The Latest from Iran (16 November): Can the Arrests Be Stopped?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 7:56
2030 GMT: Un-Diplomatic Behaviour. Well, here's a story to pick up a slow evening. From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
France has accused Iranian security services of committing "unacceptable acts of violence" on French diplomatic personnel in Tehran.
The French Foreign Ministry said in a statement today that the entry to the French Embassy residence in Tehran was blocked by unidentified officials on November 14.
French officials said plainclothes security officers struck at least two French diplomats and arrested guests arriving at the residence of Ambassador Bernard Poletti for a concert of Persian music.
The statement said that French authorities this morning summoned the Iranian ambassador in Paris "to express their strongest condemnation."
There have been no comments from Tehran on the incident.