Two Men Found Guilty of Assisting Iranian Plot Against UK-Based Journalists
Two men of Iranian origin have been convicted over a plot targeting UK-based journalists. Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh were found guilty of spying and carrying out surveillance to assist Iranian intelligence.
Two men of Iranian origin have been found guilty over plans to target UK-based journalists on behalf of Iranian intelligence. The individuals, identified as Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh, faced proceedings regarding their involvement in an Iranian effort to eliminate journalists.
Sepahvand and Javadi Manesh were convicted of spying for Iran and engaging in conduct likely to assist Iranian intelligence. During the operation, the two men conducted surveillance in an effort to inflict violence on three people.
Reports indicate that the pair were hired through social media to take part in the scheme. Their surveillance activities were carried out as part of Iranian attempts to target and eliminate media figures located in the UK.
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