Four Men Arrested in London on Suspicion of Spying for Iran on Jewish Community Sites
British counter-terrorism police have arrested four men on suspicion of assisting Iran's intelligence services by conducting surveillance on locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in the London area. The Metropolitan Police announced the arrests, which took place shortly after 1 a.m. on Friday in a pre-planned operation. The suspects—one Iranian national and three dual British-Iranian nationals, aged 22, 40, 52, and 55—were detained at addresses in Barnet and Watford (north London and nearby Hertfordshire), with additional activity reported in Harrow. The men were arrested under Section 3 of the UK's National Security Act 2023 for offenses related to assisting a foreign intelligence service, with the investigation explicitly linked to Iran. Authorities described the case as part of a long-running counter-terrorism probe, with indications that the alleged activities predated recent escalations involving U.S. and Israeli actions against Iran. Police emphasized ...