Two men found guilty of helping Iran try to ‘eliminate’ UK-based journalists
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Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh carried out surveillance in an effort to inflict violence on targets Two men of Iranian origin who were hired through social media as part of a plan to “eliminate” journalists in the UK have been found guilty of assisting Tehran’s intelligence services. Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, carried out surveillance and reconnaissance between August 2024 and March last year in an attempt to inflict violence on “subjects” in the UK.
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Two men found guilty of helping Iran try to ‘eliminate’ UK-based journalists
Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh carried out surveillance in an effort to inflict violence on targets Two men of Iranian origin who were hired through social media as part of a plan to “eliminate” journalists in the UK have been found guilty of assisting Tehran’s...
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Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, were found guilty of engaging in conduct likely to assist Tehran’s intelligence service.
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Two men found guilty of helping Iranian spy operation targeting UK-based critics
Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, carried out surveillance on journalists and other targets in Britain
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