Iran protest Live: U.S. officials, Vance urge Trump to try diplomacy before strikes on Iran
Non-essential French embassy staff have left Iran, two sources with knowledge of the matter told AFP on Monday (January 12, 2026), as the Islamic Republic’s authorities cracked down on protests in the country. The personnel left on Sunday (January 11) and Monday (January 12), the sources added, without saying how many people had departed. “The…