IRAN | AUG. 12, 2020 — Twelve Arrested in Coordinated Raids
IRAN — Twelve Arrested in Coordinated Raids
Iranians worship in a house church
Intelligence agents from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) arrested 12 Christians in coordinated operations on Tuesday, June 30, and Wednesday, July 1.
The agents first raided the home of a recent Christian convert in western Tehran on June 30, arresting six of the approximately 30 Christians present. The agents then went to the homes of three other Christian converts for whom they had arrest warrants and arrested them. Finally, the following morning, they arrested three more Christians in the city of Malayer.
Local Christians believe the raids were coordinated with the help of an informant who had infiltrated the group in previous months.