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Iranian men accused of spying on UK journalists face trial at Woolwich Crown Court
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Three Iranian men living in London—Mostafa Sepahvand, Farhad Javadi Manesh, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori—have gone on trial at Woolwich Crown Court accused of spying for Iran. The prosecution alleges they targeted journalists working for the London-headquartered, Persian-language satellite channel Iran International to inflict serious violence and silence critics. The defendants face charges under the National Security Act, including assisting a foreign intelligence service, and all three deny the charges.
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- Three Iranian men are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court accused of spying for Iran and targeting UK-based journalists for serious violence.
- The targets included journalists working for Iran International, a Persian-language satellite channel critical of the Tehran regime.
- Prosecutors allege Mostafa Sepahvand was to carry out an attack, while Farhad Manesh and Shapoor Noori conducted surveillance and reconnaissance.
- The defendants face charges under the National Security Act, including assisting a foreign intelligence service, and all three deny the charges.
- The prosecution stated that Sepahvand was allegedly motivated by money and an attempt to have a criminal conviction in Iran fixed, while Manesh and Noori are expected to claim they did not know they were working for Iran.