Jerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsSome 126 people were arrested for "sabotage operations and rioting" during the January protests, while four individuals were accused of spying for Israel and the US, Iranian media reported.Follow us on GoogleBasij militia members during an anti-Israel march in Tehran, January 2025; illustrative.(photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY) VIA REUTERS)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFJUNE 14, 2026 19:21The Islamic regime detained 130 people accused of rioting during January's protests and the war with Israel, Iranian media outlets reported on Sunday, citing the regime's Intelligence Ministry.According to the reports by IRGC-linked Fars News and semi-official Tasnim News, four people were arrested for "terror-affiliated groups" that worked in espionage operations with Israel and the US.Additionally, 126 people were detained by the regime over "sabotage operations and rioting" during the January protests in Iran.Khamenei pardons 139 people sentenced to deathAlso on Sunday, experts told The Jerusalem Post that the Islamic regime's supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, pardoned 139 people who were sentenced to death.The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported that detainees convicted of security-related offenses, espionage, actions against Iran’s internal or external security, and crimes threatening public security were not eligible for the pardon.A woman walks next to a banner with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026. (credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/REUTERS)Iran’s police chief, Ahmadreza Radan, claimed last month that the regime’s security forces had arrested over 6,500 individuals accused of espionage since the war started on February 28.Many of those who demonstrated during the January economic protests and the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests were also convicted of national security offenses and would therefore likely not qualify for the amnesty.Danielle Greyman-Kennard contributed to this report.Follow us on Google