Three Iranians charged under National Security Act
Three Iranian nationals have been charged with engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service.
The men were arrested on May 3 following investigations by counterterrorism officers, the Metropolitan Police said.
Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, were charged with conduct likely to assist foreign intelligence under the National Security Act. The charges concerned conduct between August 14, 2024 and February 16 this year.
Sepahvand was also charged with engaging in surveillance and reconnaissance and intending to commit serious violence against a person.
Manesh and Noori have also been charged with engaging in surveillance and reconnaissance to help another person commit serious violence against a person.
The foreign state referred to in the charges is Iran,
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