At least 8 people with alleged links to the CIA were detained by Iranian authorities amid the ongoing protests in the Middle Eastern country, APA reports citing Islamic Republic News Agency.
"These elements had received CIA-funded training in various countries under the cover of becoming citizen-journalists," the Iranian Intelligence Ministry was quoted as saying by the IRNA. "Six were arrested while attending the riots and carrying out (CIA) orders and two while trying to ... send information abroad."
Protests erupted in several of Iran's provinces earlier in November, following the government’s decision to suddenly increase the price of gasoline, with some of the rallies turning violent.