MESOPOTAMIA NEWS “NEW INSTABILITY IN IRAN”: Iran Arrests Dozens of People Accused of Espionage
BASNEWS 29/08/2018 – ERBIL — Iranian authorities announced on Tuesday the arrest of “tens of spies” who work in the state bodies.
Country’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi revealed that many of those arrested were duel nationals. – “I have repeatedly asked people to inform us if they know any dual national. The intelligence ministry’s anti-espionage unit has successfully identified and arrested tens of spies in different governmental bodies,” Alavi was quoted by ISNA. Alavi also said “you have recently heard that we brought under our control a member of a cabinet of a powerful country”, without specifying which country.
Some Iranian media said Alavi was referring to a former Israeli energy minister, who was accused of serving as an Iranian agent in June by Israel’s internal security service. The Iranian minister also claimed that they had foiled several terrorist attacks without making them public. He said a member of the Islamic State (IS) was captured earlier this month in the south of the country, and a “terrorist cell” was disbanded. More via www.mesop.de