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An Iranian demonstrator spills red coloured liquid while taking part in a rally organized by the "Social No" commitee to denounce the war in Iran, to oppose the Meloni government and to also mobilise support for a "No" vote in the justice referendum in Rome on March 14, 2026. ©FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP
Iranian authorities have arrested at least 20 people in the country's northwest on suspicion of cooperating with Israel, local media reported on Sunday, more than two weeks into the Middle East war.
The arrests took place during raids on networks linked to Israel in the West Azerbaijan province, the Fars news agency said, quoting provincial prosecutor Hossein Majidi.
"Twenty people were arrested and detained" after they were found to be "sending details of military, law enforcement, and security locations to the Zionist enemy," it added.
Authorities have carried out sweeping raids across Iran, arresting hundreds of people suspected of cooperating with Israel and the United States in recent days, local media reported.
The conflict began on February 28 with U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sparking Iranian retaliation.
AFP
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