Iran's police head reports that 500 people have been arrested for allegedly providing information to adversaries.
Iran's police head reports that 500 people have been arrested for allegedly providing information to adversaries.
According to a source who spoke to Reuters this week, Israel has started targeting security checkpoints based on tips from local informants, marking a new stage in its attack on Iran.
On March 11, 2026, funerals for members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and other military leaders take place at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, with a police officer standing watch.
As Israeli and US fighter jets continue to hit fresh targets in Iran, the Islamic Republic's police head announced on Sunday that 500 people had been detained on suspicion of providing information to adversaries.
Ahmadreza Radan stated that half of the cases had involved major occurrences "including persons who provided information for hitting targets and individuals who filmed footage of strike locations and sent them," but she did not specify when the arrests occurred.
Dozens more arrests were made on Sunday in various places, according to earlier reports in Iranian media.
According to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, 20 persons were detained in northwest Iran after the provincial prosecutor's office allegedly sent Israel location information about Iran's military and security assets.
Tasnim stated that ten people had been arrested in northeastern Iran, which has been mostly spared from airstrikes. Some of the individuals were suspected of gathering intelligence on important places and industrial infrastructure.
On March 10, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, a police officer keeps watch under a poster of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's former leader.
A provincial branch of the Revolutionary Guards' intelligence agency stated, "As the Zionist enemy (Israel) and the US are seeking to invade Iran, they concurrently mobilize mercenaries and spies to carry out riots as the next step," according to Tasnim.
Additionally, according to the Student News Network, three individuals were arrested in Lorestan, a province in the west, for "trying to upset public opinion ... and burn mourning emblems."
Iran's new IDF targets
A source briefed on Israel's military strategy told Reuters this week that Israel has started hitting security checkpoints based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, signifying a new phase of its assault on Iran.
Widespread anti-government demonstrations in Iran were put down in the deadliest crackdown in the Islamic Republic's history in January, only weeks before the United States and Israel began the present war against Iran.
The US and Israel were accused by the authorities of inciting "violent demonstrations" with the intention of toppling the ecclesiastical establishment.
