Overview

• Iran has arrested 20 individuals accused of spying for Mossad, with Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangiri warning that those convicted will face no leniency.
• On Wednesday, nuclear scientist Rouzbeh Vadi was executed after a state court found he passed classified information to Israeli agents.
• The judiciary announced that charges were dropped against an unspecified number of the 20 detainees, resulting in their release.
• Surviving nuclear researchers have been moved from their homes and university roles to secure villas in Tehran and northern coastal cities.
• Protection duties were shifted from a single Revolutionary Guard unit to multiple security agencies, and new bodyguards were assigned to address researchers’ trust concerns.