Tehran, Iran -  Iranian intelligence officials have broken up one of the “biggest terrorist” plots ever planned to target Tehran and other provinces in the Islamic Republic, the country’s state media reported on Monday.

The reports quote the country’s Intelligence Ministry as saying that it has arrested several suspects in the plot to bomb the capital and other provinces, seizing bombs and ammunition during the operation.

The Intelligence Ministry statement, read live on Iranian state television and carried across the country’s news agencies, had little detail. The announcement comes as Iran finds itself battling the Islamic State group while also supporting Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad in his country’s long, bloody civil war.

Several suspects have been arrested and are under interrogation over the plot after agents seized ammunition and bombs, state media said.... Read More: VIN