Iran's judiciary announced the seizure of 240 assets, including 143 in Tehran, from defendants accused of cooperating with hostile countries, according to the Mizan news agency. The assets reportedly belong to journalists and media activists working for Persian-language networks abroad. The judiciary also blocked 182 bank accounts and sent over 2,000 inquiries to the central bank.
Iran's judiciary escalated its campaign against regime opponents and independent media abroad late Monday, claiming to have seized 240 assets from defendants charged with "cooperation with hostile countries," the Mizan news agency reported. Of the seized assets, 143 are located in Tehran and belong to journalists and media activists operating Persian-language networks outside Iran, according to the judiciary.
In addition to asset seizures, the judiciary said it blocked 182 bank accounts and sent more than 2,000 inquiries to the Central Bank of Iran regarding the defendants' accounts. The action underscores the regime's intensifying efforts to deter and choke funding for exile-based opposition media.
The crackdown comes amid a broader wave of legal repression against journalists and dissidents. As The Zioneer reported on July 19, Iran's judiciary filed approximately 300 indictments, including against Reza Pahlavi, on charges carrying the death penalty. An August report by the organization Protection of Free Flow of Information, covered by The Zioneer, found that at least 225 journalists faced legal proceedings in 2025.
No independent confirmation of the asset seizure figures was available, and the identities of the defendants have not been disclosed.
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