The arrests have raised fears that a new wave of repression is coming, as the government seeks to root out spy networks and clamp down on any dissent.

Russian state media claims any future war between Israel and Iran could be the 'final one', following Tehran's claim of possessing 'new generation missiles' to which the Jewish state has no defense. A source who wanted to remain nameless confirmed to RT (previously known as Russia Today) that Iran believes it has found vulnerabilities in Benjamin Netanyahu's 'Iron Dome' defense system based on their latest 12-day skirmish.