Iran has summoned a British envoy in Tehran to protest the arrest of a number of of its nationals on expenses of spying, state media reported Monday.“Following the unjustified arrest of numerous Iranian nationals within the UK… the British cost d’affaires in Tehran was summoned on Sunday,” the IRNA information company mentioned, describing the arrests as “politically motivated”.Three Iranian males appeared in a London courtroom on Saturday charged with spying for the Islamic republic.They had been arrested on 3 Might and recognized as Mostafa Sepahvand, 39, Farhad Javadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 55, all residing in London. The British House Workplace mentioned they had been irregular migrants who arrived by small boat or different means, comparable to hidden in a automobile, between 2016 and 2022.The alleged spying came about from August 2024 to February 2025, based on UK police.A fourth man was arrested on Might 9 as a part of the investigation, however has now been launched with out cost, the police mentioned in an announcement.5 Iranians had been additionally arrested on Might 3 in a separate investigation.4 of the lads — who had been held on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act — had been launched, though the investigation “stays energetic and is ongoing”, police mentioned.The fifth was earlier bailed to an unspecified date in Might.
