Iran police say 139 foreign nationals arrested over protests in Yazd

Iranian police have arrested 139 foreign nationals in the central province of Yazd over their involvement in recent protests, Guards-linked Tasnim reported on Tuesday.

“During the review of recent unrest cases, it was determined that 139 of those detained were foreign nationals,” said Ahmad Negahban, the provincial police chief.

Negahban said the detainees “played an active role in organizing, inciting and directing riotous actions” and that in some cases they were in contact with networks outside Iran. Authorities did not identify the detainees or say where they were from.