DUBAI — Iranian authorities have arrested hundreds of people across the country for sharing information with enemies, the Islamic Republic’s police chief said on Sunday. Half of a total of about 500 cases involved serious incidents “including people who provided information for hitting targets and individuals who took footage of strike locations and sent them,” Ahmadreza Radan said, without going into detail on when the arrests took place. Twenty people were arrested and detained” after they were found to be “sending details of military, law enforcement and security locations to the Zionist enemy,” the Fars news agency said, quoting provincial prosecutor Hossein Majidi. Those arrests took place during raids on networks linked to Israel in West Azerbaijan province, it added. In northeastern Iran, which has remained relatively untouched by air strikes, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the arrest of 10 people, with some accused of collecting information on sensitive locations and economic infrastructure. “As the Zionist enemy (Israel) and the US are attempting to invade Iran, they simultaneously activate mercenaries and spies to carry out riots as the next step,” a provincial branch of the Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence organization said, according to Tasnim. The Student News Network also reported that three people were detained in the western province of Lorestan for “seeking to disturb public opinion … and burn mourning symbols.” Israel has begun targeting security checkpoints based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, representing a new phase of its assault on Iran, a source briefed on Israel’s military strategy told Reuters this week. — AgenciesDUBAI — Iranian authorities have arrested hundreds of people across the country for sharing information with enemies, the Islamic Republic’s police chief said on Sunday. Half of a total of about 500 cases involved serious incidents “including people who provided information for hitting targets and individuals who took footage of strike locations and sent them,” Ahmadreza Radan said, without going into detail on when the arrests took place. Twenty people were arrested and detained” after they were found to be “sending details of military, law enforcement and security locations to the Zionist enemy,” the Fars news agency said, quoting provincial prosecutor Hossein Majidi. Those arrests took place during raids on networks linked to Israel in West Azerbaijan province, it added. In northeastern Iran, which has remained relatively untouched by air strikes, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported the arrest of 10 people, with some accused of collecting information on sensitive locations and economic infrastructure. “As the Zionist enemy (Israel) and the US are attempting to invade Iran, they simultaneously activate mercenaries and spies to carry out riots as the next step,” a provincial branch of the Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence organization said, according to Tasnim. The Student News Network also reported that three people were detained in the western province of Lorestan for “seeking to disturb public opinion … and burn mourning symbols.” Israel has begun targeting security checkpoints based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, representing a new phase of its assault on Iran, a source briefed on Israel’s military strategy told Reuters this week. — Agencies
