Iranian journalist stabbed in UK by men working for Iran, court told
An Iranian journalist was attacked in the UK by men allegedly working for the Iranian state, according to court proceedings. The attack was described as a planned and targeted assault, with the journalist previously being labeled as 'wanted' in Iran. Two Romanian men are on trial for the stabbing, which left the journalist hospitalized with serious injuries.
- ▪The journalist, Pouria Zeraati, was attacked in Wimbledon and suffered three stab wounds.
- ▪The prosecution claims the attack was ordered by a third party acting on behalf of the Iranian state.
- ▪Reconnaissance of Zeraati began months prior to the attack, indicating premeditation.
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Iranian journalist stabbed in UK by men working for Iran, court told Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDaniel SandfordUK correspondentReutersNandito Badea, 21, and George Stana, 25, as sketched at Woolwich Crown CourtA journalist working for a Persian-language opposition television station was attacked with a knife in Wimbledon by men working for Iran as part of a campaign of "Iranian terror", a court was told.Posters of Pouria Zeraati, a journalist for the London-based Iran International, had been put up in the Iranian capital Tehran with the words "Wanted: dead or alive".Two Romanian men - George Stana, 25, and Nandito Badea, 21 - are on trial at Woolwich Crown Court, accused of attacking Zeraati in late March 2024, leaving him in hospital with three stab wounds in his…
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