10 days ago · United Kingdom
Alleged Iranian spies planned ‘serious violence’ against UK journalists, court hears
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Guardian UK and Sky News UK are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to United Kingdom. The first report grouped here was at 6 Oct 2026, 09:46 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Alleged Iranian spies planned ‘serious violence’ against UK journalists, court hears”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Mostafa Sepahvand, Farhad Javadi Manesh and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori did not dispute they surveilled targets Three alleged Iranian spies carried out surveillance and reconnaissance to target journalists in the UK as part of a plan to commit “serious violence”, a court heard on Tuesday.
Story timeline
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- First reported by Sky News UK
Alleged Iranian spy wanted £150,000 to 'finish off' journalist, court hears
- Picked up by The Guardian UK
Alleged Iranian spies planned ‘serious violence’ against UK journalists, court hears
Same story, different outlets
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