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Four Arrested in London for Alleged Iran Spy Plot
Four men, including dual British-Iranian nationals, were arrested in a long-running probe into Iran-linked surveillance targeting London's Jewish community, with six others in custody.
- On Friday, Counter Terrorism Policing London arrested four men aged 22, 40, 52 and 55 at addresses in Harrow, Watford and Barnet under the National Security Act, 2023.
- The probe targets suspected surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in London, police say the investigation concerns assistance to a foreign intelligence service connected to Iran.
- Search teams carried out raids at properties in Harrow, Wembley and Barnet, with neighbours reporting extensive police activity and plain-clothed officers leaving a property with equipment.
- Community groups responded that security is strong, with CST thanking police and Rabbi Gluck stating it should reduce community concerns.
- The case has intensified debate over Iran as MI5 identified more than 20 potentially lethal Iran-backed plots last year, while MPs and charities urge proscription of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Tehran’s Long Shadow: Four Arrested for London Spying
Four men were arrested in Britain on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service by spying on locations and people linked to London’s Jewish community, according to police. The men, one Iranian national and three dual British-Iranians, were arrested by counterterrorism police at three separate addresses in the UK capital, the Metropolitan police said in a statement. The force’s head of counterterrorism policing, Helen Flanagan, described …
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The AlgemeinerUK holds four men on suspicion of Iranian spying on Jewish sites
British police arrested four men on Friday on suspicion of helping Iran's intelligence services carry out surveillance of people and locations linked to the Jewish community in London. Detectives said one of the men was Iranian, while three had dual British-Iranian nationality. The arrests were part of a "long-running investigation", police added, indicating the men's alleged activities pre-dated the US and Israeli bombardment of Iran, which sta…
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