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Iran arrests 30 spies — claims US, Israeli and Gulf intelligence agents apprehended in past few days
·Tehran, Iran
Iran's intelligence ministry: 30 'spies, internal mercenaries, and operational agents' of Israel and the US arrested in past few days, including a foreign national acting as a proxy for two Gulf countries. Wartime counter-intelligence sweep as IDF strikes target IRGC command infrastructure.
Iran's intelligence ministry announced the arrest of 30 foreign spies and intelligence agents over the past few days, in what appears to be a wartime counter-intelligence sweep. State media cited the ministry as saying it arrested a foreign national it claims was conducting espionage on behalf of the United States and Israel, also acting as a proxy for two unnamed Gulf countries. The ministry said it has arrested a total of 30 'spies, internal mercenaries, and operational agents of Israel and the US' in recent days. The sweep is almost certainly connected to the precision of IDF strikes on IRGC command infrastructure — the targeting of the underground ballistic missile R&D complex at Imam Hossein University, the Quds Force HQ, and multiple air defense sites requires extremely detailed intelligence. Iran is attempting to plug intelligence leaks that may be enabling Israeli targeting. The arrests of Gulf country proxies signals Iran's belief that UAE, Saudi Arabia, or Bahrain are actively facilitating intelligence collection on Iran's military infrastructure for the US-Israel coalition — a significant accusation against nominal neutrals.
Actor responses
Ministry of Intelligence arrested 30 spies and agents of Israel and the US including a foreign national conducting espionage for US, Israel, and two Gulf states.
We do not comment on intelligence matters. Iran pattern of arresting spies during wartime is well-documented. Such accusations should be viewed with skepticism.
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