London stabbing of journalist ordered by third party acting for Iran, court told
Key takeaways
- The court heard his image had appeared on a ‘wanted: dead or alive’ poster in Tehran in 2022.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe stabbing of a journalist in London was a planned attack ordered by a third party acting on behalf of the Iranian state, a court has heard.
- Pouria Zeraati, a British journalist of Iranian origin had worked for Iran International, a Farsi-language dissident Farsi-language broadcaster, when he was stabbed in the leg outside of his west London home in 2024.
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Pouria Zeraati. The court heard his image had appeared on a ‘wanted: dead or alive’ poster in Tehran in 2022. Photograph: Iran International View image in fullscreen Pouria Zeraati. The court heard his image had appeared on a ‘wanted: dead or alive’ poster in Tehran in 2022. Photograph: Iran International UK news London stabbing of journalist ordered by third party acting for Iran, court told Pouria Zeraati, who worked for a dissident Farsi-language broadcaster, was attacked outside his home in 2024
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe stabbing of a journalist in London was a planned attack ordered by a third party acting on behalf of the Iranian state, a court has heard.
Pouria Zeraati, a British journalist of Iranian origin had worked for Iran International, a Farsi-language dissident Farsi-language broadcaster, when he was stabbed in the leg outside of his west London home in 2024.