Iran reportedly arrests Mehrangiz Rastin after tip from US-based informant

Single source · Iran, Iran (approximate) · 2026-11-04 11:01 UTC

Fars News Agency, relayed by IranWire and by its Telegram channel, reports that Iranian security agencies arrested Mehrangiz Rastin inside Iran, describing her as an organiser of anti-Iranian rallies in Arizona. The Alaj group says she was arrested after a report by an Iranian resident in the US. The Middle East Forum reports that a US green card holder was arrested in Iran after a tip from a US-based Iranian informant, without naming her.

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Sources

• Middle East Forum, 2026-11-04 11:01 UTC
• @farsna (Telegram), 2026-11-04 16:46 UTC
• IranWire, 2026-11-05 15:47 UTC

Changes

• 2026-11-04 11:11 UTC: Unverified
• 2026-11-05 15:54 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-11-04 11:01 UTC; last updated 2026-11-05 15:54 UTC.

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