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Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife, accused of helping Iran, wanted to be MI6 ‘double agent’

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Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife, accused of helping Iran, wanted to be MI6 ‘double agent’



Court told Khalife, 23, allegedly picked up money from Iranian handlers before contacting UK security servicesA former British soldier accused of escaping prison by strapping himself to the underside of a delivery truck had contacted Iranian intelligence before offering to work as a “double agent” for MI6, his trial has heard.Daniel Khalife, 23, is alleged to have contacted a well-known individual connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards in 2019, before picking up an envelope containing £1,500 that was left by his Iranian handlers in a dog poo bag in a park in north London. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/08/ex-soldier-accused-of-helping-iran-wanted-to-be-mi6-double-agent-court-hears

Author : Donna Ferguson

Publish date : 2024-10-08 19:07:38

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