World · 9 February 2026
Iran arrests 4 top reformists close to President Pezeshkian amid crackdown
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) arrested four prominent reformist figures on February 9, 2026, escalating political tensions. Detainees include Reformists Front head Azar Mansouri and former deputy foreign minister Mohsen Aminzadeh, key allies who helped elect President Masoud Pezeshkian. Authorities charge the group with disrupting order and maintaining links to US and Israeli intelligence. The crackdown follows Mansouri’s public condemnation of the government’s lethal response to recent street protests.
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