Facing Israeli-American strikes, the Iranian regime launched a collaborative website called «Notre mémoire» to identify opponents abroad, including in France. Farid Vahid, a Franco-Iranian and co-director of the Observatoire du Nord et du Moyen-Orient, fears personal details about his family will be exposed. Tactics include anonymous calls and family pressure to silence dissent.
On March 26, 2026, Iran's official news agency Fars News announced on social media the launch of the «Notre mémoire» website. This collaborative platform calls on Iranians to submit «documentary evidence» to identify those who «have turned their back on the homeland and threaten national security» amid «external threats». Submissions include names, addresses, and other details on «traitors», even abroad.
Farid Vahid, also affiliated with the Fondation Jean Jaurès, anticipates his wife's name or his daughter's crèche appearing on Twitter soon. He stated: «When the war is over, if the regime does not fall, they will surely try to carry out attacks or reprisals in France. They will need to restore a form of deterrence».
This initiative fits a broader strategy by the regime, strained by Israeli-American strikes, employing anonymous calls, family pressures, and administrative blackmail to suppress diaspora opposition in France. An explicit threat circulates: «We’ll bring you back in a bag of rubble».
