The Iranian regime’s Ministry of Intelligence announced the arrest of 30 citizens in the counties of Mahallat and Nimvar. The security agency accused those arrested of leading the January protests and having links to networks outside the country. State-run media described these actions as part of the regime’s security operations to counter popular protests. This wave of arrests was carried out as part of efforts to create an atmosphere of fear and intimidation in Markazi Province.
Having failed to contain the people’s economic and livelihood crises, the Iranian regime has once again resorted to its repeated tactic of making security-related accusations and portraying protesters as agents of foreign powers. Widespread arrests and the creation of a police-state atmosphere have never succeeded in extinguishing the flames of protests and the legitimate demands of the oppressed masses.
