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Iranian authorities said connected Wednesday (March 18, 2026) they had arrested much than 100 alleged "monarchist cells" plotting against the Islamic Republic, on with suspected spies and individuals accused of cooperating with an outlawed tv channel.
Forces from the Intelligence Ministry "have identified and arrested 111 monarchist cells crossed 26 provinces earlier they could instrumentality enactment connected the past Wednesday of the year," the Ministry said successful a connection carried by Fars quality agency.
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It was not instantly wide however galore individuals were progressive successful the alleged cells.
The Ministry said 4 suspected spies linked to the United States were arrested successful Hamedan metropolis and West Azerbaijan province, some successful the country's west.
Authorities besides arrested different 21 radical accused of cooperating with the London-based broadcaster Iran International, which is outlawed successful Iran, it added.
They besides said they had seized firearms, bladed weapons, stun guns and batons.
The arrests travel with Iran astatine warfare with Israel and the United States since February 28, erstwhile Israeli-U.S. strikes killed the country's ultimate person Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering a warfare that has dispersed crossed the Middle East.
Authorities person successful caller weeks carried retired sweeping raids crossed Iran, arresting successful the past fewer days hundreds of radical suspected of cooperating with Israel and the United States, section media reported.
On Sunday (March 15, 2026), constabulary main Ahmad-Reza Radan said a full of 500 radical were arrested connected suspicion of being spies and "sending accusation to the force and anti-Iranian media," according to section media.
Iran has designated Iran International a violent organisation since 2022 and has warned that practice with the transmission is punishable nether Iranian law.
