Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said Wednesday it detained two Europeans, local media reported.
The incident came as European Union envoy, Enrique Mora, visited the country to talk about Iran’s stalled nuclear negotiations with world powers.
Tehran already is threatening to execute an Iranian-Swedish researcher imprisoned since 2016, and as another Iranian national face a life sentence in Sweden.
Iran long has faced allegations it uses its arrests as a bargaining chip with the West.
During the negotiations over its landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Iran freed some Americans in a swap.
The ministry said in a statement that the two Europeans planned to turn routine demands by various social and professional groups into “chaos, social disorder and instability.”
It did not identify the nationality of those held.
However, Sweden said Friday that one of its citizens traveling as a tourist had been detained in Iran, but it wasn’t clear if his case was connected to the Intelligence Ministry’s announcement.
