France summons Iranian ambassador over online campaign accusing Paris of human rights violations
Iran on Tuesday summoned France's envoy in Tehran over the ongoing student protests, accusing Paris of the "violent treatment" of demonstrators and of extensive human rights violations.
On Wednesday, France summoned Iran's ambassador in protest of a perceived disinformation campaign targeting France's secondary school student protest movement. Foreign ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux described the situation as "absolutely unacceptable" and warned that Tehran's summoning of the French ambassador on October 6 was "baseless."
Confavreux stated that such provocations must cease. Iran had previously summoned France's envoy in Tehran on Tuesday, accusing Paris of violent treatment of demonstrators and extensive human rights violations. The student protests, which involved clashes with hooded and masked individuals, led to the arrest of hundreds of people.
US President Donald Trump blamed mass migration and Islam for the massive protests in France, claiming it was not about schools but about Islam seeking to take over a once-great country. The students' demands reportedly did not involve religion or immigration but focused instead on understaffing and lack of funding. In Marseille and Nantes, protesters held up handmade signs stating "The state has killed national education." In Toulouse, parents linked arms at the front of a march through the city.
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