On July 21, local time, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chargé d'affaires of the Iranian Embassy in France to make serious representations about the incident where two French embassy staff in Iran were detained, interrogated, and intimidated by Iranian security services on July 19. The French side strongly condemned this “premeditated and deliberate execution” act, pointing out that the incident blatantly violated international law and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, seriously infringed on the safety and security enjoyed by diplomats, and undermined normal diplomatic relations between countries. France reiterated that the incident was “extremely serious and unacceptable” and would not be without consequences. The day before, Barrow had made serious proposals to Iran's foreign minister in this regard. France demands that Iran immediately find out the truth about the incident, prosecute those responsible according to law, and effectively guarantee the personal safety of French diplomatic agencies and diplomats in Iraq in accordance with international obligations. On the evening of July 20, French Foreign Minister Barrow revealed that two French embassy staff in Iran were detained for several hours without reason by the Iranian security services on the evening of July 19, and one of them was treated harshly.

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