Iranian man arrested in London as part of counter-terrorism investigation

A 31-year-old Iranian man has been arrested in north-west London under the National Security Act 2023 as part of a counter-terrorism policing investigation in which three other Iranian men were detained, the Metropolitan police have said.

The man was detained on Friday morning and searches were carried out at two addresses in the area.

Three Iranian men were detained in London last Saturday as part of the same investigation conducted by the Met’s counter-terrorism command. The men, aged 39, 44 and 55 could now be detained until Saturday 17 May, the force said.

The arrests are not linked to a second counter-terrorism operation, which also took place on Saturday, in which four Iranian men were detained across locations in England on suspicion of preparing an act of terrorism, with a fifth detained under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act. Reports suggested that the alleged target of the plot was the Israeli embassy in London.