New Delhi, May 29 -- UK authorities on Friday charged a Greek national for allegedly spying on a London-based Persian-language journalist on behalf of a foreign intelligence agency believed to be linked to Iran, marking the latest such case to emerge in Britain.

Ioannis Aidinidis, 46, who resides in Munich, Germany, appeared before a London court after being charged under the UK's National Security Act following an investigation conducted by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London.

Prosecutors told the court that Aidinidis was allegedly paid to travel to Britain twice during April and May 2026 to conduct surveillance on a journalist associated with Iran International, a Persian-language television channel that has faced a series of atta...