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Iran Announces Dozens of Arrests Over Alleged Spying for Israel

State outlets say detainees shared site coordinates with foreign actors, a claim not independently verified.

Overview

  • In West Azerbaijan, Fars reported that prosecutors in Urmia detained 20 people accused of providing Israel with information on military, police and security sites.
  • Tasnim said Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence broke up two 10-member networks in Mazandaran and Khorasan Razavi accused of gathering coordinates and intelligence on sensitive facilities.
  • Intelligence officials in Khuzestan reported arresting a three-person team accused of armed attacks on security forces and government facilities.
  • Iranian reports follow a Wall Street Journal account that Israeli authorities have relied on tips from ordinary Iranians to help identify targets inside the country.
  • Bahrain said it arrested five people for sending coordinates and images of sensitive locations to the IRGC and for recruiting operatives, with one suspect described as having received IRGC training.