HRANA– The spokesperson for Iran’s Parliamentary Economic Commission has announced the arrest of several individuals she described as “Israeli operatives” accused of disrupting the country’s gold and currency markets.

According to HRANA, quoting ILNA, Commission spokesperson Fatemeh Maghsoudi claimed that the detainees were arrested for “links to Israel and for destabilizing the gold and currency markets.”
She alleged that “the turbulence in Iran’s gold and currency markets has been caused by foreign interference,” and said: “Israeli agents were entering the markets with large sums of money and triggering extreme volatility. They were previously unknown figures who played a major role in the economic imbalance. These spies were the key cause of the disruptions, but now they’ve been neutralized.”

Maghsoudi offered no details on the judicial proceedings or legal status of the detainees. She added: “Many of them have been identified and arrested. Security agencies are continuing efforts to locate and remove these individuals from the market.”

The report did not mention the number or identities of those arrested.

In recent years, Iranian officials across various branches of government have frequently attributed political and economic crises to the interference of “foreign enemies” or “infiltrators.” Currency and gold rates remain key indicators of Iran’s economic health and are closely watched by both citizens and economic actors.