Abbas Araqhchi

Force in Play

Current Iranian Foreign Minister

Iranian authorities sealed the French Language Center in Tehran on September 20, acting on a judicial order from the Tehran prosecutor's office. The facility, affiliated with the French embassy, had operated for years without a required license, prosecutors said, accusing it of work against national security and Iranian culture. France called the closure 'unjustifiable and unacceptable' and said it will summon Iran's ambassador.

Updated Sep 21

Force in Play

Responding to U.S. military threats

Bazaar merchants bankrolled Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. Now they're in the streets demanding its end.

Updated May 22