{"id":20127,"date":"2025-07-11T17:06:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=20127"},"modified":"2025-07-11T17:06:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:06:45","slug":"former-iranian-mp-alleges-deep-western-espionage-behind-journalist-catherine-shakdams-infiltration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/07\/11\/former-iranian-mp-alleges-deep-western-espionage-behind-journalist-catherine-shakdams-infiltration\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Iranian MP Alleges Deep Western Espionage Behind Journalist Catherine Shakdam\u2019s Infiltration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Statements made by a former Iranian official have sparked major controversy in political and media circles in Tehran, after he spoke of what he described as a &#8220;deep Western infiltration&#8221; within Iran\u2019s sensitive state institutions\u2014allegedly orchestrated by French journalist Catherine Shakdam, who had earlier claimed she worked for Israel inside Iran.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"baf5377c-1f6d-499f-bab4-585f512bf34b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1552\">In remarks aired on Iran\u2019s state-owned &#8220;Shabakeh Khabar&#8221; (News Network), Mostafa Kavakebian, Secretary General of the Mardom Salari Party (People\u2019s Democracy) and a former Iranian MP, said:\u201cInfiltration means someone like Catherine Shakdam, who had sexual relations with 120 very important figures in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1683\" data-end=\"1848\">He went on to criticize those downplaying the seriousness of espionage, accusing them of distracting the public by focusing instead on Afghan migrant issues:\u201cReducing the infiltration issue to mere talk of Afghan migrants is just a distraction from the core of the real breaches.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1977\" data-end=\"2182\">These remarks are considered among the most explosive public claims in recent years concerning espionage and internal infiltration in Iran\u2014especially coming from a figure who held parliamentary office.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19934\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19934 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/56600.jpg\" alt=\"Mustafa Kavakebian claims French journalist seduced over 120 key Iranian figures as part of an Israeli-led infiltration campaign inside sensitive state institutions.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/56600.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/56600-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/56600-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These shocking allegations come at a sensitive time, as Iran continues to reel from Israeli attacks that targeted senior military officials on June 13, fueling persistent questions about security breaches and espionage networks operating inside the country.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-start=\"2184\" data-end=\"2632\">According to Arab and Iranian media reports, Catherine Shakdam, a Jewish French political analyst and writer, previously wrote for hardline Iranian outlets such as Kayhan, Tasnim, and Mehr. 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