Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reports arrest of four alleged Mossad agents

On April 16, 2026, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the arrest of four individuals in Iran's Gilan province. Iranian state media, including IRNA, claim these individuals acted as agents for the Israeli intelligence service, Mossad. The suspects are accused of electronically transmitting images and geographic coordinates of military and security installations of strategic importance. According to Iranian authorities, these actions occurred during the ongoing conflict involving the Islamic Republic, the United States, and Israel. While the IRGC often reports such arrests and subsequent death sentences for espionage, the specific timeline of these arrests was not disclosed. This incident occurs amid a two-week ceasefire that began on April 8, 2026. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated the possibility of further diplomatic talks in Pakistan this week, following an unsuccessful round of negotiations in Islamabad over the previous weekend.