France called in Iran’s ambassador to Paris on Wednesday, condemning a coordinated disinformation campaign by Iranian officials targeting student protests in France, a foreign ministry said, citing Anadolu.
The ambassador was informed that content posted on official Iranian Foreign Ministry social media accounts was “absolutely unacceptable” and wholly false, the statement added.
The summons was issued at the request of Foreign Minister Jean‑Noël Barrot.
France denounced as baseless the summons issued by Tehran to its ambassador in Iran on Tuesday, the statement noted.
“These disgraceful provocations must stop,” the ministry declared, emphasizing that “the summoning of our ambassador in Tehran on 6 October was unfounded.”
Iran summoned its French ambassador in Tehran on Tuesday over the French government’s handling of the protests, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported.
The summons followed what IRIB characterized as France’s “violent handling of student protests” and “widespread human rights violations.”
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei further accused France of applying double standards, contrasting its calls for restraint toward Iranian protesters with its response to high‑school demonstrations in France.
The student‑led movement began in late September, sparked by grievances over staff shortages, overcrowded classrooms and inadequate school facilities.
Blockades and demonstrations have since expanded to schools across multiple French cities.
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