The Iranian Revolutionary Guard arrested Eight People on Saturday Susped of Spying for Israel. They are accused of passing sensitive information about locations and senior military officials to the Israeli Mossad.
The arrestees are accused of providing the information to the mossad intelligence agency, Reuters reports. They Allegedly Did So Duration the Israeli Attacks on Nuclear Installations in Iran in June. Senior Military Personnel and Civilians Were Killed in Those Attacks. In Response, Iran Carried Out Airstrikes on Israel.
In A Statement, The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Claims that the Suspects were trained by the Mossad via online platforms to Carry Out Attacks, Among Other Things. Accordance to Iranian State Media, Bombs, Explosives, and Booby Traps Were Seasized. The Suspects Were AppREHENDED in Northeastern Iran Before They Could Carry Out Attacks, Accordance to the Guard.
State Media Reported Earlier This Month That Iranian Police had already arrested 21,000 suspects the conflict with Israel. It is unclear what all these people are suspended or.
Human Rights Organizations Are Critical of the judgment. Iran is Allegedly Using Espionage Accusations as an instrument for Broader Political Oppression. Accordance to Reuters , Iran Has Executed at Least Eight People in recent months.