The three were all arrested on May 3 in what the capital’s Metropolitan police called “a very complex and fast-moving investigation”, and were due to appear in a London court later on Saturday.
The arrests come amid heightened concerns about Iranian activities on UK soil.
“Since the men were arrested two weeks ago, detectives have been working around the clock,“ he added.
“The foreign state to which the charges relate is Iran,“ the police said in their statement.
While Manesh and Noori were also charged with “surveillance and reconnaissance with the intention that acts, namely serious violence against a person in the United Kingdom, would be committed by others.”
The National Security Act gives law enforcement greater powers to disrupt “state threats” including foreign interference and espionage.
“These are serious events that demonstrate the ongoing requirement to adapt our response to national security threats,“ she said.
The measures, due to come into place later this year, will mean that all people working inside the UK for Iran, its intelligence services or the Revolutionary Guard would have to register or face jail.
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