German national arrested in Iran for taking photos of oil sites

Iran has arrested a German national for taking photographs of oil facilities in the country’s southwestern Khuzestan province, a state-run news outlet reported on Tuesday, Report informs, citing Al Arabiya.

“A German citizen was arrested while taking pictures of oil facilities in Omidiyeh,” a city in the oil-rich province, Jam-e Jam reported.

The outlet did not give any further details but appeared to link the arrest to anti-regime protests in Iran, saying: “Previously, some foreign nationals, including Germans, were arrested in the recent riots.”