Two men found guilty of spying for Iran over plan to target UK-based journalists

BBC News Thursday 12 November 2026, 12:00 UTC 1 min read

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Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh are convicted of engaging in conduct likely to assist Iranian intelligence.

Iran (LOCATION) UK (LOCATION) Mostafa Sepahvand (PERSON) Farhad Javadi Manesh (PERSON) Iranian (ORG)

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