Iran security forces foil foreign-linked sedition network, arrest armed suspects

Iran's security forces have announced a series of arrests in Tehran and two provinces following separate security incidents involving organized unrest and armed activity.

Security forces identified and dismantled the core of a network inciting unrest in downtown Tehran, the Tasnim News Agency reported Tuesday.

According to Tasnim, leaders of the network had recently gathered in busy streets in Baharestan, where they encouraged young people, including teenagers, to take part in disturbances.

Tasnim said the group sought to steer economic protests toward disorder. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Intelligence Organization said it had been monitoring the group’s activities.

The agency reported that the suspects were arrested, case files were opened, and they were handed over to judicial authorities.

In North Khorasan, the prosecutor in the provincial capital Bojnourd said members of an organized sedition network linked to foreign elements had been arrested after engaging in activities that disrupted public order and security.

Javad Elali said several members of the network were identified and detained following coordinated operations staged jointly by security, law enforcement, and intelligence forces. The suspects were subsequently handed over to judicial authorities.

According to the prosecutor, the individuals had acted in an organized and networked manner, creating unrest and insecurity in various parts of Bojnourd.

The charges against them include collusion and assembly with the intent to undermine national security, disrupting public order and calm, conducting propaganda activities against the country’s Islamic establishment, involvement in clashes, destruction of public and private property, and resisting law enforcement officers.

According to Elali, the cases would be reviewed individually and in accordance with legal standards by designated prosecuting authorities. He stressed that those accused of actions targeting national security and damage to public and private property would remain in custody under relevant legal warrants during the judicial process.

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In a separate development in Khuzestan Province, which lies to the country’s southwest, the police commander of Behbahan County announced the arrest of suspects linked to recent shooting incidents that had caused insecurity in the city.

Mansour Seilavi said that following several shooting cases, intelligence units launched a special investigation. According to the commander, following coordination with judicial authorities, the police identified and arrested the main perpetrators during an operation targeting their hideout.

He said two suspects were detained and that an illegal hunting firearm along with a quantity of unauthorized ammunition was seized during searches. The suspects have been referred to judicial authorities.

The commander stressed that the police would deal decisively and in accordance with the law with criminal acts, particularly illegal possession of weapons and actions that disrupt public order and security.

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The developments came amid warnings issued by Iranian authorities about foreign aggression and interference targeting the Islamic Republic under the pretext of providing support for sporadic riots over the decline of the rial, the Iranian currency.

Most recently, the IRGC addressed earlier comments made by Donald Trump threatening Iran with military aggression under such pretext, saying the US president had issued the threat out of desperation, and emphasized that IRGC forces would remain ready to sacrifice their lives until all hybrid plots were defeated.

The Foreign Ministry has also warned the United States against any interference in the country’s internal affairs, vowing a “swift, decisive, and comprehensive” response to any act of aggression.

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