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Iranian Spy Ring Broken Up In Van Province 

October 15 2021

Turkey

Turkish security forces say they have disrupted an Iranian espionage network in eastern Turkey, reports the Anadolu Agency (Ankara).

On Sept. 24, Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and police arrested the eight members of the network, which included two Iranian intelligence officers, in Van province, security sources said on Wednesday.

Seven were Turkish citizens while the eighth was Iranian.

The Iranian agents were trying to create a network in Van province to abduct...

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