Iran arrests 14 ISIS-Khorasan members amid rising regional attacks

Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence announced the arrest of 14 members of ISIS’s Khorasan branch following a series of security operations.

The Ministry stated that seven members were arrested in Fars Province, while the others were detained in Tehran, Alborz, and Khuzestan Provinces.

On Friday, August 23, the Ministry’s newsletter reported: “14 individuals associated with the U.S.-Israeli-backed group known as ISIS Khorasan were identified and arrested under judicial orders.”