WANA (Aug 23) – The Public Relations Office of the Intelligence Department in Sistan and Baluchestan (a province in the southeast of Iran) announced the arrest and dismantling of a terrorist cell in the southeastern province.

 

According to the statement, the group—equipped with various weapons, ammunition, and explosive devices—had crossed into Iran from the eastern borders in recent days, intending to carry out a “dangerous and targeted terrorist operation.” They were intercepted by intelligence forces known as the “Anonymous Soldiers of Imam al-Mahdi.”

 

The main operational team consisted of seven non-Iranian militants armed with weapons, including a laser-guided RPG-7, American-made M4 and M16 rifles, hand grenades, grenade launchers, explosive vests, handheld radios, and a large cache of RPG anti-personnel rounds and ammunition. Several vehicles, motorcycles, and other equipment were also seized.

 

In a heavy exchange of fire lasting several hours, six attackers were killed and two others arrested. Two intelligence officers and one police officer were wounded in the clashes.

 

The intelligence department said the group’s intended target was a “critical facility” in eastern Iran. Training methods, including exercises on mock-up models of the site, reportedly indicated the involvement of Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, with parallels to previously uncovered operations.

Terrorist Cell Dismantled in Iran and U.S.-Made Weapons Seized

Terrorist Cell Dismantled in Iran and U.S.-Made Weapons Seized. Social media/ WANA News Agency