Iran recently assassinated a leader in a "terrorist organization" that had planned to perpetrate attacks in the country and was aided by a foreign intelligence service, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported.
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According to the brief report, the senior operative was killed during an arrest raid carried out by the Iranian intelligence services, during which "key figures" in the organization were detained.
The report did not specify which foreign nation had helped the members of the cell, but did claim it was one of the "enemies of the Iranian people."
Meanwhile, Iran also issued a threat against Azerbaijan, its neighbor to the north, claiming that remarks made by senior officials in the country aided Iran's enemies, "particularly the Zionist entity."
The warning was issued by Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, the spokesman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament.
"I believe the things that were said by senior Azeri officials cause tensions between the countries [Iran and Azerbaijan] and help countries that want the worse for the region, such as the Zionist entity. Therefore, Azerbaijan's leaders need to be careful with their declarations, so that the relations between the countries are not harmed by childish remarks," said Abbaszadeh Meshkini.
The Iranian lawmaker was referring to comments from Azeri officials, among them President Ilham Aliyev, criticizing Tehran's regional conduct, specifically its policies during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
In an exclusive interview with Israel Hayom in April, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov said ties between Baku and Jerusalem were "close and mutually beneficial" and cover "political, economic, military and other fields."
The scope of the two nations' deep friendship was revealed during the Nagorno-Karabakh war, which Azerbaijan won resoundingly in part with the help of Israeli weapons.
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