Iran is carrying out a wave of arrests and executions in the wake of Israel’s conflict

The Iranian authorities have carried out a wave of arrests and multiple executions of people suspected of their associations with Israeli intelligence agencies, following the recent war between the two countries.

It comes after the officials describe as an unprecedented infiltration of Iranian security services by Israeli agents.

The authorities suspect that the information fueled by Israel played a role in a series of prominent assassinations during the conflict. This included targeted killings of senior leaders from the IRGC and nuclear scientists, which Iran attributes to the agents of the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency operating inside the country.

These killings were shaken and accurate, the authorities targeted anyone suspected of working with foreign intelligence, saying that for national security.

But a lot of fear of this is also a way to silence the opposition and tighten control of the population.

During the 12 -day conflict, the Iranian authorities carried out three people accused of spying for Israel. Wednesday – just one day after the ceasefire – three other individuals were executed on similar charges.

Officials have since announced the arrest of hundreds of suspects across the country on charges of espionage. Government television broadcasts alleged confessions from many detainees, and confessed to cooperation with Israeli intelligence.

Human rights groups and activists expressed their concerns about the latest developments, citing Iran’s long practice of extracting forced confessions and conducting unfair experiences. There are concerns about following more executions.

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry claims that it is participating in a “uncompromising battle” against what Western and Israeli intelligence networks – including the CIA, Musad, and MI6.

According to IRGC, since the beginning of Israel’s attack on Iran on June 13, “the Israeli spy network has become very active inside the country.” Fares said that over 12 days, the Iranian intelligence and intelligence forces arrested “more than 700 individuals linked to this network.”

The Iranians told the Persian BBC that they had received warning text messages from the Iranian Intelligence Ministry to inform them that their phone numbers appeared on the pages of social media related to Israel. They were directed to leave these pages or confront the prosecution.

The Iranian government also rose to journalists working in the media in the Persian language abroad, including the Persian BBC and Iran -based Iran.

According to international Iran, IRGC detained the mother, father and brother of a television show in Tehran to pressure it to resign the channel’s coverage of Iran and Israel. The presenter received a phone call from her father – motivated by security agents – urging her to quit the consequences of more consequences and warning.

After the conflict began, the threats directed at the Persian BBC and their families became increasingly severe. According to journalists who were recently affected, Iranian security officials who called their families claimed that in the context of the war, justifying the targeting of family members as hostages. They also described the journalists as a “tacit” – a term that means “the person who hurts the war against God” – a charge that could carry the death penalty.

Manoto TV reported similar incidents, including threats against employee families and demands to cut all relationships with the port. According to what was reported, some relatives were threatened on charges such as “enmity against God” and spying – both capitalist crimes under Iranian law.

Analysts view these tactics as part of a broader strategy to silence the opposition and intimidate exile media workers.

The security forces also detained dozens of activists, writers and artists, in many cases without official fees. There are also reports on arrests targeting family members who were killed during the anti -government protests of 2022 “women, life, freedom.”

These measures indicate a broader campaign not only aimed at current activists, but also on those related to previous waves of the opposition.

During the war, the Iranian government is bound to access the Internet, and even after the ceasefire, complete access has not yet been restored. Reducing access to the Internet during crises, especially during the country’s protests against the government, has become a common pattern by Iran. In addition, most social networks such as Instagram, Telegram, X and Youtube have been banned, as well as news sites such as Persian BBC, for a long time in Iran and cannot be accessed without using a private network agent service (VPN).

Human rights defenders and political observers surrendered to similarities with the eighties, when the Iranian authorities brutally suppressed the political opposition during the Iran and Iraq war.

Many fear that in the wake of his weak international situation after the struggle with Israel, the Iranian authorities may turn inside again, as they resort to collective arrests, executions, and heavy repression.

Critics refer to the events of 1988, when, according to human rights groups, thousands of political prisoners – many rulings that are already spent – were executed after secret brief trials by the so -called “death committees”. Most of the victims were buried in unique mass graves.