British authorities have charged three Iranian nationals—Mostafa Sepahvand, Farhad Javadi Manesh, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori—with engaging in activities likely to assist the Iranian intelligence service. They are implicated in a plan that includes risk assessments involving surveillance and reconnaissance targeting an individual in the UK. The charges arose under the UK's 2023 National Security Act, facilitating arrests for suspected involvement in foreign intelligence activities. This incident highlights ongoing concerns about Iran-linked threats, as UK authorities have dealt with numerous plots potentially endangering public safety.
British authorities have charged three Iranian nationals with 'engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service' in connection with a violent plot.
Crown Prosecution Service stated the three men were charged over 'surveillance, reconnaissance, and open-source research' conducted regarding their potential target.
The men were arrested under the UK's 2023 National Security Act which allows detention for involvement in 'foreign power threat activity'.
Britain's domestic spy service reported responding to 20 Iran-linked plots since 2022 that posed lethal threats to the public.
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