Two Iranian men convicted of spying on journalists, lawyer in Britain
Verified: 12 outlets in 9 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from the United Kingdom.
Two Iranian men were convicted Thursday of spying on journalists and a lawyer in Britain on behalf of Iranian intelligence, British prosecutors said.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
Who reported it
2 outlets from the United Kingdom, where the story is: The Independent, The Guardian · how we count
- Nov 12, 12:15 PM UTCFirst reportIranian men found guilty in UK of assisting Iranian intelligencestraitstimes.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 12:17 PM UTC · +2 min
- Nov 12, 1:22 PM UTC+1 hLondon court finds 2 Iranian men guilty of spying for Tehranabcnews.com ↗
- Nov 12, 1:22 PM UTC+1 hTwo men found guilty of spying for Iran by targeting journalists and a lawyer in UKindependent.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 3:28 PM UTC+3 hUK court finds two Iranian men guilty of spying for Iranaljazeera.com ↗
- Nov 12, 3:32 PM UTC+3 hUK court convicts 2 Iranian men of spying on journalistsdw.com ↗
- Nov 12, 4:11 PM UTC+4 hUK Court Convicts Two Iranians in Espionage Case Targeting Journalistsiranwire.com ↗
- Nov 12, 5:41 PM UTC+5 h· you’re reading thisTwo Iranian men convicted of spying on journalists, lawyer in Britainupi.com ↗
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