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A European national was arrested by Iranian authorities in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan, Al Jazeera reports citing Iran’s Fars news agency.
The person was accused of “spying on sensitive and military areas”, according to the report.
Since the outbreak of conflict with Israel, Iran has arrested dozens of people and executed several accused of spying for Israel, the Al Jazeera report says.
Earlier today, Iranian state media reported that six more people were arrested in the western Hamadan province for allegedly spying for Israel’s Mossad, according to Al Jazeera.