Iranian TV host stabbed outside London home

A presenter for a London-based Iranian TV news channel has been repeatedly stabbed outside his home in the city's south, his channel has said.

Iran International, which reported extensively in 2022 on anti-government protests in Iran, said Pouria Zeraati, 36, was attacked by a group.

The Metropolitan Police said an investigation had been launched into a stabbing in south London.

The victim was stable in hospital, the force added.

"A scene is in place and police are working to understand the circumstances," a Met spokesman said.

"Thankfully his condition is not believed to be life-threatening."

No arrests have been made, the spokesman added.

Nearly 18 months ago, Iran International became one of the main providers of news during the wave of anti-government protests in Iran.

In November 2022 two British-Iranian journalists from the channel were warned by police of a possible risk to their lives.

An armed police presence was stationed near the channel's studios, and concrete barriers were placed outside the building.

The Persian-language TV channel said the decision was due to a "significant escalation in state-backed threats from Iran".

Operations resumed at a new location in London last September.

According to the Met Police, since the start of 2022, 15 plots had been foiled to either kidnap or kill UK-based individuals perceived as enemies of the Iranian regime.