Two Iranian men convicted of spying on dissident journalists in the U.K.
Verified: 14 outlets in 10 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 2 of them from the United Kingdom.
British Police said the convictions marked the first time Iranian nationals had been convicted under the law introduced in 2023 to counter threats from foreign states, which the authorities say have risen sharply
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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, 5:41 PM UTC+5 hTwo Iranian men convicted of spying on journalists, lawyer in Britainupi.com ↗
- Nov 12, 8:01 PM UTC+8 hIranian men guilty of spying on British journalistsaljazeera.com (again) ↗
- Nov 13, 9:12 AM UTC+21 h· you’re reading thisTwo Iranian men convicted of spying on dissident journalists in the U.K.haaretz.com ↗
- Nov 13, 9:36 AM UTC+21 hTwo Iranians Convicted of Spying for IRGC and Plotting Attacks on Journalists in UKthisisbeirut.com.lb ↗
[Claude] All three reports cover the same UK convictions of two Iranian men for spying on dissident journalists, and none states facts contradicting Report 1.
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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