Iran violating Iraqi sovereignty, escalating regional tensions - France

France accused Iran on Tuesday of violating Iraq's sovereignty after Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed to have struck a purported Israeli "spy headquarters" in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

"Such acts represent blatant, unacceptable and worrying violations of Iraq's sovereignty and an attack on its stability and security, as well as that of Kurdistan within it," France's foreign ministry said in a statement. "They contribute to the escalation of regional tensions and must stop."