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The Iranian authorities have led a wave of arrests and multiple executions of people suspected of links with Israeli intelligence agencies, following the recent war between the two countries.
This comes after what managers describe as an unprecedented infiltration of Iranian security services by Israeli agents.
Authorities suspect that information fed in Israel has played a role in a series of high -level assassinations during the conflict. This included the targeted killings of senior commanders of the Corps of the Islamic Revolution of Elite (IRGC) and nuclear scientists, which Iran attributes to the agents of the intelligence agency of the Mossad of Israel working inside the country.
Shaken by the scale and the precision of these murders, the authorities have targeted anyone suspected of working with foreign information, saying that it is for national security.
But many fear that it is also a way to silence dissent and to strengthen the control of the population.
During the 12 -day conflict, the Iranian authorities executed three people accused of espionage for Israel. Wednesday – One day after the ceasefire – Three other people were executed for similar accusations.
Since then, officials have announced the arrest of hundreds of suspects across the country on charges of spying. State television was broadcast presumed to be confessions of several detainees, allegedly admitting collaboration with Israeli information.
Human rights groups and activists have expressed fears about the latest developments, citing Iran’s long -standing practice to extract forced confessions and carry out diluting trials. It is feared that more executions can follow.
The Iranian Intelligence Ministry claims that he is engaged in an “relentless battle” against what he calls Western and Israeli intelligence networks – including CIA, Mossad and MI6.
According to the Fars news agency, which has been affiliated with the IRGC, since the start of Israel’s attack on Iran on June 13, “the Israeli spy network has become very active inside the country”. Fars reported that during 12 days, Iranian intelligence and the security forces have arrested “more than 700 people related to this network”.
The Iranians told BBC Persian that they had received warning text messages from the Iranian Intelligence Ministry by informing them that their telephone numbers appeared on social media pages linked to Israel. They were invited to leave these pages or to face prosecution.
The Iranian government has also intensified pressure on journalists working for Persian media abroad, including BBC Persian and Iran International and Manoto TV based in London.
According to Iran International, the IRGC arrested the mother, father and brother of one of its television presenters in Tehran to put it pressure to resign on the coverage by the Iran-Israeli conflict chain. The presenter received a phone call from her father – invited by security agents – exhorting him to quit smoking and warn of new consequences.
After the start of the conflict, threats against Persian journalists from the BBC and their families have become more and more serious. According to recently affected journalists, Iranian security officials who contact their families said that, in a war context, they are justified to target family members as mobile. They also labeled journalists like “Mohareb” – a term meaning “He who waged war on God” – an accusation which, under Iranian law, can bear the death penalty.
Manoto TV reported similar incidents, including threats to employee families and requests to reduce all links with the point of sale. Some relatives would have been threatened with accusations such as “enmity against God” and spying – the two capital offenses under Iranian law.
Analysts consider these tactics as part of a broader strategy to silence dissent and intimidate workers in exile media.
The security forces have also owned dozens of activists, writers and artists, in many cases without formal accusations. There are also arrest reports targeting family members of people killed during the anti -government demonstrations of “women, life, freedom”.
These actions suggest a wider campaign intended not only for current activists but also for those linked to previous waves of dissent.
During the war, the Iranian government seriously limited internet access, and even after the ceasefire, full access has not yet been restored. Limiting internet access during crises, especially during national demonstrations against the government, has become a common model of Iran. In addition, most social networks like Instagram, Telegram, X and Youtube, as well as new sites such as BBC Persian, have long been blocked in Iran and cannot be accessible without using virtual private network proxy (VPN).
Defenders of human rights and political observers have established parallels with the 1980s, when the Iranian authorities brutally suppressed political opposition during the Iran-Iraq war.
Many fear that, following its weakened international position after the conflict with Israel, the Iranian authorities can again turn inward, using mass arrests, executions and heavy repression.
Critics underline the events of 1988, when, according to human rights groups, thousands of political prisoners – many of which have already served sentences – were executed following brief secret trials by “death commissions”. Most of the victims have been buried in unmarked joint pits.
