Iran’s intelligence ministry claims to have “dismantled” two Mossad-linked cells operating inside Iran, the semi-official Mehr news agency reports.
Citing the Iranian intelligence ministry, the outlet says one alleged Mossad operative was killed in a clash with security forces, and the other members of the cell were arrested. It says one member of the cell was arrested at a border in northern Iran while trying to smuggle military intelligence.
According to the outlet, a number of weapons and drones were confiscated during the raid on the cell, as were Starlink internet devices.
It claims that the group was “planning terrorist operations against sensitive centers” and an assassination plot in Tehran.
It claims that a second Mossad-affiliated cell was busted and its members arrested in a simultaneous operation elsewhere in the country.
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