France expels Iranian cultural attaché who fought biased narratives
France has expelled Niloufar Shadmehri, Iran’s cultural attaché in Paris, who sought to counter biased portrayals of the country through cultural and artistic activities.
During her tenure, Shadmehri organized Iranian and Islamic art events and exhibitions, seeking to present a more accurate image of Iran and to offer an alternative narrative to biased portrayals of the country.
Shadmehri had previously gained recognition for her book Ambassador’s Memoirs (Khaterehat-e Safir), which recounts the experiences of an Iranian Muslim woman in France and had attracted the attention of martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
The expulsion comes amid heightened tensions in diplomatic relations between Tehran and Paris.
On Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry declared two French diplomats working at the French Embassy in Tehran persona non grata over activities deemed contrary to international law and the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
In July 2026, two French diplomats were briefly detained in Tehran after they were found at a meeting linked to a security investigation.
France accused Iranian security forces of mistreating the diplomats, while Tehran rejected the allegations and said they had been questioned over “unconventional” conduct.
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence said the two diplomats had “extensive records of violations and conduct contrary to domestic laws and diplomatic obligations.”
After their identities were verified, the matter was reported to the Foreign Ministry, and the diplomats were handed over to Iran’s ambassador to France in the presence of diplomatic police, it said.
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