Two Iranian Men Convicted for Spying on UK Journalists and Lawyer

Two Iranian Men Convicted for Spying on UK Journalists and Lawyer9 publishers · first seen Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:36 UTC · updated Thu, 12 Nov 2026 15:23 UTCTwo Iranian men, Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh, were convicted for spying on journalists and a lawyer in the UK on behalf of Iran's intelligence service. Sepahvand, 41, and Manesh, 46, conducted surveillance and reconnaissance between August 2024 and March 2025, targeting journalists for Iran International and a member of UK Lawyers for Israel. They used platforms like ChatGPT to research their targets and planned to inflict violence. Sepahvand intended to carry out a violent attack, while Manesh assisted in planning. Both were convicted under Britain's National Security Act, marking the first successful prosecution of Iranians under this law.Content auto-generated. May contain inaccuracies.

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