Arrests

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@ایران وایر: Souri Babaei Chaginy was arrested on 16 Dey 1404 (January 6, 2025) on charges of filming government forces while they were beating and detaining protesters. He has been in solitary confinement for ove
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@ایران وایر: Souri Babaei Chaginy was arrested on 16 Dey 1404 (January 6, 2025) on charges of filming government forces while they were beating and detaining protesters. He has been in solitary confinement for ove

Souri Babaei Chaginy was arrested on January 6, 2025, in Qazvin, on charges of filming government forces beating and detaining protesters; he has been in solitary confinement for over 100 days and has been sentenced to three years in prison and a two-year travel ban.

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@Open Source Intel: MUST WATCH 🔴

CENTCOM: On April 19, U.S. forces in the Arabian Sea enforced the blockade by intercepting the Iranian flagged M V Touska heading to Bandar Abbas at 17 knots.

USS Spruance (DDG-111) is
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@Open Source Intel: MUST WATCH 🔴 CENTCOM: On April 19, U.S. forces in the Arabian Sea enforced the blockade by intercepting the Iranian flagged M V Touska heading to Bandar Abbas at 17 knots. USS Spruance (DDG-111) is

On April 19, U.S. forces in the Arabian Sea, including the USS Spruance (DDG-111) and Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, intercepted and disabled the Iranian-flagged MV Touska heading to Bandar Abbas, bringing the total number of vessels turned back since the blockade began to 25.

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@Eli Afriat 🇮🇱: 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷Trump: We detained an Iranian cargo ship that tried to break the naval blockade. 👇
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@Eli Afriat 🇮🇱: 🚨🇺🇸🇮🇷Trump: We detained an Iranian cargo ship that tried to break the naval blockade. 👇

U.S. President Trump announced that the U.S. military detained an Iranian cargo ship attempting to breach the naval blockade imposed on Iran.

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@اتاق خبر منوتو: U.S. authorities have announced the arrest of an Iranian woman in Los Angeles on charges of smuggling weapons on behalf of the Islamic Republic.

According to reports, Shamim Mafi, 44, an Iranian nati
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@اتاق خبر منوتو: U.S. authorities have announced the arrest of an Iranian woman in Los Angeles on charges of smuggling weapons on behalf of the Islamic Republic. According to reports, Shamim Mafi, 44, an Iranian nati

U.S. authorities arrested Shamim Mafi, a 44-year-old Iranian national and resident of Los Angeles, at Los Angeles International Airport on charges of smuggling weapons, including bombs, drones, and ammunition, on behalf of the Islamic Republic to Sudan in coordination with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

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@Open Source Intel: Samir Geagea leader of the Lebanese Forces Party: 

“If it weren't for Hezbollah and its weapons, we wouldn't need a ceasefire.

If it weren't for Hezbollah and its weapons, there wouldn't be an Israe
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@Open Source Intel: Samir Geagea leader of the Lebanese Forces Party: “If it weren't for Hezbollah and its weapons, we wouldn't need a ceasefire. If it weren't for Hezbollah and its weapons, there wouldn't be an Israe

Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces Party, stated that the presence of Hezbollah and its weapons is the reason for the need for a ceasefire, Israeli occupation, prisoners, displaced people, and the necessity for reconstruction in Lebanon.

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@🇮🇷LiveIranNews🇮🇱: 🚨 Don’t stop talking about Iran 22 people. Just arrested in Khuzestan. Why? For talking to media outside the country. That’s it. That’s the “crime.” This regime is so scared of the truth, it lock

On December 14, 2025, 22 people were arrested in Khuzestan, Iran, for speaking to media outlets outside the country.

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@ايران اينترنشنال: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced in response to Iran International that Yousef Azizi, an Iranian citizen, was arrested on Monday, April 24, on charges of violating his residency stat
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@ايران اينترنشنال: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced in response to Iran International that Yousef Azizi, an Iranian citizen, was arrested on Monday, April 24, on charges of violating his residency stat

On Monday, April 24, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security arrested Yousef Azizi, an Iranian citizen, in the United States on charges of visa fraud and providing false information, including denying membership in the Basij organization. Azizi, who first entered the U.S. in 2013 on a student visa and studied at the University of Michigan and Virginia Polytechnic Institute, remains in custody at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility pending his hearing.

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@ایران وایر: According to information received by «IranWire», «Naveed Zarbin-e Irani», the well-known Khorasanian photographer, has been held in an uncertain status in Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad for more than 90
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@ایران وایر: According to information received by «IranWire», «Naveed Zarbin-e Irani», the well-known Khorasanian photographer, has been held in an uncertain status in Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad for more than 90

According to IranWire, Naveed Zarbin-e Irani, a well-known Khorasanian photographer, has been held in Vakil Abad Prison in Mashhad for over 90 days since his arrest, without knowledge of the charges against him or access to a lawyer.

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@Masih Alinejad 🏳️: Breaking: Iran’s Regime Moves to Execute a Female Protester

Bita Hemmati, a young Iranian woman, is reportedly at imminent risk of execution by hanging alongside her husband.

She was arrested after
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@Masih Alinejad 🏳️: Breaking: Iran’s Regime Moves to Execute a Female Protester Bita Hemmati, a young Iranian woman, is reportedly at imminent risk of execution by hanging alongside her husband. She was arrested after

Bita Hemmati, a young Iranian woman arrested for participating in anti-regime protests in January, is at imminent risk of execution by hanging alongside her husband in Evin Prison, Tehran.

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@ايران اينترنشنال: Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, in an interview with Iran International, referring to the U.S. President's approach toward the Islamic Republic, stated that the primary goal of the ongoing negotiatio
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@ايران اينترنشنال: Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, in an interview with Iran International, referring to the U.S. President's approach toward the Islamic Republic, stated that the primary goal of the ongoing negotiatio

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, in an interview with Iran International, stated that the primary goal of U.S. negotiations with Iran is to prevent the Islamic Republic from acquiring nuclear weapons and building other military capabilities. Cassidy warned that the U.S. cannot allow Iran to maintain financial resources from the Strait of Hormuz tolls to rebuild its military.

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@ایران وایر: Following the wave of arrests in Iran, dozens of citizens in Tehran have been detained in connection with activities on a Telegram channel.

Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary
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@ایران وایر: Following the wave of arrests in Iran, dozens of citizens in Tehran have been detained in connection with activities on a Telegram channel. Fars News Agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary

Dozens of citizens in Tehran have been detained by police for activities on a Telegram channel, according to Fars News Agency, which reported the arrest of 50 individuals for publishing "sensitive information" and providing it to "enemy agents" in cyberspace.

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@ايران اينترنشنال: Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the government, stated that the Islamic Republic is not seeking war or instability and has always emphasized dialogue and constructive engagement with various countries,
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@ايران اينترنشنال: Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the government, stated that the Islamic Republic is not seeking war or instability and has always emphasized dialogue and constructive engagement with various countries,

Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the government of the Islamic Republic, stated that the country is not seeking war or instability and has always emphasized dialogue and constructive engagement, but any attempt to impose will or force submission will fail. He also said that any military action against other countries is contrary to accepted global principles.

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