Iran arrests 97 people accused of working with Israel, state media reports

Middle East Eye · March 19, 2026 Human Rights

Iran arrests 97 people accused of working with Israel, state media reports Iran's intelligence ministry has arrested 97 people for being "soldiers of Israel", state media reported on Thursday, in the latest round of a security sweep that has seen hundreds detained over alleged linked to Israel and the US since the start of the war. Earlier on Thursday, state media quoted the police commander of Alborz province as saying that 41 people were arrested for sending videos to foreign-based opposition media channels.

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