In the wake of a tragic police shooting that claimed the life of a 17-year-old in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, Iran has called upon the French government to halt the violent treatment of its protesting citizens.
The unrest that followed the incident has sparked a wave of rioting and mass protests across the nation, prompting the Iranian Foreign Ministry to issue a cautionary statement urging its citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to France and steer clear of conflict areas due to the prevailing insecure and unpredictable situation.
France has found itself in the midst of a tumultuous period, with widespread demonstrations characterized by acts of violence, including the ransacking of shops and the deliberate destruction of buildings and vehicles.
Responding to the escalating chaos, the French government has mobilized tens of thousands of security forces and carried out numerous arrests in an effort to restore order.
The spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanani, conveyed a firm message, stating, “The French government is expected to put an end to the violent treatment of its people by respecting principles based on human dignity, freedom of speech, and the right of citizens to peaceful protests.” T
This latest round of protests in France has captured the attention of news outlets in Iran, where similar demonstrations took place last year.
The Iranian government responded to its own wave of unrest by cracking down on what it labeled as “riots,” attributing the cause to Western interference.
A senior intelligence officer in Iran, Mohammad Kazemi, went as far as accusing approximately 20 countries, including the United States and France, of fueling the turmoil.
It is worth noting that tensions between Iran and France have existed for some time.
In October of the previous year, Nasser Kanani criticized France’s support of Iranian protests and condemned its condemnation of Iranian security forces’ actions, dismissing it as “clear hypocrisy” and “interference in the affairs of other countries.”
