- A Liverpool man, Vahid Aberi, 39, has been charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service following an investigation by counter-terror police.
- Aberi was arrested on Wednesday in the Birmingham area, with the investigation specifically relating to Iran.
- He faces charges under section 3(1) and (9) of the National Security Act 2023.
- Counter Terrorism Policing London confirmed that searches were conducted at addresses in Birmingham and Liverpool.
- Aberi has been remanded in custody and is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, with police stating no direct threat to the public has been identified.
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