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Iran arrests 31 people linked to 'US-Israel sabotage networks', report says

Iran arrests 31 people linked to 'US-Israel sabotage networks', report says At least 31 people linked to four networks backed by the US and Israel have been arrested in Iran on charges of fomenting unrest and carrying out acts of sabotage, Iran's Press TV reported. Iran's Intelligence Ministry, which made the arrests in southern Kerman province, said the suspects in Sirjan county were organised…

Iranian authorities have arrested 31 individuals linked to alleged US and Israeli sabotage networks, according to a report by Middle East Eye. The suspects, who were apprehended in Kerman province, were allegedly part of four networks with the purpose of inciting unrest and carrying out sabotage acts. The Intelligence Ministry stated that these networks targeted young people and had prepared Molotov cocktails to damage urban surveillance cameras, aiming to cause street unrest and sabotage. The arrests come in the wake of nationwide protests that took place in January.

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