Of these hundreds of explosive devices, 40 were to be detonated during the religious ceremonies of Moharram, he added.

Iran’s IRNA news agency reported on Monday that the senior official added that last year, more than 50 intelligence agencies held several meetings, trained more than 200 media representatives and provoked insurrection and chaos using virtual space.

Jatib added that enemies are waging an intelligence war against Iran and noted that the budget allocated to the 50 intelligence agencies working against his country exceeds the nation’s total.

In recent times, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been the target of constant attacks, assassination attempts and destabilization efforts, of which authorities directly accuse the United States, Israel and some European Union nations.

In recent months, the Iranian intelligence services have dismantled several terrorist networks with proven links to the Mossad (Israeli intelligence), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and other European espionage agencies.

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