Iran's Ministry of Intelligence said on Saturday that four terrorist cells linked to U.S. and Israeli intelligence services were dismantled.
According to the statement, the Ministry of Intelligence, in cooperation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Law Enforcement Force, conducted multiple joint operations in Sistan and Baluchestan Province.
In one operation, security forces arrested five key members of a terrorist cell and killed two other armed individuals.
In a separate operation on Saturday, another five-member terrorism operational cell that had been involved in attacks on military units and judicial centers was arrested, the ministry added.
According to the statement, authorities seized large quantities of weapons, ammunition and explosives, along with four wireless devices and a Starlink device.
The statement said the suspects received military and explosives training outside Iran before infiltrating the country, with plans to carry out sabotage, assassinations and other terrorist attacks.
All the cells were dismantled, and the suspects were arrested before any terrorist operations could be carried out, the ministry said.
Iran says it dismantled four terrorist cells linked to US, Israeli intelligence
The Ministry of Water Resources on Saturday activated a Level-IV emergency response for flood control in northeast China’s Liaoning and Jilin provinces, after recent heavy rains raised the risk of flooding.
From Saturday through Monday, cumulative precipitation in northern and western Liaoning, as well as most of Jilin, is expected to reach 40 to 60 millimeters, with some areas possibly exceeding 100 millimeters, according to the ministry.
Several rivers, including the middle reaches of the Hunhe and Suzi rivers in Liaoning, and the Huifa, Xiaogushan, and Aolong rivers in Jilin, are forecast to rise above flood warning levels.
In response, the ministry dispatched two working groups to the affected areas on Saturday to guide local flood prevention efforts.
Around 09:05 on Saturday, heavy rain and upstream inflows pushed the water level at the Gongnong Bridge hydrological station on the Hunhe River in Liaoning, to 37.40 meters, with a flow rate of 1,980 cubic meters per second, and levels continued to rise.
In response, the Liaoning Provincial River and Reservoir Management Service Center issued a blue flood warning, urging units along the river and the public to step up prevention measures. It marked the first flood warning issued in Liaoning this year.
China activates emergency response for flood control in Liaoning, Jilin
China activates emergency response for flood control in Liaoning, Jilin
