{
  "id": 1800599,
  "title": "France to expel two Iranian diplomats in coming days, foreign minister says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/france-to-expel-two-iranian-diplomats-in-coming-days-foreign-minister-1800599",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/france-expel-two-iranian-diplomats-coming-days-foreign-minister-says"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "PARIS, Aug 18 (Reuters) - France will expel two Iranian diplomats in the coming days in response to an incident in July involving two staff of the French embassy in Tehran. \"I had announced that this intolerable act would have consequences. And so it has. Two Iranian diplomats in France will be expelled in the very near future,\" Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said in a post on X. Last month,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "France to expel two Iranian diplomats in coming days, foreign minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/france-to-expel-two-iranian-diplomats-in-coming-days-foreign-minister",
        "published": "2026-08-18T19:37:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "France to expel two Iranian diplomats in coming days, foreign minister says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/france-to-expel-two-iranian-diplomats-in-coming-days-foreign-minister-1821319",
        "published": "2026-08-18T23:12:33.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}