US EditionA Propos - Iran Turns to Internal Crackdown in Wake of 12-Day War
- Iran intensified an internal security crackdown with mass arrests, executions, and military deployments following Israel's airstrikes starting June 13, 2025.
- The crackdown responded to fears of internal unrest, especially in Kurdish areas, amid reports of Israeli infiltration and espionage within Iran.
- More than 700 people, including over 500 Kurdish opposition members, were arrested over 12 days on charges of spying for Israel amid heightened checkpoints and searches.
- Iran executed at least six individuals accused of spying for Israel, and state media aired alleged confessions admitting collaboration with foreign intelligence.
- These actions suggest a broader strategy by Iranian authorities to silence dissent and tighten control, recalling the harsh political repression of the 1980s.
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A propos - Iran turns to internal crackdown in wake of 12-day war
While it holds a ceasefire with Israel, Iran is stepping up an internal crackdown with mass arrests, executions and military deployments, officials and activists said. Within days of Israel's airstrikes beginning on June 13, Iranian security forces started a campaign of widespread arrests accompanied by an intensified street presence based around checkpoints. FRANCE 24 speaks to Hussein Baoumi, deputy regional director for the Middle East and No…
26 people arrested in Iran over ’collaborating with Israel’
Iran's intelligence services have arrested 26 people, accusing them of collaborating with Israel, state media Fars news agency reported, days after a ceasefire between the two countries was announced. "These individuals were identified as operatives and deceived participants in the recent imposed war by the Zionist regime have been arrested by the Intelligence Organization of the Hazrat Vali Asr Corps," Iranian state media Fars news agency said …
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