Chairman of the National Security Commission: Bahrain is Helping Opposition Groups in Iran

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Parliament, has accused the Bahraini government of supporting armed opposition groups against the Islamic Republic. The Central News Unit reported on Thursday, February 30, that Boroujerdi stated in an interview with the Lebanese television network 'Al-Mayadeen': 'Iranian security forces were able to discover a cache of explosives belonging to terrorists in the city of Saravan.' He emphasized, 'Bahrain had paid terrorists to purchase these weapons.' The chairman did not disclose the names of the armed groups and individuals opposing the Islamic Republic that received money from Bahrain. However, Boroujerdi's remarks refer to recent reports in Saravan, Sistan and Baluchestan regarding the discovery of large quantities of explosives. On February 23, Hedayatollah Mir-Moradzehi, a representative from Saravan in the Islamic Consultative Assembly, reported that security agents had successfully discovered an ammunition depot belonging to a 'opposition' group against the Islamic Republic, which contained 200 kilograms of explosives. According to him, the identification of this ammunition depot followed the discovery of a safe house and the arrest of three members of an 'opposition' group and their confessions. In this context, the Iranian Minister of Intelligence also reported on Saturday, February 25, the 'destruction of several bases' of a group he referred to as 'terrorist' in this city, stating that the explosives discovered in this operation amounted to 350 kilograms. Mahmoud Alavi, the Minister of Intelligence, said: 'In the recent operation, a large amount of weapons, including both light and heavy weapons, as well as homemade bombs, explosive vests, and numerous homemade bombs prepared for explosions in crowded places were discovered and seized.' He noted that if this volume of explosives had not been discovered, it would have allowed this terrorist group to cause significant harm to the local population. While the chairman of the National Security Commission has accused Bahrain of aiding opposition groups against the Islamic Republic, Bahrain had previously accused Iran of training Shiite militants opposing its government. Last year, Osama Al-Aufi, the prosecutor of Bahrain, accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of supporting militants in that country. In response to these statements, the Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed the accusation as 'utterly false and rejected,' considering such claims as 'a diversion to cover up internal issues and problems in Bahrain.'