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Two Men Convicted of Spying for Iran and Targeting UK Journalists
Two Iranian men in the UK have been found guilty of spying and conducting surveillance on journalists and a lawyer for Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh were convicted at Woolwich Crown Court of assisting a foreign intelligence service. Prosecutors showed that the pair monitored targets including journalists and a lawyer in the UK, with Sepahvand planning a violent attack. Police data revealed the men gathered detailed information on targets and used ChatGPT for research. A third man was cleared of the same charge. The two convicted men will be sentenced on 17 December.
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