Iranian authorities have announced that more than 6,500 people have been arrested on charges of “treason and espionage” since the start of the war involving Israel and the United States against Iran.
Al Jazeera reported on Monday, May 18, that the statement was made by Ahmad Reza Radan.
Previously, media outlets had also reported mass arrests of Iranian protesters following protests in January by the Iranian government.
Iranian officials have accused protesters of “spying” for Israel and the United States.
However, since the beginning of the US-Israeli war with Iran, a new wave of arrests and executions has reportedly begun in the country.
In recent days, several individuals accused of “spying for Israel and the United States and committing treason” have been executed in Iran.
