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Searches found Iran International reports of the trial at Woolwich Crown Court, plus a Guardian report syndicated on News Beep. They say defendant Mostafa Sepahvand testified that he only appeared to cooperate with Iranian handlers because of threats to him and his family. He says he deliberately sabotaged the operation, and he repeatedly told the court "I played them". Prosecutor Emlyn Jones put it to him that every time he said he was playing the IRGC he was lying, and that the explanation was invented after his arrest. Sepahvand denied this. He and two co-defendants deny National Security Act charges. The trial is ongoing and no verdict was found. I found no Reuters, AFP, Bellingcat or EUvsDisinfo fact-check on the claim.