Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani said authorities have apprehended several people suspected of planning bomb attacks in the capital Tehran.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani said authorities have apprehended several people suspected of planning bomb attacks in the capital Tehran.

Noting that the arrests were made over the last few days, Shamkhani added that the attacks were planned for the holy month of Ramadan.

“Wherever it may occur in Iran, any suspicious move will be swiftly detected; this is thanks to the presence of the people and capable and experienced organizations,” he said during a Sunday speech in the capital.

Meanwhile, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said in a statement that security forces had recently foiled several bombing plots by Takfiri-Wahabi groups in Tehran and several other provinces.

The statement added that Iranian forces also arrested a number of terrorists and seized bombs and a large cache of explosives.

In May, Iran’s Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi announced that 20 terrorist groups that had planned to detonate bombs and cause insecurity across the country had been dismantled.