Two Iranian men were found guilty on Thursday of spying on dissident journalists in Britain on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. 

British police said the case reflects increasing espionage activity by Iran inside the United Kingdom, The Times of Israel reported. 

Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, was found guilty of two offenses under ⁠Britain’s National Security Act, and Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, was convicted of one offense under the law. 

Prosecutors said that the pair had carried out surveillance on journalists working for Iran International, a Persian-language television station that is critical of Iran's government, between August 2025 and March 2025. 

Iran has denied involvement in spying or related activities, and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he was “disturbed” by the arrests of Sepahvand and others in May 2025, the Times reported.