Arrests occur during escalation of conflict between countries; detainees reportedly disclosed the location of Iranian bases
The West Azerbaijan provincial prosecutor’s office said 20 people were detained in northwestern Iran on suspicion of sharing information with Israel. According to the country’s authorities, those investigated would have passed on data about the location of .
The arrests, reported this Sunday (15 March 2026) by the news agency, occur amid the escalation of the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States.
According to a source familiar with Israeli military strategy heard by , Israel has begun a new stage of offensives against Iranian territory. The operations seek to reach checkpoints and security structures using data provided by informants.
The United States and Israel are at war with Iran. On February 28, a coordinated attack between the two countries killed Iran’s supreme leader, , in Tehran. Since the start of the conflict, US officials have said that Iranian air defense systems, aircraft and other military targets have also been hit.
In response, Iran launched offensives against countries in the . The country’s government claims that the actions only target US and Israeli interests in the region. The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Oman were targets of attacks.
