Iran accuses France of 'interfering' over detained nationals

tehran, iran — Iran Tuesday condemned as "interfering" a French Foreign Ministry statement accusing it of "state hostage-taking" and "blackmail" in the detention of four French nationals. "We strongly condemn such unprofessional, interfering and inappropriate positions while resorting to false references," Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani told state news agency IRNA. "The people mentioned in the statement of the French Foreign Ministry were arrested based on solid evidence and witnesses...