Kerman, October 3 (Daily Kiran) : Iran’s intelligence ministry announced on October 3 that security forces have arrested 31 members of four organized networks involved in sabotage activities in the southeastern province of Kerman. These networks are reportedly linked to the United States and Israel.
According to a statement released on the ministry’s website, the arrests occurred in Sirjan County. The detainees are accused of attempting to execute “plots by the enemies of America and Israel” that jeopardize public safety and destroy both public and private property.
The Xinhua News Agency reported that these networks were allegedly preparing for riots and chaos on the streets. They had also assembled a significant number of Molotov cocktails and tools designed to damage public property, including urban surveillance cameras.
The statement further indicated that the network members had engaged in “large-scale brutal and destructive” acts during the unrest in Iran last January. This included setting fire to a governor’s office, attacking banks and government buildings, assaulting police stations, and destroying urban surveillance cameras.
On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif dismissed claims by the British government that Iran played a role in a recent incident near the U.S. Air Force base at Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in southwestern England.
On Sunday, British police detained five individuals on suspicion of “explosive and terrorism-related offenses” in the rural area of Gloucestershire, near the airbase. Authorities had received reports of three vans seen heading toward the base.
Zarif refuted the claims in a post on the social media platform X. The day before, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham stated in an interview that there were “strong indications” of Iran’s involvement in the incident at RAF Fairford, but emphasized that it remained a complex and ongoing police investigation.
After examining items found in the vans and investigating associated addresses across London, the five individuals were released on police bail. Zarif responded to Burnham’s assertion, stating, “I can confirm Iran’s belief that merely releasing so-called terrorists working for foreign countries does not clarify everything. You are thinking in the wrong direction.”
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