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Iranian and French foreign ministers trade accusations on X over Mahsa Amini anniversary
September 19, 2026 at 01:24 PM
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يواليوم السابع
وزير خارجية إيران لنظيره الفرنسى: توقف عن ذرف دموع التماسيح - اليوم السابع
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MAMasrawy
وزير الخارجية الإيراني يوبخ نظيره الفرنسي: كف عن ذرف دموع التماسيح | مصراوي
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عراقجي موبخا نظيره الفرنسي: كف عن ذرف دموع التماسيح
(opens the publisher’s site)Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot clashed publicly on X over the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death.
- Jean-Noël Barrot posted on X marking the fourth anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death, accusing Iran of repression and saying she was killed for seeking freedom.
- Abbas Araghchi responded on X, telling Barrot to stop his "crocodile tears" and citing a February 28 US airstrike that hit Minab's Shajara Tayyiba elementary school.
- Iranian media reported 168 children and 14 teachers killed in that strike, while US forces said they were targeting an adjacent Revolutionary Guard facility.
- Araghchi also accused France of killing 1.5 million Algerians during the War of Independence, saying Paris recorded less than a tenth of them and refuses to apologize.