- Metropolitan Police counter-terrorism officers arrested a 60-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman in London on suspicion of assisting Iran 's foreign intelligence service.
- The arrests followed property searches in north and north-west London conducted under the National Security Act.
- Police confirmed the investigation is unrelated to recent incidents targeting London's Iranian and Jewish communities or the Jewish High Holy Days.
- Both individuals have been released on conditional bail until a date in October.
- Counter Terrorism Policing London stated that the case poses no imminent threat to the wider public despite a general increase in state-threat activity.
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Man and woman arrested in London on suspicion of spying for Iran
