Iran Claims To Have Arrested A Number Of Spies In A New Crackdown

Iran's Minister of Intelligence Mahmoud Alavi speaks during a campaign gathering of candidates mainly close to the reformist camp [File: Raheb Homavandi/Reuters]

Al Jazeera: Iran arrests 'tens of spies working for government bodies'

While the nationalities of the alleged spies have not been revealed, an Iranian minister states they are dual nationals.

The Iranian government has arrested tens of people after accusing them of being spies working for foreign governments.

Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi said on Wednesday that several suspects held dual nationalities, but refused to specify which countries they belonged to.

"I have repeatedly asked people to inform us if they know any dual national. The intelligence ministry's anti-espionage unit has successfully identified and arrested tens of spies in different governmental bodies," Alavi was quoted by ISNA, a semi-official news agency, on Tuesday.

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