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Two Iranian men found guilty of spying on journalists and lawyer for Iran’s intelligence service

Headline via The Independent · first report 12 Nov, 17:08 IST, latest 12 Nov, 20:56 IST

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What we know

7 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Straits Times at 12 Nov, 17:08 IST; the latest is from The Siasat Daily at 12 Nov, 20:56 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by7 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 17:08 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 20:56 IST
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LONDON, Nov 12 - Two Iranian men were found guilty on Thursday of spying on dissident journalists in Britain on behalf of Iranian intelligence, a case British police said reflected increasing activity by Iran.
Sepahvand intended to physically carry out a ‘violent attack’ against at least one of the targets
The men were convicted of engaging in conduct likely to assist an Iranian intelligence service.
Official says Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, were 'middlemen' for Iranian intelligence; they are to be sentenced next month
The pair were promised rewards to send intelligence back to Iran, while one was prepared to commit a 'violent attack'.
A London court has found two Iranian citizens guilty of surveilling reporters for a Persian-language television station critical of Iran's government. One was also convicted of planning a violent attack against them.

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