Iranian spies convicted over surveillance of UK journalists

Two Iranian nationals, Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Manesh, have been found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of surveilling people in the UK on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Their targets included two Iran International journalists, a lawyer and a media production professional, and police recovered photos, addresses and car details from their phones. A third defendant was found not guilty, and the two men are due to be sentenced on November 17.