France announced on August 18–19, 2026, that it would expel two Iranian diplomats in response to Iran's decision to bar two French embassy staff members from returning to Tehran following an incident in July involving detentions and physical intimidation by Iranian security services. The tit-for-tat move reflects escalating diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
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Paris will expel two Iranian diplomats posted in France in retaliation for Iran banning two French diplomats in the embassy in Tehran, the French foreign minister said on Tuesday. "Two Iranian diplomats in France will be expelled in the coming days," Jean-Noel Barrot said on X, adding the move was a consequence of the "intolerable" treatment of the French diplomats who were briefly detained last m
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.
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France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days in response to Iran's decision to bar two French embassy staff from returning to Tehran, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has said.
France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on X, after accusing Iranian security services of detaining and physically intimidating two French embassy staff members in Tehran in July [aawsat.com#1][rfi.fr#1][nation.com.pk#1][politico.eu#1][iranwire.com#1]. The dispute centers on a July 19 incident in which Paris says Iranian authorities held a