Iran arrests members of the Mujahideen-e-Khalq following clashes in Tehran

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The Iranian opposition People's Mujahedin Organization announced the arrest of a number of the organization's members on Friday evening during clashes with members of the judiciary's security and police patrols, which took place near the central headquarters of the judiciary in Tehran, according to a statement issued by the organization.

The statement explained that the clashes broke out around nine o'clock in the evening, local time, on Abdullah Zadeh Street, branching off from Keshavarz Avenue, near the central building of the judiciary.

The organization stated that, hours before the clashes took place, it received information that Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, the head of the Iranian judiciary, was on his way to Keshavarz Avenue to head to the central headquarters.

The statement added that after receiving this information, several groups of what the organization calls “resistance units” moved towards the region, with the aim of targeting Mohseni Ejei, in a move that it said came in response to the death sentences issued by the judiciary.

According to the same story, confrontations broke out near the central building between members of the groups and members of the judicial authority’s security and police patrols, and ended with the arrest of a number of members of the organization.

The organization said that a number of participants in the operation were able to penetrate the security cordon imposed by government forces and leave the site of the clashes.

The statement did not specify the total number of participants or the number of detainees, nor did it include information about any injuries or deaths during the confrontations.

The organization's leadership announced that it would send the names of the detainees and their personal data to the relevant international authorities, after verifying their arrest.

The statement indicated that Mohseni Ejei uses multiple locations to carry out his duties, and that the central headquarters of the judiciary on Keshavarz Avenue is one of these locations.

According to the information contained in the statement, the main building consists of 20 floors above ground and three floors underground.

It was not possible to independently verify the details of the operation, the circumstances of the clashes, or the number of detainees, while the information received is based on the narrative of the leadership of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq organization inside Iran.