Politics
France summons Iran's envoy after Tehran summons French ambassador over student protests
October 7, 2026 at 06:03 PM
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MAMasrawy
"تصعيد دبلوماسي".. فرنسا تستدعي سفير إيران بعد استدعاء سفيرها في طهران
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SNSky News Arabia
فرنسا تستدعي سفير إيران بسبب الحراك الطلابي
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MAMasrawy
إيران تستدعي السفير الفرنسي تنديدا بتعامل باريس مع الاحتجاجات الطلابية
(opens the publisher’s site)France has summoned Iran's ambassador to Paris to protest a disinformation campaign Tehran ran over French handling of high-school student protests.
- France's foreign ministry summoned Iran's ambassador on Wednesday over what it called a disinformation campaign about French handling of high-school student protests.
- Ministry spokesman Pascal Confavre said the Iranian posts were "completely unacceptable" and that Iran's summons of French ambassador Pierre Kocher had no basis.
- Iran summoned French ambassador Pierre Kocher on Tuesday, accusing Paris of "violent treatment" of protesters and "grave human rights violations."
- The two countries expelled each other's diplomats in August amid months of mounting tension.