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Four Foreigners Arrested Amid Iran's Unrest and Raids

2/2/2026

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Iranian police arrested four foreigners linked to last month's unrest during a raid in which homemade sound grenades were found.
State media reported the operation and claimed foreign nations are responsible for the unrest, the most severe since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
HRANA reports daily arrests and estimates nearly 50,000 arrests overall.
The nationalities of the arrested individuals remain unspecified.

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Story summary

Iranian police arrested four foreigners linked to last month's unrest during a raid in which homemade sound grenades were found.
State media reported the operation and claimed foreign nations are responsible for the unrest, the most severe since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
HRANA reports daily arrests and estimates nearly 50,000 arrests overall.
The nationalities of the arrested individuals remain unspecified.