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| Foiled bomb plot sees France warn diplomats against non-essential travel to Iran – leaked memo | Foiled bomb plot sees France warn diplomats against non-essential travel to Iran – leaked memo |
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| The French government has warned diplomats and Foreign Ministry officials against all non-essential travel to Iran, citing a foiled plot to bomb a dissident rally in Paris as a warning of a more aggressive Tehran. | The French government has warned diplomats and Foreign Ministry officials against all non-essential travel to Iran, citing a foiled plot to bomb a dissident rally in Paris as a warning of a more aggressive Tehran. |
| Written by the ministry’s Secretary General Maurice Gourdault-Montagne on August 20, the memo cites a foiled bomb plot at a rally held by an exiled Iranian opposition group near Paris as representing a “hardening” of Iran’s position “vis-a-vis our country, as well as some of our allies." | |
| France is a strong advocate of continued engagement with Iran and saving the 2015 nuclear deal brokered with world powers. A memo from the Foreign Ministry seen by Reuters shows that Paris has warned its officials and diplomatic corps to postpone indefinitely all travel to Iran. | |
| "Given the known security risks...all departmental officers, whether from headquarters or (overseas) posts, are required to defer until further notice, except for urgent work, any travel plans in Iran," Gourdault-Montagne added. | |
| The rally was also attended by US President Donald Trump's lawyer, the former Mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani. | |
| The memo follows on from earlier travel advice handed out to French travelers on May 10, warning its citizens against entering Iran with electronic equipment such as drones and walkie-talkies and taking too many photographs. | |
| Iran has previously denied any involvement in the alleged plot against the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) meeting on June 30. |