# France to expel two Iranian diplomats as arrests row heightens

https://mins.news/en/item/25449

- France 24, 2026-08-18 19:22 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260818-france-expel-two-iranian-diplomats-row-over-interference-arrests-heightens

> France will expel two Iranian diplomats serving in the country after Iran barred two French diplomats assigned to its Tehran embassy, Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said Tuesday. He called Iran’s brief detention of the French diplomats last month, over alleged interference in domestic affairs, “intolerable.”

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