The US has launched strikes on Iran for a 10th consecutive night as both sides vie for control of the Strait of Hormuz. US President Trump has promised revenge over the deaths of fallen American troops. DW has more.
A spokesperson said the ministry's secretary-general had "informed him of our strongest condemnation of this premeditated and deliberate aggression."
"France expects the Iranian authorities to shed light on this incident, punish the perpetrators, and ensure the security of its premises and personnel, in accordance with their international obligations," the spokesperson said.
When reporting the incident two days ago, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said the staff members had been treated in a manner that was "in flagrant violation of diplomatic immunity."
Both were "detained for several hours without reason, interrogated, and one of them was physically abused" before they were able to return to the embassy, he said.
"In light of the continued Iranian heinous aggressions on the state of Kuwait, several electricity power plants and water desalination stations were subjected to attacks for the fourth day in a row resulting in fires in several facilities," the ministry said in a post on X.
The ministry said a number of power generation units were taken out of service to ensure the stability of the electricity and water grid.
Authorities have called on the public to ration their electricity use due to the attacks, which come amid the scorching summer heat in the Gulf country, where residents survive off of constant air conditioning.
The Associated Press reported that Momeni had met Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir to discuss the closed-door negotiations and cited two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Reuters news agency cited a senior Iranian official as saying that Tehran had received a proposal from mediators for a 10-day ceasefire in a bid to salvage the interim agreement that ultimately aimed at ending the war.
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