Iran accused of plotting to kill two journalists in UK

Two British-Iranian journalists working in the United Kingdom have been warned by police of a "credible" plot by Iran to kill them, according to their employer, London-based news channel Iran International.

In a statement Monday, the Farsi-language broadcaster said it was "shocked and deeply concerned" by the alleged lethal threats, while accusing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of being part of a "significant and dangerous escalation" of Tehran's "campaign to intimidate Iranian journalists working abroad."

"Two of our British-Iranian journalists have, in recent days, been notified of an increase in the threats to them," Iran International said in the statement. "The Metropolitan Police have now formally notified both journalists that these threats represent an imminent, credible and significant risk to their lives and those of their families."

Iran International did not name the journalists for security reasons.

The IRGC is a branch of the Iranian Armed Forces, founded after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 by the order of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. It is designated by the United States as a terrorist organization.

Iran International has become one of the go-to sources for many Iranians looking for news on the protests following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini - a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman detained by morality police for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly.

"These lethal threats to British citizens on British soil come after several weeks of warnings from the IRGC and Iranian government about the work of a free and uncensored Farsi-language media working in London," the news channel added in its statement.

Iran International said other members of its staff have also been warned by the police of separate threats, according to the statement.

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