The Jerusalem Post:

Iranian media bragged overnight on Wednesday and Thursday that it had detained “diplomats” who were spying. The claims assert that the diplomats had used their diplomatic cover to collect samples and collect activity that led the Iranian IRGC Intelligence Organization to become suspicious and detain them.

“These spy diplomats were observed by IRGC drones while sampling the soil of the forbidden area in the central desert of Iran,” the Iranian media linked to the IRGC said. This may be a way for Iran’s IRGC intelligence organization to rehabilitate its image, it may also be cover for missile advancement and also be a way to wring concessions for a new Iran deal.

The claims at both Fars and Tasnim assert that this is some success for Iran’s intelligence operations. “These videos also show how some people under the guise of tourists or researchers approach the country’s military sites and try to take intelligence measures…”

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