Tehran Prosecutor Ali Salehi announced the widespread seizure of financial assets and property belonging to hundreds of political dissidents. Official reports confirm that judicial authorities confiscated bank accounts and motor vehicles belonging to 394 targeted individuals. Consequently, Iranian legal officials designated the affected citizens as hostile actors who allegedly collaborated directly with foreign adversaries.
The public prosecutor stated that the targets had actively participated in recent regional conflicts and nationwide civil protests. Furthermore, state legal authorities justified the coercive measures under statutory mandates aimed at protecting public rights and combating foreign espionage. Thus, state security agencies continue to use legal frameworks targeting alleged domestic cooperation with hostile foreign entities.
In total, judicial enforcement units seized 2,191 individual bank accounts and 37 private vehicles across the capital region. Additionally, state prosecutors asserted that the financial freezing orders remain necessary to compensate for damage to public infrastructure. The systematic campaign reflects a broader effort by Iran’s judiciary to intensify economic penalties against dissenters.
Since last winter, revolutionary courts have expanded asset-forfeiture orders against prominent private-sector figures and dissidents. For example, judicial tribunals previously ordered the complete state expropriation of assets belonging to Mohammad Saedinia. The prominent industrial founder established a major national confectionery enterprise and a popular commercial café network.
The expansive asset seizures signal an increasingly aggressive judicial policy targeting private property in cases involving political opposition. Legal analysts say that economic penalties are increasingly being used as instruments to enforce compliance across domestic business sectors. Moving forward, legal observers anticipate additional judicial asset confiscations as state prosecutors maintain their enforcement campaign.