Gulf state governments arrested over 1,000 people for documenting Iranian military strikes in Jordan and the Gulf region since February 28, 2026. The mass arrests were part of official efforts to suppress images and maintain denials that Iranian attacks reached their territories.
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Since the conflict between Iran and the United States began on February 28, more than 1,000 people have been arrested for attempting to document Iranian strikes in Jordan and Gulf countries allied with Washington. The governments of these countries have sought to deter the circulation of such images and maintain an official narrative denying that the strikes reached their targets.
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