{"id":6029,"date":"2026-07-27T10:44:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6029"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:44:33","slug":"iran-summons-french-envoy-over-detention-of-diplomat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=6029","title":{"rendered":"Iran summons French envoy over detention of diplomat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TEHRAN: Iran has summoned the French ambassador over the detention of two French diplomats by Iranian security forces earlier this month, amid growing tensions between Tehran and Paris.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters that Tehran had stressed that the French government must stop what it described as actions and interference in Iran\u2019s internal affairs \u201cunder misleading labels.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baghaei said the activities of the two French diplomats were carried out \u201cunder the pretext of engaging with civil society\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The diplomats were detained and interrogated for several hours on July 19 before being allowed to return to the French embassy. 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