HRANA – Official media outlets have announced that following the 12-day war between Iran and Israel, 53 Christian citizens have been arrested in Iran. The arrests were carried out under allegations of “collaborating with Israel.”

According to HRANA, quoting Hamshahri, since the start of the 12-day Iran-Israel war, 53 Christian citizens have been arrested. The report claims that the arrests of these citizens are connected to the 12-day war between Israel and Iran.

It also alleges that these individuals were “followers of a branch of Christianity and had collaborated with Israel.”

No further details, including the identities of those arrested or the location of their detention, have been provided in the report.

Based on about 180 reports compiled by HRANA over the past decade, 11% of all victims of religious minority rights violations by Iran’s security-judicial apparatus were Christians—particularly Christian converts. In 2024, Christians made up over 9% of those targeted.