Above: C\u00e9cile Kohler (R) and Jacqeus Paris were arrested on spying charges in Iran on May 7, 2022.<\/p>\n
Two French spies arrested in Iran some four months ago have admitted to their attempts to provoke anti-government protests and riots with the ultimate goal of putting pressure on the country\u2019s Islamic establishment.<\/strong><\/p>\n The two French nationals, C\u00e9cile Kohler, 37, and Jacqeus Paris, 69, traveled to Iran on April 28 as tourists but turned out to be spies for the Western agencies.<\/p>\n In a video aired on Iran\u2019s Arabic-language television news network al-Alam TV on Thursday, Kohler admitted to being an agent of the French General Directorate for External Security (DGSE), which is equivalent to the British MI6 and the American CIA.<\/p>\n In the recording, Kohler said she and her partner were in Iran with the main purpose of laying the groundwork for mass unrest in an attempt to trigger \u201ca revolution\u201d in the Islamic Republic and overthrow the Iranian government.<\/p>\n She explained that they brought in large sums of cash in order to fund riots and strikes, and purchase weaponry in an attempt to stir up chaos.<\/p>\n Kohler added that the weapons were meant to be used \u201cto fight against the police,\u201d if necessary.<\/p>\n According to the other spy, who was also shown in the video, the DGSE\u2019s objective was to \u201cput pressure on the Iranian government.\u201d<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Intelligence Ministry announced in May that it had arrested the two French spies for attempting to stoke chaos and social disorder in the country during protests by teachers.<\/p>\n According to the ministry, the duo attempted to foment instability and social disorder when some teachers took to the streets in peaceful protests to demand fair wages and better working conditions.<\/p>\n Some photos show that the two were linked with teacher\u2019s unionists including Rasoul Bodaghi.<\/p>\n