2023-06-23 14:17:00
It was a call that took place in the early morning of June 8, received by the Foreign Affairs office. At the other end of the line, State Security, asked the day before to decide on the arrival of a delegation of 14 Iranians on the sidelines of the Brussels Urban Summit, which was held from 12 to 15. The day before , on the 7th, Foreign Affairs, the Embassy, the Foreigners’ Office, the Lahbib cabinet and State Security looked into the cases of sulphurous visitors. The Prime Minister’s office is also kept informed. Solicited for the entire delegation, including the ultra-conservative mayor of Tehran, Alireza Zakani, the Security does not oppose the arrival of the delegation, via an email, sent around 5 p.m., that the ‘Future was able to procure.
“Clarification”
But the Security will reconsider its decision, at 8:45 p.m. on June 7, explaining that it “still made a small check” and asking for information on one of the members of the delegation. No formal “go” at this stage, especially since the next day the Iranians added a new name to the delegation at the last moment. The Sûreté will also give its assent. In what form ? As for the “little verification”, the “go” was probably not the subject of a written communication, neither to Foreign Affairs nor to the embassy. This “go” would have been given orally to the cabinet, learned the Future from a good source.
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What about the Iranian name that was added at the last minute? From a good source, L’Avenir has learned that the cabinet would have received the oral opinion (the “little verification”) from State Security, on June 8 in the early morning, and would have given its own “go ” at 8:58 a.m. The last Iranian name, added at the last moment on June 8, would also have been the subject of a “check” by the Security. But at what time? In Tehran, it was then around 10:30 a.m. Asked by L’Avenir, the cabinet did not specify at what time the visas were issued that day.
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