France Says Two Embassy Staff Detained by Iranian Security Services

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said two officials from France’s embassy in Tehran were detained by Iranian security services on Sunday. Barrot posted on X that the officials “were seriously intimidated” and that the incidents constituted an “extremely serious act of intimidation.”

Barrot stated the officials were held for several hours and that one was assaulted. He said he informed Iran’s foreign minister of the events and that the incidents “could not go without consequences.” The French statement did not specify what consequences might follow.

The French account did not identify the two officials by name or describe the reason given by Iranian authorities for the detentions. No Iranian government statement on the matter appears in the available sources.