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Alleged Iranian spies planned ‘serious violence’ against UK journalists, court hears

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Sky News – UK
“Alleged Iranian spy wanted £150,000 to 'finish off' journalist, court hears”

An alleged member of an Iranian spy ring operating in the UK wanted £150,000 to "finish off" a journalist, a court has heard.

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The Jerusalem Post
“Three Iranian men on trial for spying on UK-based journalists, planning 'serious violence”

"Eliminating hostile or critical voices... has effectively become a staple policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran," prosecutor Bill Emlyn Jones told jurors.

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BBC News – UK
“Iranian men accused of spying targeted journalists for 'serious violence', court hears”

The prosecution says the targets were journalists working for a satellite channel critical of the Iranian government.

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The Guardian – UK
“Alleged Iranian spies planned ‘serious violence’ against UK journalists, court hears”

Mostafa Sepahvand, Farhad Javadi Manesh and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori did not dispute they surveilled targets Three alleged Iranian spies carried out surveillance and reconnaissance to target journalists in the UK as part of a plan to commit “serious violence”, a court heard on Tuesday. Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 57, are charged with offences under the National Security Act. Continue reading...

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The Guardian – World
“Alleged Iranian spies planned ‘serious violence’ against UK journalists, court hears”

Mostafa Sepahvand, Farhad Javadi Manesh and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori did not dispute they surveilled targets Three alleged Iranian spies carried out surveillance and reconnaissance to target journalists in the UK as part of a plan to commit “serious violence”, a court heard on Tuesday. Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 57, are charged with offences under the National Security Act. Continue reading...

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