Following the war, Iranian security forces launched a campaign of widespread arrests, increasing street presence with checkpoints and encouraging citizens to report suspicious activity. Iranian police arrested as many as 21,

Iranian police say 21,000 people were detained during the 12-day war with Israel in June. State TV on Tuesday quoted a police spokesperson as saying citizens reported the suspects to the authorities,

Iranian police claimed that they detained 21,000 suspects during the 12-day air war between Israel and Iran in June, state media reported on Tuesday. Police spokesperson, Gen. Saeed Montazeralmahdi, stated that these suspects were reported by citizens.