Overview
- Iran’s judiciary-linked Mizan agency reported the arrests of reformist figures Javad Emam, Mohsen Aminzadeh, Azar Mansouri and Ebrahim Asgharzadeh in the past day.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps searched Emam’s home before taking him into custody, according to Iran International, which cited his lawyer.
- The actions follow the recent forceful suppression of mass protests, and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Ejei vowed to wield the “sword of justice” against those he called agents of the country’s enemies.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said talks with the United States continue but are constrained by a “great wall of distrust.”
- Emam previously coordinated Mir Hossein Mousavi’s 2009 presidential campaign, underscoring the long-running ties between today’s detainees and earlier opposition movements.