{"id":55862,"date":"2026-01-14T05:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-france-ministers-discuss-protests-after-european-criticism\/14\/01\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T05:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T10:57:44","slug":"iran-france-ministers-discuss-protests-after-european-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-france-ministers-discuss-protests-after-european-criticism\/14\/01\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran, France ministers discuss protests after European criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Iran&#8217;s foreign minister has spoken by phone with his French counterpart following European criticism of the violent crackdown by Iranian security forces on demonstrators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the Tuesday evening call with French Foreign Minister Jean-No\u00ebl Barrot, the two discussed recent &#8220;events,&#8221; Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a post on Telegram on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Barrot had sharply condemned the deadly suppression of mass protests in Iran on Tuesday and summoned Iran\u2019s ambassador in Paris.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_b1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_b1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_b1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_j1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_j1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; 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