France Summons Iran's Chargé d'Affaires Over Detention of Embassy Staff

France has summoned Iran's chargé d'affaires in Paris following allegations by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot that two members of the French Embassy staff in Tehran were detained and questioned for several hours on Sunday. According to Barrot, the two employees were later released and returned to the French Embassy. They are expected to leave Iran for France within the next few hours. The French foreign minister also stated that he had raised the issue with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi. Iranian authorities have not yet issued an official response to the allegations or to France's decision to summon the Iranian diplomat. The incident adds to tensions between the two countries. According to Mehr News, the French foreign minister's claims have not been independently verified, and no official statement from Iran has been released as of now.