Court told former member of Royal Signals allegedly also offered to work for Iran as a mole in British army

A former British soldier accused of spying for Iran stole UK military secrets “to order” travelled to Turkey where he left a package intended for Iranian intelligence agents, his trial has been told.

Messages said to have been between Daniel Khalife and his alleged foreign handlers while he was serving in the army were shown in court, including one in which the latter said: “We look forward to seeing you in Tehran … pal.”