Seven Iranians among eight arrested in UK counterterrorism probes

British police on Sunday said eight people, including seven Iranian nationals, were arrested in two separate counterterrorism probes.

In one operation, five men — four of them Iranian — were arrested on suspicion of “preparation of a terrorist act”, London’s Metropolitan police said in a statdment.

The arrests were carried out in London, Swindon and the Greater Manchester area on suspicion of “terrorism offences”.

The men, aged between 29 and 46, were detained by Counter Terrorism Police on…