Iran busts Israeli terrorists in central, border provinces

In a statement published on Tuesday, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry noted that arrested members of the Israeli terrorist network were planning to launch attacks against the country Press TV reported.

The Ministry added that the Israeli-affiliated terrorists were arrested after months of intelligence operations in central and border provinces.

Some of them, the statement noted, were totally prepared to carry out their terrorist operations when Iran's intelligence agents swooped down on them.

The Ministry further stated that large amounts of explosives, weapons and military equipment have also been seized.

“Further details will be released in the future,” the statement added.

This is not the first time Iran arrests CIA and Israeli spies. On May 30, 2011, members of a CIA espionage and sabotage network were arrested by the Iranian Intelligence Ministry.