Following the offensive remarks and unfounded allegations made by the French foreign minister against Iran, the French charge d’affaires in Tehran was summoned by the Foreign Ministry to receive Iran’s strong protest.
In the meeting, Mohammad Tanhaei, the director for Division Second of Western Europe at the Foreign Ministry, condemned the claims made by the French foreign minister as a blatant interference in the internal affairs of Iran.
He described the allegations as irresponsible and provocative, demanding an official explanation from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the statements in question.
Tanhaei also denounced the French government's exploitation of a cinematic event as a platform for advancing political objectives against Iran, the Foreign Ministry’s website reported.
He stressed that France, as one of the principal supporters of the Zionist regime and its continued egregious violations of human rights and humanitarian law —particularly with respect to the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination— lacks any moral authority to raise human rights claims or level accusations against the others.