Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and National Security said it has broken an Israeli-linked “terror and sabotage” network which had its headquarters in an unspecified nearby country, media reports said earlier this week.

“One of the Zionist regime’s biggest terror and sabotage networks and some of its agents have been identified. A group of criminal terrorists and mercenaries cooperating with them has been arrested,” the Ministry said in a statement picked up by the Iranian outlets.

“A number of the operatives were arrested as they were preparing to carry out a terrorist operation,” it said.

“Heavy bombs, machineguns, pistols, silencers, military communications gear and “other terrorist equipment” were seized in operations in border and central provinces inside Iran,” the Ministry said without being specific.

The operations led to “identifying the Zionists’ regional headquarters in one of the regional countries,” it said, without naming the country concerned.

The semi-official Fars news agency said the suspects were arrested “while preparing to carry out terrorist acts”, adding that a considerable number of bombs, machine guns, military and communication equipment were seized.

Tehran has in the past accused Israel of being behind the killings of its nuclear scientists.

Iran blamed Israel in January when a nuclear scientist was killed by a bomb placed on his car by a motorcyclist in Tehran.

Iran denies Western suspicions that its nuclear program has military goals, saying it is for purely peaceful purposes.

Fars cited the Intelligence Ministry’s statement as saying that further information would be announced later.

 

Source: Al Arabiya; Fars