‘Foreign spies’ arrested near Iranian Nuclear Facility
JERUSALEM (Worthy News)– Iranian official claimed Tuesday that state security forces arrested a number of spies in the southern province of Bushehr, home to the country’s sole nuclear power plant, the Times of Israel reported.
According to Iranian media, the Islamic Republic’s Intelligence Minister, Seyed Mahmoud Alawi, claimed the suspects were engaged in surveillance and intelligence gathering, adding that the alleged agents had been serving foreign intelligence services.
“Thanks to the vigilance of the Intelligence Ministry forces who monitor the moves of the foreign intelligence services, some agents who intended to carry out surveillance and intelligence gathering for the foreigners in Bushehr province have been identified and sent to justice,” Alawi said, according to the semi-official Iranian Fars News Agency. [wp_colorbox_media url=”http://www.timesofisrael.com/foreign-spies-arrested-near-nuclear-facility-iran-official-says/” type=”iframe” hyperlink=”Source”]