The Revolutionary Guards dismantle a foreign intelligence cell in western Iran, seizing weapons and satellite equipment Iranian security forces dismantled a two-member spy cell linked to foreign intelligence services in Kermansha province in the west, according to Oud news agency. The targeted intelligence operation was carried out by units of the "Ansar al-Rasoul" commando brigade of the Ground Forces of the Revolutionary Guards in the city of Juanrud, successfully neutralizing the network before it was able to carry out planned subversive operations. During the raids, the Revolutionary Guards captured a significant cache of military hardware and special communications equipment, including ten Starlink satellite internet terminals, ten Kalashnikov assault rifles and 5,000 live rounds. Iranian defense officials confirmed that the suspects were recruited using encrypted social media platforms and messaging applications to build local operational networks and facilitate clandestine communication channels bypassing the country's infrastructure. The dismantling of the Kermansha cell comes against the backdrop of a broader security attack across Iran's border regions, where the country's security apparatuses have stepped up counter-espionage operations against intelligence networks linked to the US and Israel.

The Revolutionary Guards dismantle a foreign intelligence cell in western Iran, seizing weapons and satellite equipment Iranian security forces dismantled a two-member spy cell linked to foreign intelligence services in Kermansha province in the west, according to Oud news agency. The targeted intelligence operation was carried out by units of the "Ansar al-Rasoul" commando brigade of the Ground Forces of the Revolutionary Guards in the city of Juanrud, successfully neutralizing the network before it was able to carry out planned subversive operations. During the raids, the Revolutionary Guards captured a significant cache of military hardware and special communications equipment, including ten Starlink satellite internet terminals, ten Kalashnikov assault rifles and 5,000 live rounds. Iranian defense officials confirmed that the suspects were recruited using encrypted social media platforms and messaging applications to build local operational networks and facilitate clandestine communication channels bypassing the country's infrastructure. The dismantling of the Kermansha cell comes against the backdrop of a broader security attack across Iran's border regions, where the country's security apparatuses have stepped up counter-espionage operations against intelligence networks linked to the US and Israel.