Arman Bahrami and his mother, Elham Siadat, two Baha’i citizens in Isfahan, were summoned and interrogated by the Ministry of Intelligence following a search of their home.
According to a source close to the family, the two appeared at the Ministry’s office in Isfahan on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, where they were interrogated for nine hours before being released. Their summons came days after agents searched their home on May 28, during which several personal belongings — including cash, gold, and electronic devices — were seized. The source noted that the search warrant did not authorize the confiscation of property, and that damage was done to household items during the raid.
“The agents explicitly said their aim was to harass,” the source told HRANA. “They mentioned they are trying to fabricate a case by locating a private complainant and threatened that if the matter is publicized, more serious charges would follow.”
At the time of this report, no information has been released about the interrogation details or potential charges.
Bahrami and Siadat have previously faced security-related pressures from Iranian authorities due to their religious beliefs.
Over the past decade, the Iranian Bahá’í community has been disproportionately targeted by Iran’s security forces and judiciary—more than any other minority group. In the past three years, an average of 72 percent of the reports on religious rights violations collected by HRANA have documented the Iranian regime’s repression of the Bahá’í community.
