(BBC) A former British soldier accused of spying for Iran first tried to make contact with the Iranians by sending a Facebook message, a trial has heard.
Daniel Khalife, 23, is on trial on charges of collecting sensitive military information for Iran as well as escaping from prison.
Woolwich Crown Court heard Mr Khalife found Hamed [Ghashghavi], a man connected to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), on the social media site after reading a news story about him being sanctioned by the US.
Mr Khalife denies all the charges.
