PARIS -The French International Ministry summoned Iran’s cost d’affaires in Paris on Saturday over the execution of a British-Iranian nationwide accused of spying, the ministry mentioned in a press release, expressing its indignation concerning the case.
Iran’s judiciary mentioned earlier within the day that Alireza Akbari, a British-Iranian nationwide who as soon as served as Tehran’s deputy defence minister, had been executed, defying calls from London for his launch.
“He was additionally warned that Iran’s repeated violations of worldwide legislation can not go unanswered, significantly with regard to the therapy of international nationals whom it arbitrarily detains,” the French International Ministry mentioned.
Like different Western powers, France has sought to extend stress on Tehran in latest months and President Emmanuel Macron has criticised the crackdown by authorities on protesters and expressed assist for ladies preventing for extra rights.
Macron referred to as the unrest within the nation a “revolution”.
“One thing unprecedented is going on,” Macron mentioned in an interview in November. “The grandchildren of the revolution are finishing up a revolution and are devouring it,” Macron mentioned when requested to qualify what was happening in Iran.
France final yr mentioned a complete of seven French residents have been being held in Iran in what Paris has referred to as arbitrary detention – an extra signal of deteriorating relations between the 2 international locations.
France lashed out at Iran on Oct. 6, accusing it of “dictatorial practices” and taking its residents hostage after a video was aired during which a French couple appeared to admit to spying.
In January, two French nationals and a Belgian have been indicted for espionage, based on media reviews.
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