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  "id": 8832756,
  "title": "Iran Closes Language Center in Tehran, France Vows Response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iran-closes-language-center-in-tehran-france-vows-response-8832756",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T03:38:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tempo.co English",
    "slug": "tempo-co-english",
    "url": "https://en.tempo.co/read/2119983/iran-closes-language-center-in-tehran-france-vows-response"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The French Foreign Ministry has announced that Paris will summon Iran's ambassador and take appropriate measures in response to the closure of a French language center in Tehran. This comes after Iranian authorities closed the center, accusing it of conducting illegal acts that violated diplomatic conventions and abusing its status as a language training facility. The French Ministry's spokesperson, Pascal Confavreux, stated that this is an unjustifiable and unacceptable attack on France's cultural presence in Iran. The closure of this center follows a similar incident last July, where French embassy staff were assaulted. Iran has accused France of escalating tensions, citing the expulsions of two Iranian diplomats and a social media post by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot, which Iran deemed disrespectful. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has responded to the post with strong language, accusing Paris of \"slaughter[ing]\" 1.5 million Algerians during Algeria's war of independence. The two ministers are set to meet on Tuesday at the United Nations annual gathering of world leaders.",
  "summary": "In response to Iran's decision to close a French language center affiliated with its embassy in Tehran, France vowed to take appropriate measures.",
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "France summons Iranian ambassador over closure of cultural center in Tehran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/france-summons-iranian-ambassador-over-closure-of-cultural-center-in",
        "published": "2026-09-20T20:18:57.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "France to summon Iran envoy after language centre closure in Tehran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/france-to-summon-iran-envoy-after-language-centre-closure-in-tehran",
        "published": "2026-09-20T22:06:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Iran closes language center in Tehran, France vows response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/iran-closes-language-center-in-tehran-france-vows-response",
        "published": "2026-09-21T01:20:00.000Z"
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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."
}