An Official Iranian News Agency Quoted An Iranian Lawmaker On Thursday, Saying That Iran Had Halted The Intelligence Department Of The CIA 12 "spies". The Report Could Not Be Independently Confirmed.
Parliamentary Sorour said Parviz suspected spies have tried to cripple Iran's nuclear security, military and Iran's official Islamic News Agency reported Republic.Sorour did not mention the nationalities of the detainees or say when and where they were arrested, IRNA reported.
"It is possible that Iran sees this as an opportunity to just jump on the train, the stories related to Hezbollah earlier this week," said a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak on dossier. "They will do everything to try to secure international pressure and attention off of them, but it will not work."
CIA Refuses To Comment On The Report.
The news comes after the catch reported this week by the informant of the CIA in several Lebanon by Hezbollah, a group closely aligned with Iran that the United States considers a terrorist organization.
U.S. official confirmed this week that Hezbollah had been hijacked by CIA spies in Lebanon, but the official did not say how many were arrested.
"The collection of sensitive information about opponents - who aggressively try to find spies in their midst -. Good will always be risky CI (cons-intelligence) can mitigate but not eliminate all, "the source said.
In May, Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi Iran has said that more than 30 U.S. and Israeli spies to reveal the familiar semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday.
Parliamentary Sorour said Parviz suspected spies have tried to cripple Iran's nuclear security, military and Iran's official Islamic News Agency reported Republic.Sorour did not mention the nationalities of the detainees or say when and where they were arrested, IRNA reported.
"It is possible that Iran sees this as an opportunity to just jump on the train, the stories related to Hezbollah earlier this week," said a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak on dossier. "They will do everything to try to secure international pressure and attention off of them, but it will not work."
CIA Refuses To Comment On The Report.
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U.S. official confirmed this week that Hezbollah had been hijacked by CIA spies in Lebanon, but the official did not say how many were arrested.
"The collection of sensitive information about opponents - who aggressively try to find spies in their midst -. Good will always be risky CI (cons-intelligence) can mitigate but not eliminate all, "the source said.
In May, Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi Iran has said that more than 30 U.S. and Israeli spies to reveal the familiar semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday.