France Summons Iranian Ambassador Over Claims About Student Protests

France summoned Iran’s ambassador in Paris on Wednesday to protest what it described as a disinformation campaign by Iranian authorities concerning protests by French high school students.

The French objection focused on how Iranian authorities have portrayed the student movement in France.

Paris characterised those portrayals as disinformation, making them the subject of a formal diplomatic protest to Tehran’s representative.

The available account did not specify which Iranian statements prompted the summons or provide details of the ambassador’s response.