We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Iran closes French language centre in Tehran for ‘illegal acts’ Iranian authorities on Sunday shut down the French Language Centre (CLF) in Tehran, alleging the French embassy-linked institute conducted "illegal acts that violated diplomatic conventions" and"abused its status as a language training facility". A motorist reacts while driving past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, September 15, 2026. © Vahid Salemi, AP Iranian authorities on Sunday announced the closure of a French language centre associated with the embassy, accusing it of having undertaken "illegal activities". "Based on the Tehran prosecutor's office, the illegal centre affiliated with the French embassy in Tehran, which has operated for years under the guise of language instruction, was closed," the judiciary's Mizan news website said, referring to the French Language Centre (CLF).
The judiciary accused the centre of conducting "illegal acts that violated diplomatic conventions". Read moreIran calls France's decision to expel two Iranian diplomats 'illegal' It alleged the centre "abused its status as a language training facility" and sought to "identify and build networks among the country's elite figures while facilitating their departure". Relations between Tehran and Paris have been strained in recent months.
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