Overview

• Gen. Saeid Montazerolmahdi said 21,000 people were detained during the June 13–24 war, contradicting previous judiciary estimates of about 2,000 arrests.
• Officials reported that detainees included 2,774 undocumented migrants, 261 suspected spies, 172 accused of unauthorized filming and 30 flagged through phone examinations.
• Authorities credited a 41% rise in public tip-offs and the deployment of over 1,000 checkpoints for supporting the widespread arrests.
• Police handled more than 5,700 cybercrime investigations during the conflict, describing cyberspace as a vital battlefront.
• Human rights groups warn that accelerated prosecutions, reported executions and the targeting of migrants and minorities raise serious due-process concerns.