Iran Bars Two French Embassy Staff From Returning to Tehran
🇫🇷 TEHRAN — France's embassy just took a hit nobody in Paris saw coming. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Iran restricting French diplomatic staff mid-conflict isn't routine — it's Tehran widening pressure on European states. France has backed EU sanctions and arms restrictions on Iran. Barring staff without expulsion preserves deniability while cutting Paris's local intelligence and consular capacity. Every EU capital now recalculates the cost of staying aligned with Washington.