Alwaght- Terrorists arrested in Iran last week have admitted to obtaining support from the United States and Saudi Arabia, a senior military commander has said.
Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour, the commander of the IRGC’s Ground Forces has said that, “These people have admitted to the broad aspects of their crimes and the supportive role played by Saudi Arabia and the United States in the advancement of the cell’s objectives.”
Speaking on Thursday, the senior IRGC commander said details will be made public later adding that the terrorist cell was dismantled in the city of Khash in Iran’s Sistan-and-Baluchestan Province last week.
Pakpour said one of the terrorists later died of injuries sustained during the arrest, while the others are in custody.
Pakpour also warned that the enemy is seeking to cause ethnic conflict among Iranians as a means of dividing them.
In earlier remarks, Pakpour had said that the IRGC forces had engaged in clashes with two terrorist groups in the country’s northwest near the border with Iraq, killing a number of terrorists.
This week, Iranian security forces thwarted a Takfiri-Wahhabi plot to stage attacks in Tehran and other parts of the country. On Tuesday, Iran's Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi briefed reporters on a recent swoop, saying as many as 10 terrorists were apprehended from June 14 to 20 in Tehran and three border and central provinces.
“Currently, the terrorists are being investigated, while follow-up all-out intelligence and operational activities are simultaneously underway both inside and outside the country.”
Alavi said the terrorists were planning remote control explosions, suicide bombings, and car bombings against bustling areas.
“They had identified 50 targets for explosive attacks and had prepared the devices needed for some of the targets, while either preparing or receiving the rest,” he said.
The minister said some 100 kilograms of explosives and bomb-making materials have so far been seized. Security forces also intercepted two tons of explosives during "complex and covert intelligence operations" before they could reach the attackers.
