The state media said on Monday that Iran has called a British envoy in Tehran to protest the arrest of many of its citizens in Tehran.“After unfair arrests of many Iranian citizens in Britain … The British charge D’Fare was called on Sunday at Tehran, “IRNA news agency stated,” the arrest as “politically motivated”.Three Iranian people on Saturday accused a London court of spying for the Islamic Republic.He was arrested on 3 May and identified as Mustafa Sipahwand, 39, Farhad Zadi Manesh, 44, and Shapoor Kulehali Khani Noori, 55, who were all living in London. The British Home Office stated that they were irregular migrants who arrived by small boat or other means, such as hidden in a vehicle between 2016 and 2022.According to the UK police, the alleged espionage took place from August 2024 to February 2025.Police said in a statement that a fourth person was arrested as part of the investigation on 9 May, but is now released without any charge.Five Iranians were also arrested in a separate investigation on 3 May.Police said the four people – who were held on suspicion of preparation of a terrorist Act – were abandoned, although the investigation is “active and running”, the police said.The fifth was earlier granted bail for an unlonged date in May.
