Pakistan, May 18 -- LONDON - British police have charged three Iranian men with offences under the National Security Act as part of a major counter-terrorism investigation. The men are accused of activities likely to support a foreign intelligence service, specifically Iran.

The suspects - Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55 - appeared in a London court on Saturday. They were remanded in custody and are set to appear again at the Central Criminal Court on June 6.

According to police, the men engaged in surveillance and planned acts of serious violence between August 2024 and February 2025. The court also heard that their targets included journalists working with Iran International, a UK-...