Iran's intelligence forces dismantle foreign-backed terrorist team

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence announced on Sunday that its forces in Fars province have dismantled a foreign-backed terrorist team. According to a statement from the Public Relations Department of Fars provincial Intelligence Office, fifteen members of the team were identified and captured following technical and surveillance operations. The detainees had actively participated in January’s foreign-sponsored riots and were operating in two separate cells. They were in close contact with a newly-established foreign-based anti-Iran terrorist outfit.

The statement added that the members of the terrorist team had received training to conduct bombings and various acts of sabotage at the behest of the Tel Aviv regime, but were apprehended before they could launch any hostile action. Iranian intelligence forces recovered five assault rifles, 61 bullets, and five Starlink satellite internet terminals from the terrorists’ hideouts, as reported by Press TV. The presence of firearms among the seized items indicates the extent of the plot, which aimed to cause widespread insecurity and threaten the livelihood of ordinary people, the statement emphasized.

According to Mehr News Agency, the operation underscores Iran's ongoing efforts to counter foreign-backed terrorism and maintain internal security.