Egypt and world politics brief
Trump Says He Does Not Need a Deal with Iran; Britain Convicts Iranians of Espionage
An RE brief based on a story published by BBC News Arabic on 12 November 2026.
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US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he did not need an agreement with Iran, and argued that Vice President JD Vance’s focus on crime and corruption in Democratic-run American cities could save more money. In Britain, Mostafa Sobhound and Farhad Javad Manesh were convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service over surveillance of opposition journalists; Sobhound was also convicted of planning an attack, with sentencing due next month.
Key numbers
- more than 50 arrests
- Iran-linked operations over the past year, according to the MI5 chief
- 2023
- Year the cited UK law was introduced