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Four arrested in London on suspicion of spying on Jewish community for Iran

06 March 2026 12:49 (UTC +04:00)

British police have arrested four men on suspicion of spying for Iran after an investigation into suspected surveillance of locations and individuals in London’s Jewish community, APA reports, citing The Times of Israel.

Detectives say one of the men is Iranian, while three have dual British-Iranian nationality, and they have been taken into custody after the arrests were made in Barnet, north London, and Watford, a town north of London.

British lawmakers and domestic spy agencies have been warning for years of the threat to Britain from Iran.

Australia has also linked antisemitic attacks to Tehran.

London Metropolitan Police commander Helen Flanagan says the arrests are part of a long-running investigation.

The arrested men are aged between 22 years-old and 55 years-old and the police say they arrested six other men as part of the operation on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Toghrul Guluzade

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