TEHRAN (AFP) - Iran's main Jewish organization on Wednesday denied any involvement in a secret operation organized by Israel to transport a group of 40 Iranian Jews to Israel.

""Iranian Jews affirm that considering the good living conditions of religious minorities in Iran... they have never resorted to organized immigration,"" the Central Jewish Committee said in a statement.
A group of 10 Iranian families and three individuals arrived in Israel on Tuesday via an unnamed third country in a covert operation.
""Childish bribery and lies against Iran by the agents of Zionism and arrogance will not hurt the profound ties of Iranian Jews with Iranians and the sacred system of the Islamic republic,"" the Iranian statement said.
It appeared to be referring to rewards reportedly offered to Iranian Jews who immigrated to Israel.
It also complained that foreign news organizations were publishing ""sheer lies"" about the situation of the Jewish community in Iran.
Iran's Jewish community is the largest in the Middle East after Israel.