[News] Iran arrests 50 Mossad agents in 2 weeks, foils arms smuggling attempt

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Iran arrests 50 Mossad agents in 2 weeks, foils arms smuggling attempt
Al Mayadeen English
July 1, 2025
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Iran’s IRGC arrests 50 Mossad agents in Sistan and Baluchestan and seizes
US-made weapons, while police in Pol-e Dokhtar foil a major arms smuggling
attempt.

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Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) announced the arrest of 50 Mossad
agents
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over the past two weeks in the southeastern province of Sistan and
Baluchestan.

On Tuesday, the IRGC confirmed confiscating weapons and military
ammunition, including American-made equipment that was in the possession of
the detainees.

The IRGC revealed that these agents were planning to carry out acts of
sabotage targeting the country’s infrastructure and economic centers.

Since the Israeli attack on Iran on June 13, Iranian authorities have
continued to crack down on agents and spies across various provinces.

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Iranian police foil ammunition smuggling attempt in Pol-e Dokhtar, arrest
three

In a related context, police in Lorestan Province, Western Iran, have
dismantled a smuggling ring involved in transporting a large cache of
military ammunition, confiscating over 22,000 rounds of Kalashnikov bullets
and arresting three suspects in the city of Pol-e Dokhtar.

Brigadier General Yahya Elahi, police chief of Lorestan, announced on
Tuesday that the operation was launched after police intelligence units
flagged suspicious activity involving two vehicles on one of the region’s
highways.

Officers attempted to intercept the vehicles, but the drivers tried to
flee. Police forces responded by disabling the vehicles through gunfire,
successfully apprehending all three occupants.

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Over 22,000 rounds of Kalashnikov ammo seized

A thorough search of the vehicles revealed more than 22,000 rounds of
Kalashnikov ammunition. Authorities suspect the shipment was part of a
broader arms trafficking network operating within Iran.

According to Brigadier General Elahi, the suspects had loaded the
ammunition in Iran’s western provinces and intended to smuggle it to the
southern regions of the country.

The case is currently under further investigation to determine the full
scope of the operation and identify additional collaborators.
Iran thwarted Israeli attempts to undermine domestic security, judiciary
spokesperson says

On Monday, Iranian Judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir stated that the
Israeli occupation had attempted to undermine domestic security through a
network of hostile operatives and spies, aiming to sow chaos and carry out
acts of sabotage alongside military strikes.

Jahangir stressed that these plots were thwarted thanks to the decisive
measures taken by judicial and security agencies.

He added that urgent orders were issued to establish special judicial
branches across provinces to prosecute traitorous elements and to begin
tracking virtual accounts linked to the Israeli occupation, in coordination
with the relevant security bodies.

*Read more: Iran arrests over 700 for Mossad ties during Israeli war
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-arrests-over-700-for-mossad-ties-during-the-israeli-war>*
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