Iran Dismantles US-Spy Network, Arrests 30 People

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has identified and dismantled a spy network affiliated to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and made 30 arrests, state television reported on Saturday.

The ministry said in a statement that the Islamic Republic also identified 42 CIA operatives in connection with the network. According to the statement, the network was set up by a considerable number of outstanding CIA operatives in several countries of the world.
"Due to the massive intelligence and counter-intelligence work by Iranian intelligence agents, a complex espionage and sabotage network linked to America's spy organization was uncovered and dismantled," the statement read out on the television said.
"Elite agents of the intelligence ministry in their confrontation with the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) elements were able to arrest 30 America-linked spies through numerous intelligence and counter-intelligence operations," it added.
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