{
  "id": 5944656,
  "title": "Iran arrests alleged opposition supporters after video circulates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/iran-arrests-alleged-opposition-supporters-after-video-circulates-5944656",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T08:20:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/06/iran-arrests-alleged-opposition-supporters-after-video-circulates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iranian authorities have detained several individuals accused of appearing in a rare video displaying the flag of the outlawed opposition group, People's Mujahedin Organisation of Iran (MEK), according to state television. The video, which circulated online in recent days, showed people riding motorbikes on deserted streets while waving the white-and-red banner of MEK. On Sunday, state television reported that authorities had identified and apprehended all the individuals depicted in the video, stating that they are associated with MEK. However, the number of people arrested was not disclosed, and it was unclear when the footage was recorded. The group, founded in the 1960s as a resistance movement against Iran's Western-backed shah, has been banned since the 1979 Islamic revolution and has been labeled as a terrorist organization by the US. The MEK has been vocal in advocating for regime change in Iran from abroad, while Iran accuses its members of collaborating with Israel. Iran has been in a state of conflict with the US since February 28, following the US-Israeli strikes that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior military officials. In response, Iran has retaliated with attacks across the region, escalating the ongoing conflict.",
  "summary": "Videos circulating online showed individuals riding motorbikes through the streets in Iran while waving the white-and-red banner of the banned People's Mujahedin Organisation of Iran.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Iran arrests alleged opposition supporters after video circulates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/iran-arrests-alleged-opposition-supporters-after-video-circulates",
        "published": "2026-09-06T08:20:57.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}