Two men convicted of wounding journalist in London ‘on orders of Iran’
Summary
Two men were found guilty of stabbing a British-Iranian journalist in London in 2024. The attack was planned and ordered by agents linked to the Iranian government.Key Facts
- Pouria Zeraati, a British journalist of Iranian origin, was stabbed three times in the leg outside his London home.
- The attackers were Nandito Badea (21) and George Stana (25), both Romanian nationals.
- They were found guilty of deliberately causing serious injury.
- The attack was planned after months of surveillance and ordered by a third party connected to Iran.
- Iran International, the channel Zeraati worked for, is considered a terrorist group by Tehran.
- Posters in Tehran labeled Zeraati and other journalists as “Wanted: dead or alive.”
- A third man, David Andrei, was involved but not tried in the London court.
- Iranian officials deny any connection to the attack.
- The case shows an ongoing pattern of threats and attacks against Iranian dissident journalists abroad.
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