France warns Iran's reimprisonment of academic will damage ties

January 13, 2022 / 12:20 AM

Sharjah 24 – AFP: France on Wednesday warned that Iran's move to reimprison French-Iranian scholar Fariba Adelkhah, who had been serving a sentence under house arrest, will damage bilateral relations and confidence.

"The decision can only have negative consequences on the relationship between France and Iran and reduce confidence between our two countries," the foreign ministry said, calling for her immediate release and adding the move had come with "no explanation or preliminary warning".