Three Iranian men went on trial at Woolwich Crown Court in London, accused of conducting surveillance for Iran's intelligence service on journalists at Iran International (a London-based Persian-language satellite channel critical of Tehran) between August 2024 and March 2025. Prosecutors say the aim was to expose at least one target to serious violence, and that the men photographed and filmed addresses linked to the journalists; all three deny charges under the National Security Act, with two saying they did not know they were helping Iranian intelligence and the third claiming he acted under coercion. The case comes amid rising UK-Iran tensions and allegations that Tehran targets its critics abroad.