Across the globe, spies gather in inconspicuous dens to meet contacts and hold discreet conversations. This week, Intelligence Online explores the Blue Mosque in Yerevan, a focal point for Iranian diplomacy in the Caucasus that is run by Iran and is home to the cultural attaché of the Iranian embassy.
Drawing on sources in Paris, Kyiv and Warsaw, Intelligence Online has been able to piece together the details of a secret deal in which France is supplying Ukraine with high-resolution imagery. That deal impacts the fragile fabric of France's existing imagery cooperation with Poland.
The French ambassador to Armenia has again been the target of a disinformation campaign. A screenshot obtained by us indicates his phone may have been hacked by Israeli NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. This destabilisation operation forms part of a broader stand-off between France and Azerbaijan.