Confirmed · United Kingdom ·
A UK court at Woolwich Crown Court found two Iranian men guilty of spying on Iran International journalists for Iran's foreign intelligence service, according to UK prosecutors as reported by The Jerusalem Post, and acquitted a third man. The Jerusalem Post also reports, per police, that one of the two was directed by the IRGC or intermediaries for Iranian intelligence. Reuters, Bloomberg, Ynet, LBCI and ME Observer report the same conviction, with Ynet describing the targets as dissident journalists.
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Verification
Confirmed: 6 independent sources.
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What we know and what remains unclear
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Independently reported
- Place: United Kingdom (approx.) · 4 origins
- Time: 12 Nov (local date) · 2 origins
Reported by one source or disputed
- Target: Iran International journalists · 3 origins, reports differ
- Target: opposition journalists in Britain · 2 origins, reports differ
- Place: London, United Kingdom (approx.) · 1 origin
- Place: Woolwich Crown Court, United Kingdom (approx.) · 1 origin
- Who did it: Iran · 2 origins, not corroborated
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | United Kingdom (approx.) | Reuters (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram), Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram)); @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram); @ynetalerts (Telegram); Bloomberg.com | Reported by 4 independent origins |
| Place | London, United Kingdom (approx.) | The Jerusalem Post | One origin |
| Place | Woolwich Crown Court, United Kingdom (approx.) | The Jerusalem Post | One origin |
| Time | 12 Nov (local date) | The Jerusalem Post; @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram) | Reported by 2 independent origins |
| Who did it | Iran | @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram); Bloomberg.com | 2 origins, not corroborated |
| Who did it | Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Javadi Manesh | The Jerusalem Post | One origin |
| Who said it | UK government | ME Observer (Telegram) | One origin |
| Target | Iran International journalists | Reuters (via @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram), Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram)); ME Observer (Telegram); The Jerusalem Post | Reports differ |
| Target | opposition journalists in Britain | @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram); Bloomberg.com | Reports differ |
| Target | dissident journalists | @ynetalerts (Telegram) | One origin |
Sources
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram),
- The Jerusalem Post,
- The Jerusalem Post,
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- @ynetalerts (Telegram),
- Bloomberg.com,
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
Changes
Changed 3 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Corroborated
- : Corroborated to Confirmed
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