The Ministry of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on Saturday, 24 Mordad, accused the French government of carrying out a project for “infiltration and foreign interference” in Iran, and warned that if it were repeated what it called the “illegal and interference-like behavior” of French diplomats, it would take action against those behind it.

This statement was issued amid ongoing tensions between Tehran and Paris over the detention of two French diplomats in Tehran. The two diplomats, on 28 Tir, while present at a private location, were detained by Iran’s security forces and questioned for several hours.