Iran's intelligence ministry arrested several members of the Baha'i faith on spying charges, state TV reported Monday.
The ministry said in a statement that the suspects were linked to the Baha'i center in Israel and collected and transferred information there.
It is rare for the ministry to report the arrests of members of Baha'i. The report did not say how many had been detained. The detentions raised concerns about potential crackdowns on followers of the religion.
State TV in footage showed one of the suspects saying he was being monitored by agents of the ministry.