The leader of Pakistan-based activist group of Jundullah has in his first admission purportedly confessed to having links with the United States and planning more attacks against Iranian civilians.

In his confessions broadcast from Iranian Press TV late Thursday, Abdolmalek Rigi said that the US officials had equipped his activist group with various arms, bombs and telecommunication equipment

Rigi said in a meeting with the CIA agents, he had been ensured of all-out support. He said US officials had promised to provide him a military base near the region.

"They (Americans) promised to help us and they said that they would cooperate with us, free our prisoners and would give us (Jundullah group) military equipment, bombs, machine guns, and they would give us a base."

“The base was to be set up in Menas, near Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan Republic,” he added.

He noted that the US agents had told him explicitly in Dubai that the issue now is Iran not Taliban or al-Qaeda.

"The Americans said their problem at present is Iran. They said we don't have a problem with Al-Qaida or the Taliban."

Iranian Intelligence Minister Heidar Moslehi said earlier that Rigi was spotted at a US military base in Afghanistan 24 hours before his arrest.

Moslehi said that Rigi was also carrying an Afghan passport supplied by the United States and had earlier visited European countries.

Iran's security forces arrested Rigi on Tuesday by bringing down his plane over the Iranian airspace, as he was onboard a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Kyrgyzstan.

Jundallah terrorists, which are said to be closely affiliated with the notorious al-Qaeda organization, have claimed responsibility for dozens of bombings, assassination attempts, and attacks in Iran, one of which killed at least 40 people in the southeastern city of Pishin in October.