{"id":244893,"date":"2025-05-17T21:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T20:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iranian-men-charged-with-spying-offences-in-uk-were-asylum-seekers\/"},"modified":"2025-05-17T21:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T20:04:46","slug":"iranian-men-charged-with-spying-offences-in-uk-were-asylum-seekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iranian-men-charged-with-spying-offences-in-uk-were-asylum-seekers\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian men charged with spying offences in UK were asylum seekers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DfeXI1vIBVI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian men charged with spying offences in UK were asylum seekers\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DfeXI1vIBVI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Three Iranian men charged with spying offences arrived in the UK by &quot;irregular means&quot;, including small boats and a lorry, before claiming asylum, Sky News understands. <\/p>\n<p>The trio appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Saturday accused of &quot;engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service&quot; between August 2024 and February 2025, following an investigation by counter-terror police.<\/p>\n<p>Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, are alleged to have targeted journalists working for Iran International, an independent media organisation based in London.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/three-iranians-charged-under-national-security-act-after-investigation-by-uk-counter-terror-police-13369333<\/p>\n<p>#iran #spying #court #police #skynews <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Iranian men charged with spying offences arrived in the UK by &quot;irregular means&quot;, including small boats and a lorry, before claiming asylum, Sky News understands. 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