Three Iranian migrants deny spying in UK for Iran | International

LONDON, Sept 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Three Iranian nationals, who arrived in the UK as irregular migrants, on Friday denied spying in Britain on behalf of Iran's intelligence services. Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, appeared at London's Old Bailey court charged under the powerful National Security Act. Prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones said the charges were serious and related to spying on journalists and organisations "known to be considered by the Iranian regime as hostile". "These are extremely serious charges," said Dominic Murphy, head of the Met's Counter-Terrorism command, when the men first appeared in court in May, adding that it had been a "very complex and fast-moving investigation". All three were charged...