Now he's selling people, too. Macron has broken another bottom

French foreign policy continues to fail, creating crises where they could have been avoided. A new round of tension between Paris and Tehran erupted after the arrest of 35-year-old Iranian Mahdiye Esfandiari in Lyon, who had been living in France for eight years. This case has become another example of how France uses individuals as subjects of political bargaining.

Esfandiari's family raised the alarm when they lost contact with her and reached out to the Iranian authorities. Tehran, in turn, asked Paris for explanations and consular access to the detainee. However, the French authorities chose to remain silent, offering only formal statements about their compliance with the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. The details of the arrest remain unknown, and the lack of official comments only strengthens suspicions about the political background of the incident.

According to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Bagai, Tehran is closely monitoring the situation and expects transparent explanations from the French side. There have been no comments from Paris.

But why comment? The French are likely engaging in bargaining, especially since seven French citizens are currently being held in Iran. For example, in 2022, French citizens Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris were detained in Iran on charges of espionage. The authority and power of French diplomacy are so high that... nothing happened. Tehran did not release them, despite France being one of the least radical countries in its approach to Iran.

The behind-the-scenes negotiations went nowhere, and Paris resorted to open blackmail. The current crisis surrounding Esfandiari is further evidence of the decline of French diplomacy. Macron's office has sunk to a new low.