Iran: separatist cell disbanded in Kermansha; 5 members and 3 arms smugglers were arrested.
The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence said that the five-member squad was identified and arrested in a coordinated operation in the districts of Tehran, Alborz and Kermansha. The authorities said that its members were planning operations in these districts under the direction of elements connected to Israeli and US intelligence, and that they played a role in destroying property and spreading fear during the unrest in December 2025, which the authorities describe as an attempted coup. Three members of a network smuggling military weapons and ammunition were arrested after entering from the Kurdistan region.