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Iran Says It Busted Up Over 100 'Pro-Monarchist Cells' Working With US, Israel Iranian authorities have newly announced hundreds more arrests across the country, describing that anti-government "pro-monarchy cells" and "traitors" have been exposed and caught.  Tehran officials have touted busting up more than 100 of these alleged cells in 26 of Iran's 31 provinces in a major overnight security operation, describing that these groups were aligned with US and Israeli interests. Security forces from the Intelligence Ministry "have identified and arrested 111 monarchist cells across 26 provinces before they could take action...

Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange Behind Iran's Bitcoin Tolls On Hormuz Ships Via Decrypt.co, The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned BitBank, naming the Iranian exchange it says carried the Bitcoin that shipping companies paid for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Since June, the Office of Foreign Assets Control said, the Hormuz Safe Marine Services Authority has used BitBank to pass the payments it collects on to the Iranian regime. That authority was the body charging vessels in Bitcoin for transit rights, a scheme Treasury designated in July. Today, as part of Operation Economic...