Two men charged over alleged spying on Jewish community in London for Iran

The Met’s deputy assistant commissioner said: ‘These are extremely serious charges under the National Security Act.’ Photograph: Radharc Images/Alamy

Two men have been charged with spying for Iran over alleged surveillance of the Jewish community in London, police said.

Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, a dual Iranian and British national, and Alireza Farasati, 22, an Iranian national, have both been charged with engaging in contact likely to assist a foreign intelligence service between 9 July and 15 August last year.