Pair jailed for trying to silence Iranian reporter

Two Romanians who repeatedly stabbed a journalist wanted ‘dead or alive’ for criticising the Iranian regime have been jailed for a total for 20 years. Pouria Zeraati, 37, a reporter at the Persian-language channel Iran International, was knifed three times in the leg on Queensmere Road, Wimbledon on his way to a scheduled TV shoot on 29 March 2024. Nandito Badea, 21, and George Stana, 25, denied but were convicted by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court of wounding with…