20 arrested in Iran for allegedly sending info on military, security assets to Israel

Twenty people were arrested in northwestern Iran for allegedly attempting to cooperate with Israel, Tasnim news agency reports, citing a statement by the West Azerbaijan province’s prosecutor office.

They are accused of sending location details on Iran’s military and security assets to Israel. Iran frequently arrests people and accuses them of spying without providing evidence.

Israel has launched a new phase of its assault on Iran, targeting security checkpoints based on tip-offs from informants on the ground, a source briefed on Israel’s military strategy told Reuters last week.

A US official and an Israeli official told The Times of Israel that their countries’ ongoing airstrikes throughout Iran are targeting members of the regime’s forces that took part in the crackdown on anti-government protesters earlier this year, hoping to make it easier for demonstrators to return to the streets once the bombing subsides.