On Thursday, November 12, two Iranian men were found guilty in a British court of charges of collaborating with the intelligence apparatus of the Islamic Republic of Iran and spying on journalists opposed to the Islamic Republic. The British police announced that this case shows the increase of Iran's intelligence activities in this country.
Mustafa Spond, 41, was convicted at Woolwich Crown Court of two offenses under Britain's National Security Act. Farhad Javadimanesh, 46, was also found guilty in one case. On the other hand, Shapur Galhani Nouri, 57 years old, was acquitted of all charges.
Prosecutors announced that these individuals spied on journalists working for Iran International Television from August 2024 to March 2025.
According to the prosecutors, these actions were carried out on behalf of Iran's foreign intelligence service and with the aim of attacking these journalists in response to their criticism of the Islamic Republic.