Iranian officials said on Tuesday that 40 foreign nationals have been arrested for taking part in protests sparked by the death of a young woman at the hands of the morality police.
This comes after Iran repeatedly accused “foreign adversaries” for stoking the protests, which have swept the country since the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini.
Amini died on Sept. 16 after being arrested by the morality police for “inappropriate clothing.”
“So far, 40 foreign nationals have been arrested for their involvement in the protests,” Iran’s judiciary spokesman Masoud Setayeshi told a televised news conference, without revealing their nationalities, Reuters reported.
In September, Tehran said nine Europeans had been arrested for their involvement in the protests.
The protests have sparked worldwide condemnation of the situation in Iran, particularly by Iranians living abroad.
The Iranian government has blamed foreign enemies and their agents for orchestrating the protests.
