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Iran summons French ambassador over alleged 'interference'

From Le Figaro · () French

Translated from French, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Iran summoned France's ambassador to Tehran to protest alleged "interference" in its internal affairs.
  • The summoning followed the detention of two French diplomats in Iran last week.
  • Tehran accuses Paris of "unjustified" actions and demands they cease.

Iran summoned the French ambassador to Tehran, Pierre Cochard, to protest alleged "interference" in its internal affairs, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced Monday.

The summoning occurred after the detention of two French diplomats in the Iranian capital the previous week. According to the ministry's spokesperson, Esmaรฏl Baqhaรฏ, the French ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Ministry where officials emphasized that the French government must halt such actions and "interferences" under "deceptive appellations." Baqhaรฏ stated that the two French diplomats had engaged in activities that were "in no way justified."

Yesterday (Sunday), the French ambassador in Tehran was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it was emphasized that the French government must cease such actions and interferences in the internal affairs of Iran under deceptive appellations.

โ€” Esmaรฏl BaqhaรฏThe Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced the summoning of the French ambassador and detailed the reasons.

Iranian authorities accuse Paris of taking "unjustified" actions within Iran's domestic matters and are demanding that France cease these activities. The ministry's statement indicated that the French government should stop its alleged interferences in Iran's internal affairs, which they claim are being conducted under misleading pretenses.

The French ambassador in Tehran was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where it was emphasized that the French government must cease such actions and interferences in the internal affairs of Iran under deceptive appellations.

โ€” Esmaรฏl BaqhaรฏThe spokesperson stated that the two French diplomats had engaged in activities that were 'in no way justified.'
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Originally published by Le Figaro in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.