Two French diplomats subjected to ‘extremely serious act of intimidation’ in Iran, FM Barrot says
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday said two French embassy officials had been subject to an “extremely serious act of intimidation” by Iranian security services in Iran the day before, having been held and interrogated for hours. One of them was also subjected to physical abuse, he said.
7/20/2026 9:14:22 AM