Tanzania, May 18 -- THREE Iranian nationals have been charged with suspected espionage for Iran's intelligence services, UK police said on Saturday.

The three were all arrested on May 3 in London, with the Metropolitan police calling it "a very complex and fast-moving investigation."

They are due to appear in a London court later on Saturday, with the offences allegedly having taken place from August 2024 to February 2025.

A 'complex and fast-moving investigation' The three suspects, all with addresses in London, were charged with "engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service between 14 August 2024 and 16 February 2025," the police said in a statement. "The foreign state to which the charges relate is Iran."

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