Iran says it will not allow two French embassy employees to return to Iran after a dispute involving their work last month. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei tells reporters the two have been barred from returning to Tehran.
Iran says the employees violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which sets rules and privileges for diplomatic missions. Tehran characterizes their actions as supporting Iranian civil society, which it describes as improper activity for embassy staff.
Both outlets report the same Iranian reasoning and the same official statement, focusing on the legal basis in the Vienna Convention. They do not provide additional details about the employees’ specific actions, the extent of any prior diplomatic communications, or whether France has responded publicly to the decision.
