France to expel 2 Iranian diplomats in retaliation for Tehran arrests

France will expel two Iranian diplomats in response to an incident in which two French diplomats were arrested in Tehran, officials said Tuesday.

The French ministry said last month that two French embassy staff had been detained and physically intimidated by Iranian security services in Tehran.

PARIS, Aug 18 (Reuters) - France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days in response to an incident in July involving two staff of the French embassy in Tehran. "I had announced that this intolerable act would have consequences. And so it has. Two Iranian diplomats in France will be expelled in the very nea

PARIS, Aug 18 - France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days in response to an incident in July involving two staff of the French embassy in Tehran.

France to expel two Iranian diplomats in coming days, foreign minister says France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Tuesday in a post on X. His comments come one day after the Iranian ministry said two French embassy employees, who were involved

France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days in retaliation for the intimidation of its diplomats in Tehran last month, according to the French foreign minister.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the move was a consequence of the 'intolerable' treatment of French diplomats who were briefly detained last month in Tehran.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the move was a consequence of the 'intolerable' treatment of French diplomats who were briefly detained last month in Tehran.