London:Two Iranian nationals, Mostafa Sepahvand and Farhad Manesh, have been found guilty of spying for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), as confirmed by police on Thursday.

According to Anadolu Agency – English, the pair were convicted following an investigation conducted by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London. The Metropolitan Police stated that after a six-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court, Sepahvand and Manesh were found guilty of engaging in activities likely to assist the IRGC.

The court found that Sepahvand was involved in surveillance, reconnaissance, and open-source research with the intent to commit serious violence against individuals in the UK. The targets included two journalists, a lawyer, and a media production professional. Manesh aided Sepahvand in the surveillance activities but was acquitted of a charge under the National Security Act related to the intention of committing acts of serious violence.

Police detailed that the investigation involved translating thousands of messages in Farsi and using mobile phone data to compile evidence of the surveillance activities. These operations occurred between August 2024 and March 2025, with critical briefing documents found on the men's cellphones outlining surveillance details.