The Islamic Iran Nations Union Party demanded the release of Secretary General Azhar Mansoori. Shargh The newspaper said on Monday (February 9, 2026) after the arrest along with other members of the Reform Front, an umbrella organization of Iranian reformists and moderates.
Mass arrests and a campaign of intimidation have led to the arrest of thousands of people as authorities try to prevent further protests after a crackdown on last month’s bloody unrest. 1979 Islamic Revolution.
On Sunday (February 8, 2026), state media said three senior figures from Iran’s Reform Front were arrested, among them Ibrahim Asgarzadeh, Mohsen Aminzadeh and Azhar Mansouri, who acts as the front’s chief. Shargh At least two Reform Front members said they were asked to report to the prosecutor’s office in Tehran’s Evin prison on Tuesday (February 10, 2026).
Reform Front spokesman Jawad Emam was also arrested, Mansouri’s lawyer Hojjat Kermani said on Monday (February 9), adding that it was unclear what charges the detainees were facing. “We basically don’t know what led to these arrests, as the Reform Front has yet to issue a statement on the recent events (protests),” Mr. Kermani said Iranian Labor News Agency (a long time) “Individuals may have commented on their own.”
On Sunday (February 8, 2026), the Judiciary’s media outlet Mizan wrote, “Four Main Political Factors Supporting Zionist [regime] and the United States”, but gave no details. Tehran has blamed the unrest-related violence on “rioters and armed terrorists”, which it says are backed by its arch-enemies, Israel and the United States.
Previous Reform Front statements have been highly critical of the authorities. After the 12-day war against Israel, its members warned that the country faced “further collapse” if fundamental reforms were not adopted. Mr Kermani said the latest arrests were not related to the judicial case launched against the Front after that statement.
Published – February 09, 2026 11:19 pm IST
