Iran arrests 500 over alleged spying
Authorities say detainees shared sensitive information with enemies
Iran’s police chief, Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Radan, says that the country's police forces have arrested 500 people for sharing information with the enemies amid the ongoing US-Israel war.
Speaking in a televised interview, Radan said 250 of the detainees have been identified as “important cases” who gave information to the enemy and had been cooperating with grouplets by “taking footage of strike locations and sending it to them.”
He did not give details as to when and where the arrests took place.
The police chief explained that the detainees also included “20 very important cases” who were members of a spying group which were active in three Iranian provinces, adding that the group was busted.
Radan added that the main culprits of a sabotage operation have also been detained, noting that they sent information about a private company which was hit by the enemy.
According to Iranian media, dozens were arrested in several regions.
Twenty people were arrested in northwestern Iran on charges of sharing location details of Iran’s military and security assets with Israel, Tasnim reported.
The news agency also said that 10 people were detained in northeastern Iran, which has remained relatively untouched by airstrikes, saying some of them have been accused of collecting information on sensitive locations and economic infrastructure.
