The Iranian Security Ministry said its forces identified and busted four operational spying teams linked with Israeli intelligence service the Mossad.
The ministry said in a statement on its website on Thursday that its forces arrested all members of the “Mossad-linked” teams.
According to the statement Israel planned to exploit the “riots” in some parts of Iran over the past few weeks and sought to conduct a number of “hybrid terrorist operations” in the country through its operational teams but all the “terrorists” were arrested before being able to perpetrate any act.
The ministry noted that it has also found clues about a “Mossad ringleader” based in a European country adding it will provide further details as soon as its investigations are complete.
Last October the Iranian authorities announced the arrest of 10 agents working for Israel in the province of West Azerbaijan.
