A fourth Iranian man has been arrested in London as part of an ongoing counter-terrorism investigation, following the earlier arrest of three other Iranian nationals during coordinated police raids.
The 31-year-old suspect was taken into custody at a residential address in north-west London on the morning of Friday, 9 May 2025, according to the Metropolitan Police.
His arrest comes days after three other Iranian men, aged 39, 44, and 55, were detained in the capital on Saturday, 3 May, as part of the same investigation, led by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command.
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Separate Plot Linked to Israeli Embassy
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