Ahmad Bakhshayesh Ardestani, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, pointed to the issue of infiltration within the Islamic Republic’s sensitive institutions, stating that identifying the location of Ali Khamenei’s meeting would have been impossible without a spy in his inner circle.
“For instance, how do you think they found out that the Supreme Leader had a meeting on such-and-such a day?” Ardestani said. “It is obvious that a spy was right by his ear. These matters must be openly discussed.”
In an interview with KhabarOnline on June 28, amid the revival of the “Counter-Infiltration Bill” in Parliament, Ardestani noted that the plan had previously been reviewed by the National Security Committee, focusing on avenues of infiltration within universities, ministries, administrative offices, and other state institutions.
However, he emphasized that he personally disagrees with elements of the bill, arguing that strict laws drafted during times of crisis can inadvertently widen social divides.
The lawmaker argued that the primary focus must be on identifying infiltrators and spies within sensitive decision-making centers, rather than targeting Iranians living abroad or political dissidents.
