Iran Accuses ‘UK-Linked’ Foreign Nationals of Fomenting Unrest

A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran, on Sept. 19, 2022. West Asia News Agency via Reuters

Tehran has accused seven recently detained foreign nationals of having sought to “incite riots” inside Iran with the aim of destabilizing the country.

Since mid-September, Iran has been shaken by violent anti-government protests that have reportedly left hundreds of demonstrators and scores of security personnel dead.