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France summons Iran ambassador over disinformation campaign on student protests

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France summoned Iran's ambassador on October 6, 2026, after accusing official Iranian foreign ministry accounts of disseminating disinformation targeting French student protests. The French foreign ministry stated that the Iranian envoy was informed of the "absolutely unacceptable" nature of the false content and demanded the "undignified provocations" cease.
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France summoned Iran's ambassador on Wednesday over what foreign ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux described as an Iranian disinformation campaign targeting France's secondary school student protest movement. The envoy was told of the "absolutely unacceptable" nature of false content disseminated online by official Iranian foreign ministry accounts, Confavreux said in a statement, adding that Tehran's 6 October summons of the French ambassador was baseless.

France summons Iran ambassador over disinformation campaign on student protests
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