Iran performs a wave of arrests and executions after the conflict in Israel

Iranian authorities have made a wave of arrests and numerous executions of people suspected of relations with Israeli intelligence agencies after the recent war between the two countries.

This comes, which employees describe as an unprecedented infiltration of Iranian security services from Israeli agents.

Authorities suspect information submitted to Israel have played a role in a series of high -ranking killings during the conflict. This included the target killings of senior commanders from the elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and nuclear scientists, which Iran attributes to operating persons to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad working within the country.

Shocked by the scale and precision of these murders, the authorities are directed to anyone who suspects that he works with foreign intelligence, saying that this is in the name of national security.

But many are afraid that this is also a way to silence disagreement and tighten the population control.

During the 12-day conflict, the Iranian authorities executed three people accused of spying on Israel. On Wednesday – just one day after the fire is terminated – three more persons were completed on similar fees.

Since then, employees have announced the arrest of hundreds of suspects across the country on spying charges. State television broadcasts suspected confessions of several detainees, apparently recognizing cooperation with Israeli intelligence.

The human rights and activists groups expressed fears of the latest developments, citing Iran’s long -standing practice to retrieve forced confessions and conduct unfair trials. There are concerns that can follow more executions.

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry claims to be engaged in a “ruthless battle” against what he calls Western and Israeli intelligence networks – including the CIA, Mossad and Mi6.

According to Fars News, which has been linked to IRGC, since the beginning of Israel’s attack on Iran on June 13, “Israeli spy network has become highly active in the country.” FARS has announced that for 12 days, Iranian intelligence and security have arrested “more than 700 persons related to this network.”

The Iranians have told the BBC Persian that they have received warning text messages from the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence, informing them that their telephone numbers have appeared on social media pages related to Israel. They were instructed to leave these pages or to be prosecuted.

The Iranian government has also increased pressure on journalists working for Persian media abroad, including BBC Persian and London -based Iran International and Manoto TV.

According to Iran International, IRGC detains the mother, father and brother of one of his television presenters in Tehran to press her to resign to cover the Iran-Israel conflict channel. The presenter received a phone call from her father – encouraged by security agents – urge her to give up and warn of additional consequences.

After the conflict began, the threats aimed at Persian BBC journalists and their families became more severe. According to recently affected journalists, Iranian security officers who connect with their families claim that in wartime they are justified in directing family members as hostages. They have also identified journalists as “Mohareb” – a term that means “one who is waging war against God” – an accusation that, according to Iranian law, can bear the death penalty.

Manoto TV reports such incidents, including threats against employees’ families and demands to reduce all output relationships. Some relatives are reported to be threatened with charges such as “feud against God” and espionage – both crimes of capital under Iranian law.

Analysts view these tactics as part of a broader strategy for degrading disagreement and intimidation of media workers.

Security forces have also detained dozens of activists, writers and artists, in many cases without official accusations. There are also reports of arrests aimed at members of the family of those killed during the anti -government protests “Woman, Life, Freedom”.

These actions suggest a broader campaign aimed not only at current activists, but also to those related to previous waves of disagreement.

During the war, the Iranian government seriously restricted internet access and even after the fire was terminated, full access had not yet been restored. Restricting internet access during crises, especially during national protests against the government, has become a common model from Iran. In addition, most social networks such as Instagram, Telegram, X and YouTube, as well as news websites such as BBC Persian, have long been blocked in Iran and cannot be available without using a proxy for virtual private network (VPN).

Defenders of human rights and political observers attracted parallels until the 1980s, when Iranian authorities brutally suppressed the political opposition during the Iran-Iraq war.

Many fear that after their weakened international situation after the conflict with Israel, Iranian authorities can again turn inward, resorting to mass arrests, executions and repression with heavy hand.

Critics have indicated events since 1988, when thousands of political prisoners according to human rights groups – many of whom have already served sentences – after brief, secret trials from the so -called “death committees”. Most victims are buried in unmarked mass graves.