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 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 ...

  British counter-terrorism police arrested three men on Wednesday on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, with reports identifying one as the husband of a Labour Member of Parliament. The arrests, carried out in London and Wales, are linked to alleged spying activities for China and potential targeting of UK democracy. The Metropolitan Police stated that the suspects—aged 39, 43, and 68—were detained under Section 3 of the National Security Act 2023 for allegedly assisting a foreign intelligence service. All three remain in custody, and searches have been conducted at related addresses as part of an ongoing investigation. UK media outlets, including the BBC, The Guardian, and others, reported that the 39-year-old suspect is David Taylor, husband of Joani Reid, the Labour MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven in Scotland. Reid, elected in 2024, issued a statement denying any personal involvement or knowledge of wrongdoing: "I have never seen anything to make me sus...