JERUSALEM, March 20 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli reservist was charged with security offenses linked to Iran on Friday after being arrested earlier this month, the Israel Police said in a statement.

Raz Cohen, a 26-year-old Jerusalem resident who served in the Iron Dome air defense missile interception system unit, was arrested on March 1, a day after the joint U.S.-Israel offensive against Iran began.

Cohen was indicted for having been in contact for months with Iranian intelligence officials who asked him to carry out a variety of security missions, including transmitting sensitive security information to which he was exposed in the course of his service.

The investigation revealed that he was aware the contact was managed by Iranian officials and, in return, received money from them, according to the statement. ■