Iranian police have arrested 466 people accused of online activities aimed at undermining national security, state media reported, in one of the biggest security sweeps since the start of the war with Israel and the United States, according to AFP.

Iranian media have reported more than 1,000 arrests over the course of the month, pertaining to individuals accused of filming sensitive locations, sharing anti-government content online, or “cooperating with the enemy”.

A police statement said the arrests followed intelligence and technical monitoring in recent days, alleging the individuals were connected to enemy networks seeking to create internal instability.

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