Daniel Khalife ‘considered travelling to Iran’, court told

The 23-year-old told jurors he “considered potentially travelling to Iran” while still a serving soldier, but feared there could be consequences if they found out the information he was providing was “fictitious”

An artist’s impression of Daniel Khalife appearing at Woolwich Crown Court (Elizabeth Cook/PA)

A former British soldier accused of passing secret information to Iran considered travelling to the Middle Eastern country before deciding it would be too “dangerous”, a court has heard.

Giving evidence at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday, Daniel Khalife said he wanted to “draw out” the Iranian intelligence officers he was in touch with and “strengthen the relationship based on lies”.