Three Iranian men have been charged with offences under the National Security Act, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed.

Police arrested and detained the three men on May 3 after a major counter terrorism investigation.

The three men - Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55 - have been charged with engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service.Sepahvand was also charged with engaging in conduct, namely surveillance, reconnaissance and open-source research, between August 2024 and February 2025.

All three men will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday{ai:summary}Three Iranian men have been charged under the National Security Act after being arrested on May 3 during a counter-terrorism investigation. Mostafa Sepahvand, Farhad Javadi Manesh, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori face charges of assisting a foreign intelligence service.Sepahvand is additionally charged with conducting surveillance and reconnaissance activities from August 2024 to February 2025. #foreignaffairs

Three Iranian men charged under National Security Act after counter-terror police probe

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