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Most have changed their physical appearance and assumed fictitious identities, all the way down to new driver’s licenses.

Sentencing, the judge said across all charges there had been “in total six decoy/fictitious children ranging from 12 years to under 16 years”.

It is understood that one of its representatives approached the COP29 team posing as the head of a fictitious Hong Kong investment firm specialising in energy.

He told the jury he was trying to get his story reported in the media to increase his credibility with his Iranian intelligence handlers who he says he had given "entirely fictitious" information.

Mr Khalife said that in reality, he was worried there could be consequences if his handlers found out the information he had given them was “entirely fictitious”.