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France, Iran, Israel
French intelligence missions hone in on Tehran

Two of the DGSE's new mission centres have turned their focus to Iran, following Tehran's public support of Hamas and greater involvement in the Middle East since the current crisis. [...]

Published on 24/11/2023 at 04:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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