UK court convicts 2 Iranian men of spying on London-based journalists

LONDON: Two Iranian men have been convicted of spying on journalists working for London-based Persian-language broadcaster Iran International, in a case that prosecutors said exposed a plot to gather intelligence on targets and potentially carry out serious violence against them. Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh were found guilty on Thursday at Woolwich Crown Court of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to the UK’s National Security Act 2023. Sepahvand was also convicted