NewsForce(@Newsforce):🇬🇧 Two Iranian men have been convicted of spying for Iran after targeting journalists and a lawyer in the UK. Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, conducted surveillance for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Sepahvand sought £150,000 to carry out a violent attack against a target. Police uncovered 534GB of data, including personal details about the targets, and evidence that the men used ChatGPT for research.

2026.11.12 16:33

🇬🇧 Two Iranian men have been convicted of spying for Iran after targeting journalists and a lawyer in the UK. Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, conducted surveillance for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Sepahvand sought £150,000 to carry out a violent attack against a target. Police uncovered 534GB of data, including personal details about the targets, and evidence that the men used ChatGPT for research.