2 Iranians Conducted Hostile Surveillance of Israeli Embassy, Synagogues, UK Court Told

Prosecutor Louise Attrill told a court in London that the two men charged with spying were ‘suspected of assisting the Iranian intelligence service.’

Protesters burn an Israeli flag outside the Israeli Embassy in London, on May 15, 2021. Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

Two men accused of spying for Iran carried out hostile surveillance on targets in Britain’s Jewish community, as well as the Israeli embassy in London, a court was told on March 19.

Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, and Alireza Farasati, 22, have been charged with engaging in conduct likely to assist a foreign intelligence service between July 9, 2025 and Aug. 15, 2025.