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Intelligence Ministry demands answers from France over diplomats’ activities
In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said its forces had discovered the presence of two French diplomats at a secret meeting place while carrying out a judicial order to arrest two suspects in a major case involving foreign infiltration and interference, Press TV reported.
In July 2026, two French diplomats were briefly detained in Tehran after they were found at a meeting linked to a security investigation.
France accused Iranian security forces of mistreating the diplomats, while Tehran rejected the allegations and said they had been questioned over “unconventional” conduct.
The ministry said the two diplomats had “extensive records of violations and conduct contrary to domestic laws and diplomatic obligations.”
After their identities were verified, the matter was reported to the Foreign Ministry, and the diplomats were handed over to Iran’s ambassador to France in the presence of diplomatic police, it said.
The ministry further said France subsequently launched a media campaign aimed at deflecting attention from the violations, saying an initial examination of documents found at the site revealed a project involving foreign infiltration and interference.
“Initial investigations indicate the planning and design of an extensive project with objectives such as infiltration, foreign interference and paving the way for France to take action against the country’s independence, through identifying, establishing covert contacts inside and outside the country, and creating networks, along with principles of secrecy, with some individuals of interest to foreigners,” the statement said.
The ministry also said that contracts uncovered as part of the project bore the signature of a former French ambassador to Iran, and said the French government must explain its actions.