TEHRAN – The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has thwarted plots of extremist groups against the Islamic Republic in operations abroad, an MP has quoted Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi as saying.

“Alavi said the ministry has foiled plots of Takfiri groups hundreds of kilometers away from Iranian borders,” Mehr news agency quoted MP Abdolreza Mesri as saying on Monday as he was reporting a closed session with the intelligence minister.

During the session, the minister submitted a report to the country’s parliament about the ministry’s anti-terror activities, Mesri stated.

The Intelligence Ministry also neutralized hundreds of anti-Iran operations planned by Takfiri groups at the country’s borders, Mesri quoted Alavi as saying.

According to the ministry, some reactionary countries in the region are providing financial, military and informational support to Takfiri groups, Mesri further said.

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