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Two foreigners arrested in Iran for importing Starlink technology, Tasnim reports

By Thomson Reuters Apr 19, 2026 | 5:54 AM

DUBAI, April 19 (Reuters) – Four individuals, including two ​foreign nationals, were ‌arrested in Iran’s northwest, semi-official Tasnim news agency reported ‌on ​Sunday, ⁠for being part ⁠of a “U.S.-Israel-linked espionage network.”

The foreigners, whose nationality was ​not disclosed, are accused of ⁠importing ⁠satellite internet equipment ​such as Starlink, ​which is a criminal ‌offence in the country, which has faced ⁠seven weeks of an internet blackout.

Hundreds of ⁠Iranians ‌have been ⁠arrested for “cooperating with ​enemy ‌states” since ​the start ⁠of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.

(Reporting by Dubai NewsroomEditing by Tomasz ​Janowski)