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French FM: Iran crackdown could be most violent in its contemporary history
France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot arrives to attend a Franco-German cabinet meeting in Toulon, south-eastern France, on August 29, 2025. (Manon Cruz / POOL / AFP)
France suspects that Iran’s crackdown on demonstrations across the country is the most violent in the country’s contemporary history, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot says.
“What we suspect is that this is the most violent repression in Iran’s contemporary history and that it must absolutely stop,” Barrot says.
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