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FRI · 2026-03-06 · 09:14 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0306-22005
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UK police arrest 4 on suspicion of spying for Iran

British police arrested four men in London on Friday on suspicion of spying for Iran's intelligence service. The suspects, one Iranian national and three British-Iranians, are accused of gathering information on locations and individuals connected to London's Jewish community.

Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-03-06 · 09:14 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
UK police arrest 4 on suspicion of spying for Iran
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British police arrested four men in London on Friday on suspicion of spying for Iran's intelligence service. The suspects, one Iranian national and three British-Iranians, are accused of gathering information on locations and individuals connected to London's Jewish community. Counterterrorism police made the arrests at three different addresses as part of an ongoing investigation. Authorities are urging the Jewish community to remain vigilant and report any concerns. Additionally, six other men were arrested at one of the locations on suspicion of assisting an offender and are also in custody.

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We understand the public may be concerned, in particular the Jewish community.

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Six other men were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

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The spying targeted locations and people linked to London’s Jewish community.

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The men include one Iranian national and three dual British-Iranians.

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Four men were arrested in Britain on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service by spying.

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Four men were arrested in Britain on Friday on suspicion of assisting Iran’s intelligence service by spying on locations and people linked to London’s Jewish community, police said.The men – one Iranian national and three dual British-Iranians – were arrested by counterterrorism police at three separate addresses in the UK capital, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.The force’s head of counterterrorism policing, Helen Flanagan, said the arrests were “part of a long-running investigation”.“We understand the public may be concerned, in particular the Jewish community, and as always, I would ask them to remain vigilant and if they see or hear anything that concerns them, then to contact us,” she added.Six other men were arrested at one of the locations on suspicion of assisting an offender and have been taken into custody, the Met said. Lebanon on front line of Israeli strikes as Iran war threatens to spread beyond the region
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