TEHRAN (Reuters) - Four individuals, including two foreign nationals, were arrested in Iran's northwest, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, for being part of a "US-Israel-linked espionage network."
The foreigners, whose nationality was not disclosed, are accused of importing satellite internet equipment such as Starlink, which is a criminal offence in the country, which has faced seven weeks of an internet blackout.
Hundreds of Iranians have been arrested for "cooperating with enemy states" since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran.
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Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that US President Donald Trump has no justification to deprive Iran of its nuclear rights.
"Trump says Iran cannot make use of its nuclear rights but doesn't say for what crime. Who is he to deprive a nation of its rights?" Pezeshkian was quoted as saying.
Addressing a press conference, Pezeshkian criticised President Trump for remarks on Iran’s nuclear programme, and argued that no leader has the authority to strip a nation of its rights or limit its ability to benefit from civilian nuclear energy.