ALBAWABA - France summoned the Iranian chargé d'affaires after embassy staff in Tehran were detained.
According to information obtained by Iran International on Tuesday, Paris is considering reducing staffing at its embassy after two French diplomats were detained, interrogated and allegedly abused by Iranian security forces in Tehran.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot had already confirmed that two members of the French embassy were detained for several hours on Sunday, calling the episode "serious and unacceptable" and warning it "cannot go without consequences."
"One of them was physically abused," Barrot said, describing the detention as an "extremely serious act of intimidation" and a "flagrant violation of diplomatic immunity."
