Iran welcomes involvement of France in Syria talks: source

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic welcomes talks among different sides of the Syrian crisis, IRNA quoted an informed Iranian source as saying on Tuesday.

“Count to One” now for French theatergoers 

TEHRAN – The Iranian puppetry troupe Yase Tamam is now in France to perform their acclaimed play “Count to One” in three cities of the country.

Nuclear deal ‘must not be touched’: France’s Le Drian

TEHRAN – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has ruled out any changes to the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, saying that the agreement “must not be touched”.

The Louvre in Tehran and triumph of cultural diplomacy

TEHRAN – An unprecedented Louvre exhibit in Tehran can be deemed as a triumph of cultural diplomacy between Iran and the West though arrays of political tensions are still in place.

France’s stance ‘irrational’, ‘unacceptable’: former Iranian envoy

TEHRAN – A former Iranian ambassador to Paris has said that France’s stance against Iran is “Irrational” and “unacceptable”.

Parliament will never allow missile talks: MP

TEHRAN – The parliament would never allow anyone to hold talks about the country’s missile power, the spokesman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Majlis has said, Tasnim reported on Tuesday.

‘France won’t gain anything against Iran’s interests’

TEHRAN – Ali Akbar Velayati, a top foreign policy adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said on Tuesday that the visiting French foreign minister won’t gain anything against Iranian people’s interests.

General warns France over comments on Iran’s missiles

TEHRAN – Ahmad Vahidi, president of the Supreme National Defense University of Iran, on Monday warned France against commenting on Iran’s missile power, saying no country is allowed to intervene in Iran’s internal affairs.

Rouhani, Macron talk on the phone

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron talked on the phone on Sunday evening, discussing a broad range of bilateral and international issues, including the nuclear deal and the Yemeni crisis.

Iran to Le Drian: Missiles are for deterrence

TEHRAN – In separate meetings with the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Tehran on Monday, Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif insisted on Iran’s long-held policy that Tehran’s missile program is defensive.

Iranian, French universities to increase joint scientific activities

TEHRAN – Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Paris Descartes University signed a memorandum of understanding in a bid to boost their scientific ties, Fars reported on Tuesday.

Co-op agreement signed between Iranian, French auto parts associations

TEHRAN- The auto parts associations of Iran and France signed a cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the 5th edition of Iran’s Automotive Industry International Conference (IAIIC).

France spurs its companies to Iran business despite JCPOA limbo

TEHRAN- France encourages its companies to keep doing business in Iran in spite of objections raised by U.S. President Donald Trump over the landmark 2015 nuclear deal- known as the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA), director of bilateral relations at the French Finance Ministry told a Euromoney Iran conference on Thursday.

U.S. swimming against the current: Iranian diplomat

The Iranian ambassador to France has said the U.S., as party to the multilateral July 2015 nuclear deal, has changed its way and “swims against the current”.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Europe a bundle of contradictions on JCPOA

Der Spiegel has recently published important news announced by diplomatic circles in Brussels. It said that Germany, France and Britain are aiming to impose new sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Diplomatic circles have told Der Spiegel that some Western powers intend to deal with Iran's alleged policy of “destabilizing the region”, as if the West hasn’t already up ended entire nations!

France to U.S: ‘Signatories must stand by their word’ on nuclear deal

PARIS — The Trump administration on Tuesday pressed ahead with efforts to convince European allies to add tough new requirements to the Iran nuclear deal, a move met with deep skepticism in France where the foreign minister insisted “signatories must stand by their word.”

By Mohammad Homaeefar

French foreign minister ‘absolutely wrong’: Iran

TEHRAN – The French foreign minister is “absolutely wrong” if he thinks Iran would give in to pressure and sanctions, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, referring to Le Drian’s call for more pressure on Tehran over its missile program.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Beginning of 2018 and Europe's continuous security crises

TEHRAN - The deployment of nearly 100,000 of security forces in France to protect its citizens and increase security precautions in different countries of the European Union and the Eurozone represents the continuation of terrorism threats in the region. In other words, the "security crisis" is still a serious problem in the Green Continent, and it is likely to show itself in different ways.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Trump and Macron complementary roles

The joint nuclear game of Washington and Paris

TEHRAN - The evidences show that "Donald Trump" and "Emmanuel Macron", the presidents of the United States and France, have sought to redefine the "White House Policy towards the JCPOA". In last September and during the United Nations General Assembly, we saw the cooperation of Washington and Paris on how to deal with the nuclear accord.