A spokesman for Iran's judiciary has denied Western media reports that authorities have arrested several people, including senior intelligence officials, over the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31. "Newspaper and cyberspace speculations about arrests made in this case are not true. So far, no arrests have been made," Asghar Jahangir said, adding only that investigations involved Iranian military officials. The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph, citing unnamed Iranian officials, had previously reported on the arrests, with the U.S. newspaper saying more than two dozen people had been detained. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Farda, click here.
Iran Denies Reports Of Arrests Over Haniyeh Assassination
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