MNA � An official in the IRGC headquarters said that Ruhollah Zam was arrested after a complex intelligence operation and through cooperation with other intelligence services.

�Intelligence forces had been keeping a careful watch over Ruhollah Zam�s movements for a long time and he stepped into intelligence trap of IRGC some two years ago; ultimately, we were able to arrest him through cooperation with other intelligence services,� Second Brigadier General Mohammad Tavallaei, a high-ranking military official in IRGC headquarters, said on Tuesday.

The remark came as IRGC announced on Monday that its Intelligence Organization has arrested Ruhollah Zam, admin of an anti-Iranian website and Telegram channel �Amad News�, by tricking foreign intelligence agencies.

�Zam was a key figure of intelligence services for throwing the country into disarray...and driving a wedge between the Iranian people and government,� said Tavallaei, adding, �He was under the strong support of other intelligence services but we trapped and arrested him through a meticulous intelligence operation.�

All those individuals who have been deceived by foreign intelligence and anti-Revolution agencies should know that these countries will abandon them as soon as coming under pressure or facing a threat, he said.

IRGC said in its Monday statement that it has �guided� Zam towards Iran and then made the arrest, noting that further information about the operation will soon be revealed.

Following the IRGC's announcement, Iran's parliament members issued a statement thanking Iran's intelligence services for the successful operation.