Iran closes language center in Tehran, France vows response
In response to the Iranian authorities' decision to close a French language center affiliated with its embassy in Tehran, France vowed to take appropriate measures.
The French government has vowed a response after Iran closed a French language center in Tehran, the French Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday. This latest attack on France's cultural presence in Iran follows an earlier assault on two embassy staff members in July, the ministry said in a statement. The closure of the illegal center, affiliated with the French embassy, was ordered by Iran's judicial authorities due to its violation of diplomatic conventions, the Ministry claimed.
France will summon Iran's ambassador to express its dissatisfaction, according to the ministry's spokesperson, Pascal Confavreux. Tensions between the two nations have been on the rise, with France expelling two Iranian diplomats in response to the detention of two French envoys last month. Iran accused the diplomats of interfering in its internal affairs.
The escalating tensions have led to a scheduled meeting between Iran's Foreign Minister and his French counterpart at the United Nations' annual gathering of world leaders on Tuesday.
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