Iran Intelligence Ministry arrests 18 mercenaries of terrorist ‘Iran International’ TV channel 

Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says it has identified and arrested 18 mercenaries of the terrorist “Iran International” television channel.

In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said the detainees, working for the Israeli-affiliated media network, Iran International, had sent photos of the places bombed by the American-Israeli enemy and the locations of emergency aid workers and rescue and relief teams to the channel.

It added that legal action has been launched against 21 other mercenaries, emphasizing that procedures will continue firmly.

The ministry warned that those who act as the enemy’s “fifth column” during the war time will receive the severest punishment as per an official notice by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and a law regarding the intensification of fight against the Israeli regime.

The US and Israel started a fresh round of unlawful military aggression on Iran on February 28, some eight months after they carried out unprovoked attacks on the country.

The attacks led to the martyrdom of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, hundreds of civilians, including women and children, as well as several military commanders.

Iran began to swiftly retaliate against the strikes by launching barrages of missile and drone attacks on the Israeli-occupied territories as well as on US bases in regional countries.

Press TV’s website can also be accessed at the following alternate addresses:

www.presstv.co.uk