Three Iranians Charged With Suspected Espionage In UK

Source: International Business Times

The three Iranian men were living in London, after arriving in Britain on small boats or other irregular means between 2016 and 2022, the government said AFP Three Iranian men appeared in a London court Saturday charged with spying for Iran's intelligence services, as the UK interior ministry said they had arrived "by irregular means including small boats". Home Secretary Yvette Cooper vowed to boost national security powers following the charges, which come amid heightened concerns about Iranian activities on UK soil. In October, the head of Britain's MI5 domestic intelligence service revealed that since 2022 the UK had uncovered 20 Iran-backed plots posing "potentially lethal threats".