Diplomatic Security: Why Europe Is Escalating Oversight on Iranian Missions
Diplomatic Security: Why Europe Is Escalating Oversight on Iranian Missions European governments are increasingly re-examining the limits of diplomatic immunity. A wave of retaliatory diplomatic expulsions, criminal investigations, and intelligence disclosures across Western nations has brought renewed focus to the operational boundaries of foreign embassies. What was long viewed as routine diplomatic friction has transformed into a core national security concern for European capitals. As state-backed influence operations and covert activities face heightened scrutiny in France, Germany, and neighboring nations, Western intelligence agencies and legal authorities are increasingly acting to enforce strict adherence to international law. Why European Governments Are Reassessing Diplomatic Immunity Under the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, diplomatic missions are granted specific privileges to facilitate peaceful state-to-state communication . However, those privileg...
