TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s state prosecutor says all outside contact with the country’s two opposition leaders has been cut as part of a campaign to silence dissent.
Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi warned “other measures” could be taken if necessary against Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi. His remarks were reported Monday by the official IRNA news agency.
The development is a dramatic escalation following warnings by an international human rights group, which said Sunday the two leaders and their wives were taken from their homes by security forces.
Mousavi and Karroubi were placed under house arrest after urging supporters to attend a Feb. 14 rally. Clashes between protesters and security forces during the rally killed two and wounded dozens.
Ejehi didn’t say where the two are being held.
