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Source: https://www.jpost.com/international/article-872732
How the Iranian Regime Infiltrates French Society, Recruits Agents
(Jerusalem Post) Mathilda Heller - The Iranian embassy in Paris acts as a branch office of the IRGC Quds Force to recruit journalists, academics, and students who can act as propaganda tools of the Iranian regime, a French report into Iran's "shadow war" has revealed. The Infiltration of the Islamic Republic of Iran in France was compiled by the France2050 think tank and has been presented to the French Parliament. The report states that Iran has two major aims: to pressure France on the Iranian nuclear issue and Israel, and to bring "chaos without war" into the heart of democracies as part of the strategy of "global jihad" written into the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iranian spymasters carefully scrutinize political television shows, radio broadcasts, newspapers, and university conferences to spot "compatible profiles" for potential agents and then organize seminars or events to facilitate meetings. "The goal: to seduce them intellectually and reshape their understanding of the Islamic Republic of Iran." While some agents are offered payment for their involvement, "the embassy prefers influence agents motivated by ideology rather than money." Iran seeks to weaponize pro-Palestinian protests to create tension in French society. The large-scale display of Palestinian flags in France is partially organized by Iran to "bring chaos without war."