Nine foreign nationals arrested in Iran as protests and violence continue

Detainees accused of being agitators', as death toll rises and tribunal says 2019 repression was crime against humanity

Iran's ministry of intelligence has said that nine foreign nationals have been arrested in a round up of agitators" allegedly linked to a wave of anti-government demonstrations that have now reached their third week. It said the detainees included nationals from Germany, Poland, Italy, France, the Netherlands and Sweden.

In a lengthy statement on Friday, the ministry also accused the US of trying to break the Iranian government's control on the internet.