Iranian source: Iranians who spy for Israel are Jews and Muslims

An Iranian official source said on Wednesday that the 13 arrestsed persons who are accused of being members of an organized spy network are Muslims and Jews and are accused of working against the national security.

In a statement published by the Iranian press in Tehran on Wednesday, the Iranian diplomatic mission at the UN said the 13 arrested persons were arrested regardless to their religion or ethnic belongings. The Iranian mission refused foreign moves aimed at releasing them, stating that such moves constitute an intervention in the Iranian judicial system.