Iran says 10 foreign-linked 'mercenaries' arrested for espionage

Middle East Eye · March 17, 2026 Politics

Iran says 10 foreign-linked 'mercenaries' arrested for espionage Iran’s intelligence organisation in Khorasan Razavi said it arrested 10 suspected foreign-linked “mercenary elements” accused of espionage activities, Tasnim news reported. Officials said four of those detained were "spying by collecting information and the location of sensitive places and economic infrastructures". They added that a core group of three suspects allegedly planned operations that were disrupted in an intelligence operation.

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