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Russia Helps Iran Target American Ships/Aircraft-10 Iranian Spies Arrested in Lon
Four Suspected Iranian Spies Arrested in London
Another six men, aged 29, 39, 42, 49 and two aged 20, were also arrested at an address in Harrow this morning
All Ten Suspects Remain in Police Custody.
AP 10 MAR 2026
Police search homes and car in London and Hertfordshire after four men arrested for spying on Jewish community for Iran
The suspects, one Iranian and three dual British Iranian nationals, were taken into custody by the Metropolitan Police at around 1am this morning.
The force said the men, aged 22, 40, 52 and 55, were arrested at addresses in Harrow, Watford and Barnet.
Plain clothes police officers have since been spotted raiding a home in Watford today, after forcing the door open.
Meanwhile, detectives were also seen checking the engine and undercarriage of a silver coloured Skoda on a road in Finchley, north London.
Both operations are believed to be linked to a counter terror police probe into the suspected surveillance of Jews in London for Irans intelligence services.
Another six men, aged 29, 39, 42, 49 and two aged 20, were also arrested at an address in Harrow this morning on suspicion of assisting an offender.
All ten suspects remain in police custody.
The alleged spying operation is not believed to be linked to the Iran war but comes as the US and Israel escalated the conflict on Friday with heavy bombing raids on Tehran and Lebanon
Commander Helen Flanagan, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, said Todays arrests are part of a long running investigation and part of our ongoing work to disrupt malign activity where we suspect it.
The fresh arrests and the unfolding trial the message is unmistakable. In an era of renewed great-power competition, Britain is prepared to bring allegations of covert state backed activity into the open and to test its strengthened security laws in court.
The quiet world of counter espionage is no longer quite so quiet.
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