Macron Imposes Travel Ban to Iran for French Diplomats

The move follows a foiled plot to bomb a rally held by exiled Iranian group in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his New Year wishes to the press at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Jan. 3, 2018. Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images

PARIS—France has told its diplomats and foreign ministry officials to postpone indefinitely all non-essential travel to Iran, citing a foiled bomb plot and a hardening of Tehran’s attitude towards France, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.

Any hardening of relations with France may have wider implications for Iran. France has been one of the strongest advocates of salvaging a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, which President Donald Trump exited in May.