Iranian authorities have announced the arrest of 12 people accused of in “collaboration” with the sworn enemy of the country Israel, bTV reported.
The Revolutionary Guard “arrested 12 associates of the Zionist regime (Israel) in six provinces“ of the Islamic Republic, reported the "Fars" news agency, quoted by BGNES.
Iran regularly announces the arrests of people accused of working as agents of foreign countries, most notably Israel.
„Farce“ did not specify the dates and locations of the arrests, but stated that the accused were “planning to take action against security” of Iran.
Tehran accuses Israel of being behind sabotage operations at a number of its nuclear sites, as well as the killing of several Iranian scientists.
In December, authorities executed a man convicted of colluding with Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.
And in December 2022, four men were hanged after being convicted of collaborating with Israel.
Iran has repeatedly vowed to retaliate over what Israel blames for a July strike in Tehran that killed Ismail Haniyeh, the Qatar-based political chief of the Palestinian militant group Hamas.