In the summer of 2020 (August), the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence announced in a statement that they had apprehended Jamshid Sharmahd through a "complex operation." Details of the arrest, which were initially vague regarding the location, gradually became clearer. News sources close to the family and certain media outlets reported that Sharmahd was abducted while he was in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and subsequently transferred to Iran, reportedly via Oman. This operation was widely viewed as a definitive example of Iran's security efforts to target political opponents beyond its borders.
