Iranian ‘spy’ accused of planning to kill dissidents says he would not harm an animal

An Iranian ‘spy’ accused of planning to kill dissident journalists and  a solicitor working for UK Lawyers for Israel told a court: ‘I wouldn’t harm an animal, let alone a human.’ Mostafa Sepahvand, 41, along with Farhad Javadi Manesh, 46, and Shapoor Qalehali Khani Noori, 57, allegedly targeted reporters working for Persian language TV channel Iran International which reports on human rights violations in the country. They are accused of intelligence gathering, communications with people in Iran or connected to…