The recent 12 days war between Iran and Israel issues have jolted the whole region, creating shockwave that was chaotically responded by Iranian officials. Immediately after the conflict, Tehran began launching country- wide anti-authorities’ crackdown against people it accuses of having been involved in Israel intelligence activities. The Iranian leadership states that it is undertaking these activities to shield national security and sovereignty following what it describes as an unparalleled assault on its intelligence community.
Mass Arrests and Hangings Shake the Country
Iran has said that it has executed six people in the days that have followed the truce and that they were all spies of Israel. Authorities carried out three executions during the conflict and conducted others within 24 hours after announcing the ceasefire. Along with these executions, the officials in Iran have also turned out to have hundreds of individuals under arrest citing them as spies. Fars News Agency reported that over 700 suspects are in custody all over the country.
Selective Assassinations Set off Warnings
The Iranian leadership states that precision assassinations of high-profile individuals of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and science community in the field of nuclear sciences was a project of Israeli intelligence, especially the Mossad. This has alerted Iran’s internal security agencies and humiliated them, prompting a desperate effort to eradicate those they view as possible collaborators. Government officials indicate that leaking of intelligence facilitated these deadly activities.
Fear and Suppression of Dissent
Although Iran claims it directs its activities toward national defense, most Iranians and much of the world view the actions differently. Human rights organizations state that the government has launched a wave of arrests and executions to silence political opposition and bolster its power. Reports from within Iran reveal that authorities can prosecute anyone who criticizes the government or supports opposition media.
Hindrance to Trial and harsh Trials
Observers cited forced confessions and trials behind closed doors as one of the most disturbing aspects of the Iranian reaction. The television-run by the state has aired a number of purported confessions of people in custody, stating that they had confessed to collaborating with the Israeli intelligence. Human rights organizations fear that Iranian authorities might have coerced or tortured the individuals into making statements, as previous studies have shown such practices are common in Iran’s judicial system.
Covert by Israel is Exposed
The war has shown the extent to which Israeli intelligence might have infiltrated the security systems of Iran. It is also reported that Mossad has not only succeeded in secretly collecting sensitive information but also launched operations into the depths of the Iranian territory of Iran. This involves the assassination of government officials, especially those in the military and scientists, of which Iran considers as a breach of its sovereignty and invading its territory. The embarrassment and the damage that Iranian government has suffered because of these undercover missions is the cause of the strong response.
Harassing Warnings to the Citizens
Today, it has also become clear that the Iranian intelligence ministry is issuing threatening text messages to ordinary Iranians. The ministry informs them that it has discovered their mobile numbers linked to social media pages hosting Israeli content or propaganda. It also instructs them to delete their presence on these pages or face prosecution. The result of this form of surveillance is scaring and panicking the population.
Demonstrations Against Reporters Including Family Members
There is also the crackdown by the Iranian government to its outside borders. Those journalists who work with Persian-language media abroad are under pressure. Journalists in BBC Persian, Iran International and Manoto TV have had their family members reportedly arrested or targeted in Iran. One of the Iran International anchors disclosed that the IRGC held her father hostage and coerced her to make a telephone call to him, during which he had to request her to quit.
Human Rights and World Protest
The global human rights bodies have criticized the move taken by Iran in the post Israel war. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have issued a demand of openness in the legal process, and a stop to the executions, immediately. Such groups believe that the Iranian government is not only going against the international standards of human rights but also using the war as an excuse to carry out a national cleansing activity.
Conclusion
The arresting and execution of people by Iran after its tussle against Israel is a dismal phase in the history of the land in the present modern age. Although the government reiterates that these steps are vital in protecting national security, critics believe that the move represents an overall repression campaign. As people live in the oppressed condition, journalists intimidated and international pressure on the set, Iran has a major choice in front of them; to carry out the tread of internal oppression or develop towards transparency trans relationship, and engagement with the external community. In the next few weeks, it will be important whether Iran opts to be secure by fear or secure by justice.
