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.
The Armenian capital is not merely a place where Western powers rub shoulders uneasily with Russia and Azerbaijan. It is also an epicentre of Iranian diplomacy in the Caucasus. Paris may currently be stepping up military aid to Armenia and seeking to counter disinformation campaigns (IO, 24/04/23 and 07/03/24), but visitors to the French embassy in