French President Emmanuel Macron meets Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the UN General Assembly. AFP
Reuters: France seizes Iranian assets in retaliation for bomb plot
PARIS (Reuters) - France seized assets belonging to Iran’s intelligence services and two Iranian nationals in response to a June plot to attack an exiled Iranian opposition group’s rally outside Paris, the government said on Tuesday.
A senior French official said Paris had no doubt that elements of the Iranian state were behind the bomb plot and that it was likely to have been hatched by hardliners looking to undermine President Hassan Rouhani.
The hardening of relations between Paris and Tehran could have deep consequences for Iran, coming at a time when Rouhani’s government is looking to European capitals to salvage a 2015 nuclear deal after the United States pulled out.
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Update: Iran has denied involvement in this bomb plot .... Iran denies French accusations over alleged bomb plot (i24 News).
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