On June 9, a statement made by the head of the security...

On June 9, a statement made by the head of the security service in Shiraz Province, confirmed the arrest of 13 Jewish leaders in the city on charges of spying for Israel and the United States. It is thought that the arrests were made in March and only became public knowledge in May. Those arrested are: Navid Balazadeh, 16, Nejat Beroukhim, 35, Faramarz Kashi, 30, Asher Zadmehr, 48, Javeed Beit Yaghoub, 40, Ramin Nemati, Omid Tefileen, Danny Tefileen, Nasser Yaghoub, Levy Haim, 45, Faramarz Kashi, 34, Ramin Farzam, 35, Shahrokh Paknahad, 29, and Farhad Seleh, thirty. All 13 could face the death penalty.