Viral Claim of Indians Arrested in Iran for Spying for Mossad stands as Fake

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A claim is going viral on the social media platform X. The claim states that many Indians are arrested in Iran for spying for the Israeli Intelligence Agency Mossad. A user on X, with the username ‘@thelivetvnews’ claimed that (translated in English) “73 Indians arrested in Iran for spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad”. 

Screenshot of a tweet by The Live TV falsely claiming that 73 Indians were arrested in Iran for allegedly spying for Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad. The tweet is in Hindi and includes hashtags like #IranUnderAttack, #NarendraModi, and #IsraelIranWar. The image attached shows a collage—on the left, armed soldiers detaining a man, and on the right, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The logo of 'The Live TV' is visible in the bottom right corner.

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Another user with the username ‘@IntelPk_’ on X claimed that “Iran Arrests Four Indians Linked to Israeli Spy Network in Tehran”. 

Screenshot of a tweet from 'The Intel Consortium' claiming that four Indian nationals were arrested in Tehran by Iranian intelligence for allegedly being part of Mossad. The tweet states that the arrests occurred in the Abbas Abad district and that one detainee is linked to the Indian Embassy in Tehran. It alleges the individuals were working for Indian RAW and helping Israeli forces with intelligence for missile strikes. The tweet includes flags of Iran, Israel, and India, and cites 'RHI' as the source.

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Fact Check

After the claim went viral, DFRAC conducted a detailed research on the same. We discovered that the viral claim is FAKE. When the claim was searched on Google no exact results were found. 

We searched through all the social media accounts of all the officials and the government of Iran, Israel and India. No such statement was released anywhere. 

Then we looked for any credible media report to confirm the claim. A media report was published by ‘Press TV’, the official Iranian news channel. The report stated that it had arrested and even executed a spy but it did not mention any of the spy being an Indian.

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Another media report by an Israeli news channel ‘The Jerusalem Post’ confirmed the arrest of Israeli spies, but no spy was recognised as an Indian.

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Lastly, we also looked for any such media report from Indian news channels confirming the claim. We found a media report by ‘Times of India’ with the headline “Iran Executes Mossad’s Spy, Arrests Two More As War With Israel Rages”. But there also no statement was given regarding any Indian being arrested as an Israeli spy.

Screenshot of a Times of India (TOI) news article titled ‘Iran Executes Mossad’s Spy, Arrests Two More As War With Israel Rages’ published on June 16, 2025. The article reports on Iran executing a suspected Mossad agent and arresting two others amid ongoing tensions with Israel. The featured image includes Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking at a microphone with a bold red banner reading ‘Iran Executes Mossad’s Spy,’ alongside the silhouette of an unidentified man. The article mentions escalating regional tensions and intelligence-linked operations.

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Conclusion

Hence, we confirmed that Iran indeed arrested spies working for Israel’s Intelligence Agency Mossad. But none of those spies was recognised as an Indian as we have no official statement or credible media report to confirm that statement.