Two men found guilty of spying for Iran over plan to target UK-based journalists
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A London court has found two Iranian citizens guilty of surveilling reporters for a Persian-language television station critical of Iran's goverment. The pair were promised rewards to send intelligence back to Iran, while one was prepared to commit a 'violent attack'. Covered by 8 outlets: 2 lean left, 2 are centre, 4 lean right.
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UK Court Convicts 2 Iranian Men of Spying for Tehran
Anti-Iranian government activists hold a vigil outside Downing Street in London on Jan. 10, 2020. (Peter Summers/Getty Images)
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Iranian men guilty of spying on British journalists
Two Iranian men were convicted under Britain's National Security Act for spying on dissident journalists.
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Two men found guilty of spying for Iran over plan to target UK-based journalists
The men were convicted of engaging in conduct likely to assist an Iranian intelligence service.
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UK court convicts 2 Iranian men of spying on journalists
A London court has found two Iranian citizens guilty of surveilling reporters for a Persian-language television station critical of Iran's goverment. One was also convicted of planning a violent attack against them.
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UK court finds two Iranian men guilty of spying for Iran
The pair were promised rewards to send intelligence back to Iran, while one was prepared to commit a 'violent attack'.
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London court finds 2 Iranian men guilty of spying for Tehran
Two Iranian men have been found guilty of spying on journalists in London for Tehran
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Iranian men found guilty in U.K. of assisting Iranian intelligence by spying on dissident journalists
Prosecutors had said that the men had been carrying out surveillance on journalists working for a Persian-language television station which is critical of Iran’s government
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Two Iranians found guilty of spying on UK-based journalists for Iran
This was being carried out on behalf of Iran's foreign intelligence service in order to attack them "as retribution for their criticism of the Iranian regime," prosecutors said.
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Two Iranians convicted of spying for their country after entering Britain illegally
Two Iranian nationals who arrived in the UK illegally have been found guilty of spying for their country in the first case of its kind.
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