Iran’s foreign ministry rejected accusations brought by Britain following the weekend arrest of seven Iranians in two separate counter-terrorism operations, state media reported on Wednesday.

Four of the detained Iranians were suspected of plotting to target specific premises, while the other three were suspected of involvement in foreign power threat activity, according to British police, who were keeping then in custody until May 10 for questioning.

British media on Tuesday reported mounting speculation that the seven Iranians and one other person arrested over the weekend had been “hours away” from carrying out an attack on a synagogue, though there was........

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