals have been convicted under Britain's National Security Act, a law introduced in 2023 to counter sharply rising threats from foreign states…
Iranian men found guilty in UK of assisting Iranian intelligence →Two Iranian men, Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh, were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday for engaging in conduct likely to assist Iran's intelligence service. The defendants were found guilty of plotting to inflict "serious violence" on UK-based targets, including two journalists for Iran International and a member of UK Lawyers for Israel. The reporting highlights how the men conducted…
Two men found guilty of spying for Iran over plan to target UK-based journalists →Two Iranian men were found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court for spying on a lawyer and two journalists for the broadcaster Iran International to assist Iran’s intelligence service. Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, was convicted of surveillance and reconnaissance between August 2024 and March last year, while Farhad Javadi Manesh was convicted of providing assistance to the intelligence service. The prosecution highlighted that…
Two Iranian men found guilty of spying on journalists and lawyer for Iran’s intelligence service →Two men of Iranian origin, Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh, were found guilty of conducting surveillance and reconnaissance between August 2024 and March last year to assist Tehran's intelligence services in targeting UK-based individuals. The defendants, who entered the UK illegally between 2016 and 2022, used social media, photos, and ChatGPT to research and monitor targets including two Iran…
Two men found guilty over Iranian attempts to ‘eliminate’ UK-based journalists →A UK court convicted two Iranian men of spying on journalists for Iran's Revolutionary Guard. The men, in their 40s, were arrested last year and accused of plotting attacks against journalists working for the dissident TV channel Iran International. One was additionally convicted of plotting a violent attack, while the second faced but was cleared of those charges. The court's ruling reflects increasing hostile…
UK court convicts 2 Iranian men of spying on journalists →How the first headlines put it
Iranian men found guilty in UK of assisting Iranian intelligence
Two men found guilty of spying for Iran over plan to target UK-based journalists
Two Iranian men found guilty of spying on journalists and lawyer for Iran’s intelligence service
Two men found guilty over Iranian attempts to ‘eliminate’ UK-based journalists
Pair’s spying conviction shows Iranian intelligence willing to use proxies – CPS
UK court finds two Iranian men guilty of spying for Iran
UK court convicts 2 Iranian men of spying on journalists
