West seeking to use Syrian terrorists in war against Iran: Russian Intel. chief

Speaking at a meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Tuesday, Bortnikov said that Western intelligence agencies, according to available information, are continuing their efforts to use terrorists in Syria as ‘proxy forces’ in the war against Iran.

"These individuals include citizens of CIS countries who have fought for ISIS and other terrorist groups and were later sent to Syrian prisons,” he was further quoted by Tass.

econews. He underlined that the use of pre-set programs in Tehran’s video surveillance systems for the killing of senior Iranian officials was an alarming signal.

Dependence on Western tech platforms “creates significant vulnerabilities in terms of cyberattacks by intelligence agencies of the leading NATO countries and their allies”, he added.

Bortnikov further noted, “NATO continues a long-term program to create targeted biological weapons in the Asia-Pacific region, Africa, and Latin America. Biolabs also operate in CIS countries. Notably, field trials and incidents involving pathogen leaks from these institutions are claimed to have natural causes”.