The Iranian Ministry of Information announced Saturday, May 21 the dismantling of a large network of "spying and sabotage" and the arrest of "30 spies" working for the United States. "In an operation inside and outside the country, a complex web of espionage and sabotage linked to the CIA has been dismantled," said the Intelligence Ministry in a statement read on state television .
"The Intelligence Ministry agents arrested 30 (...) spies working for the United States," he added, without elaborating on the identity of those arrested or the date of their arrest. The statement said officials of U.S. intelligence services "were trying to trap the Iranian citizens by offering visas, residence permits promise [the U.S.], work and study visas.
This network "used the U.S. embassies and consulates in several countries, particularly the UAE, Malaysia and Turkey, to gather information on the scientific and academic centers" Iran, added the ministry. His goal was to gather such information on the activities "nuclear, aerospace, defense and bio-technology." He also sought to obtain "detailed information on pipelines, gas pipelines, power grids and telecommunications, as well as airports, transportation and Iranian banks." Regularly accuses Tehran since the 1979 revolution, the United States conducting espionage activities in Iran or supporting armed groups hostile to the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian regime often announces the dismantling of networks and the arrest of spies or "saboteurs" working for the United States or Israel, its sworn enemy in the region. Iran and the United States broke diplomatic relations in 1980 after the kidnapping of diplomats from the U.S. embassy in Tehran during the first month of the Islamic revolution. 
"The Intelligence Ministry agents arrested 30 (...) spies working for the United States," he added, without elaborating on the identity of those arrested or the date of their arrest. The statement said officials of U.S. intelligence services "were trying to trap the Iranian citizens by offering visas, residence permits promise [the U.S.], work and study visas.
This network "used the U.S. embassies and consulates in several countries, particularly the UAE, Malaysia and Turkey, to gather information on the scientific and academic centers" Iran, added the ministry. His goal was to gather such information on the activities "nuclear, aerospace, defense and bio-technology." He also sought to obtain "detailed information on pipelines, gas pipelines, power grids and telecommunications, as well as airports, transportation and Iranian banks." Regularly accuses Tehran since the 1979 revolution, the United States conducting espionage activities in Iran or supporting armed groups hostile to the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian regime often announces the dismantling of networks and the arrest of spies or "saboteurs" working for the United States or Israel, its sworn enemy in the region. Iran and the United States broke diplomatic relations in 1980 after the kidnapping of diplomats from the U.S. embassy in Tehran during the first month of the Islamic revolution.
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