Iran’s judiciary chief calls for no leniency or delay in verdicts for those linked to the US and Israel, amid a crackdown following regional conflict.

TEHRAN: Iran’s head of the judiciary has stated there should be no leniency or delay in issuing verdicts against those affiliated with Israel and the United States.

Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei declared that authorities must not delay or show leniency in executing final verdicts against those who committed crimes and were affiliated with the aggressor enemy during wartime and unrest.

He added that it was necessary to accelerate the review and resolution of cases involving elements accused of threatening public security.

Authorities have carried out sweeping raids across Iran in recent weeks, with local media reporting the arrest of hundreds of people suspected of cooperating with Israel and the United States in the last few days.

The crackdown follows strikes launched by Israel and the US on Iran on February 28, which killed its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggered a war that spread across the Middle East.

Iran responded to those strikes by targeting Israeli and US interests across the region.

 The Sun Malaysia