COUNTER terrorism police have charged three Iranian men under the National Security Act.
All three have been remanded in custody and are due to appear in court.
Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44 and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55 were arrested on Saturday May 3.
The three Iranians were charged today with engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service.
Sepahvand was also charged with engaging in conduct, namely surveillance, reconnaissance and open-source research, between 14 August 2024 and 16 February 2025 and intending to commit acts, namely serious violence against a person in the United Kingdom, contrary to Section 18 of the National Security Act.
Manesh and Noori have also been charged with engaging in conduct, namely surveillance and reconnaissance, with the intention that acts, namely serious violence against a person in the United Kingdom, would be committed by others.
On Friday, 9 May, a fourth man, aged 31, was also arrested as part of the investigation and he was detained under Section 27 of the National Security Act.
Commander Dominic Murphy, from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: “These are extremely serious charges under the National Security Act, which have come about following what has been a very complex and fast-moving investigation.
“Since the men were arrested two weeks ago, detectives have been working around the clock and we have worked closely with colleagues in the CPS to reach this point.
“We have been in contact with the individuals directly affected, and we continue to provide them with support.
“Now that these men have been charged I would urge people not to speculate about this case, so that the criminal justice process can run its course.”;;
