Three Iranian nationals, alleged to be regime spies , appeared before the Old Bailey on Friday over offenses under the National Security Act.
Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, were said to have targeted journalists for the independent media site Iran International - an organization which has been targeted by the regime multiple times in the past.
The three men were charged with engaging in conduct likely to assist the Iranian foreign intelligence service and engaging in surveillance, reconnaissance, and open-source research , with the intention of committing serious violence against a person in the UK.
The men arrived in Britain from 2016 to 2022 through migrant boats and trucks entering the country, according to Sky News.
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