Four men arrested suspected of spying for Iran and targeting Jews in London

One Iranian and three dual nationals held as detectives investigate whether alleged surveillance was linked to wish to carry out attacks Armed police have arrested four men suspected of spying for Iran and allegedly targeting synagogues and Jews in London. Counter-terrorism detectives are investigating why the alleged surveillance of Jewish locations and individuals was being carried out, and whether it was linked to a wish to carry out attacks on British soil. Part of the investigation is looking at claims that in-person surveillance in London took place and whether it was directed from overseas. The operation by counter-terrorism police and MI5 had been going on for months. The arrests of the four men – one Iranian and three dual British-Iranian nationals – were made under the National Security Act and are the first of suspects alleged to be acting in Iran’s interests since the country was attacked by the US and Israel. Three of the arrests were carried out in London and one in Hertfordshire. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, said the arrests meant police had kept “Britain safe from a potential threat”. Police said those arrested were a 40-year-old man and a 55-year-old man wh