France vows response after Iran closes French language centre in Tehran
France said the closure was unjustifiable and plans to respond as tensions rise over detained nationals and earlier expulsions of two diplomats.
- On Sunday, France announced plans to summon Iran's ambassador after Iranian authorities sealed a French language centre in Tehran, which the Foreign Ministry denounced as an "unjustifiable and unacceptable" attack on its cultural presence.
- Tehran authorities sealed the facility under a judicial order, claiming it operated for years without a license and accused the centre of activities against Iranian culture and national security, including facilitating the departure of skilled Iranians.
- French officials linked the closure to a pattern of intimidation, citing the assault on two embassy staff members last July while dismissing Iranian allegations regarding its civil society contacts.
- On Friday, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi dismissed French criticism as "crocodile tears," accusing Paris of slaughtering 1.5 million Algerians during the war of independence.
- The two foreign ministers are set to meet Tuesday on the sidelines of the annual United Nations gathering, providing a near-term diplomatic forum amid the deteriorating relationship.
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Closure of French language centre in Tehran prompts row between France and Iran
Top level diplomatic discussions were underway on Monday between France and Iran after Iranian authorities shut a French-language centre affiliated with the French embassy in Tehran.
Another Country Is Embroiled In Escalating Tensions With Iran, Promising 'Appropriate Measures' To Recent Decision
The French Foreign Ministry said Sunday that the Iranian ambassador will be summoned and that Paris will take "appropriate measures" in response to the closure.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it would summon Iran ' s Ambassador to Paris and take appropriate action in response to the closure of the Iranian authorities ' French language centre of its Embassy in Tehran.
France will summon the ambassador of Iran and announce that it will take "the appropriate measures", after the Tehran authorities have closed a French language centre affiliated with the embassy. Paris qualifies the action as "unjustifiable and unacceptable".
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