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Iran Arrests 500 for Leaking Military Secrets to Foreign Spies

3/16/2026

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Iran's police chief Ahmad Reza Radan announced 500 arrests across multiple provinces for allegedly leaking sensitive information to foreign entities, especially Israel.
Half of the cases involve serious incidents, including sharing military coordinates and filming airstrikes, with 20 suspects detained in northwestern Iran.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' intelligence service says foreign adversaries are using spies to incite riots amid tensions, with authorities cracking down after earlier anti-government protests.

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Iran's police chief Ahmad Reza Radan announced 500 arrests across multiple provinces for allegedly leaking sensitive information to foreign entities, especially Israel.
Half of the cases involve serious incidents, including sharing military coordinates and filming airstrikes, with 20 suspects detained in northwestern Iran.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' intelligence service says foreign adversaries are using spies to incite riots amid tensions, with authorities cracking down after earlier anti-government protests.