However, the sources noted that some of those opposed to labeling the IRGC as a terrorist organization are of the belief that there should always be a line of communication between Europe and Iran.
Plainclothes security forces launched a campaign of widespread arrests against anti-regime protesters, accompanied by an intensified street presence based around checkpoints.
The announcement seems to reflect a growing concern among Iranian leadership regarding the possibility of widespread military confrontation.
The six are suspected of conducting reconnaissance around the NATO-run Incirlik air base in the southeastern Turkish province of Adana.
The coalition architecture that once united Gulf powers against Iranian proxies is now divided, leaving the Houthis facing less coordinated pressure.
Rights groups say wounded Iranians avoid clinics as security forces detain patients and punish medics, while a surgeon now faces a capital charge for aiding protesters.
The USS Delbert D. Black entered the region sometime in the past 48 hours, bringing the number of destroyers in the Middle East to six.
Americans are being held in near-solitary confinement by a Taliban counterintelligence unit whose personnel include former detainees from Guantanamo Bay and the US-run Bagram prison.
The IDF has outlined its plans for disarming Hamas and managing the Rafah Border Crossing, detailing border checks and security measures. A potential military operation remains on the table.
The IDF proposes reducing humanitarian aid trucks to 200 per day as Phase II of the ceasefire plan begins.
The US and 40 partner countries convened in Prague to discuss the implementation of reimposed UNSCRs against Iran, focusing on its nuclear and ballistic missile activities.
