Tehran rejects French call for release of ‘Iranian national’

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Friday that France’s call for the release of a detained Iranian scholar was interference in Iran’s internal affairs and would not help resolve the issue.

IRGC chief slams European trio’s allegations against Iran as fictitious

TEHRAN – Major General Hossein Salami, the head of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), has slammed three European countries over blaming Iran for the recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities without any evidence whatsoever.

Iran’s govt. says European trio statement is ‘unacceptable’

TEHRAN - Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Wednesday that Britain, France and Germany’s statement which blames Iran for the Aramco attacks is “unacceptable”.

Iran calls European trio accusations ‘provocative’ and ‘very destructive’

TEHRAN – Accusations by Britain, France and Germany - known as E3- that Iran was involved in the attacks on the Saudi Aramco oil facilities are “provocative” and “very destructive”, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in a strongly-worded statement on Tuesday.

France says after de-escalation of U.S.-Iran tensions

TEHRAN – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Sunday his country’s main aim at the UN General Assembly meeting is to de-escalate the Tehran-Washington tensions.

Araghchi says Iran will never renegotiate nuclear deal

TEHRAN - Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday insisted on Tehran’s long-held policy that that Iran will never renegotiate the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA.

Talks with Washington to preserve Iran deal “constructive”: France’s Le Maire

TEHRAN – French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire who has traveled to Washington as part of a plan to offer Iran a $15 billion economic lifeline and rescue the Iran nuclear accord said his talks with U.S. counterpart Steven Mnuchin was “constructive”.

France dangles $15 billion bailout for Iran in effort to save nuclear deal

A senior Iranian delegation arrived in Paris on Monday to work out the details of a financial bailout package that France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, intends to use to compensate Iran for oil sales lost to American sanctions. In return for the money, Iran would agree to return to compliance with a 2015 nuclear accord, The New York Times reported on Monday.

Iran, France hold intensive expert-level talks on JCPOA

TEHRAN – Iranian and French experts held intensive talks in Paris on Monday at expert level and discussed preserving the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the JCPOA.

Iran’s Araghchi to visit Paris Monday to discuss proposal to save JCPOA

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi along with a delegation will visit Paris on Monday to discuss a “proposal being discussed between Iran and France”.

Details of Rouhani-Macron conversation cannot be released: Vaezi

TEHRAN – Presidential chief of staff Mahmoud Vaezi has said he cannot reveal the details of the phone conversation between President Hassan Rouhani and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, which took place on Saturday night and lasted for two hours.

Iran to take third step on JCPOA if EU fails to act: Rounahi to Macron

TEHRAN– In a telephone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will further reduce its commitments under the JCPOA if Europe does not abide by its obligations under the deal.

Zarif’s trip to France not related to G7: spokesman

TEHRAN – Government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Monday that the Iranian foreign minister’s trip to France was not related to the G7 summit and was carried out due to a request from the French side.

Macron gets G7 nod over plan to defuse tensions with Iran

TEHRAN – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that G7 leaders had agreed to a joint action on Iran with the aim of defusing tensions and opening a new negotiation with Tehran.

Zarif pays surprise visit to France

TEHRAN - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday paid a surprise visit to Biarritz, France, where the G7 leaders were meeting.

Zarif due in France on Friday, to visit China next week

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay a visit to France later this week for talks with the French president and foreign minister and will fly to China next week.

‘Intl. community is responsible to guarantee Iran’s benefits from nuclear deal’

TEHRAN - Agnes Von Der Muhll, the French Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, has said that the international community is responsible to guarantee Iran’s benefits from the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA.

Iran: No noteworthy proposal from France

(Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has said Tehran has not received any noteworthy or definite offer from France in the course of efforts to save the 2015 nuclear deal and make up for the EU’s failure to fulfill Iran’s interests under the agreement.

By staff and agency

Le Drian to Trump: 'No permission' needed for dialogue with Iran

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday that Paris "needs no permission" to engage in dialogue with Iran, responding to an earlier tweet by President Donald Trump scolding French President Emmanuel Macron over the matter.

By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas

Failure in Yemen to be ‘death sentence’ of Saudi monarchy: Prof. Cavell

TEHRAN – Professor of political science Colin S. Cavell believes that failure of Saudi Arabia “to reassert its hegemonic control over Yemen will be a death sentence on the continuation of the Saudi monarchy.”

By Ali Azimi

The conflict between Johnson and the European Union

Johnson's presence at the head of the European political and administrative equation has led to serious crises between London and Brussels. It seems that these challenges will reach their peak by 2020. An overview of the analyzes and news that has been published in the Western media about the presence of Johnson in power can send us a clear message about the future of British-European relations.

JCPOA parties to hold emergency meeting on July 28

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that the remaining parties to the JCPOA - the official name for the 2015 nuclear deal - will hold an emergency joint commission meeting in Vienna on July 28.

By Hanif Ghaffari 

Europe's return to the twentieth century!

The three countries of Britain, Germany and France are not in good shape: Berlin faces a crisis of leadership and there is no prospect of the end of the Angela Merkel Chancellery.

Iran’s Khalaji wins IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships

TEHRAN – Behnam Khalaji of Iran won a gold medal at the IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships.

Iran lose to France in 2019 VNL

TEHRAN – Iran suffered their second defeat at the 2019 Volleyball Nations League on Sunday.

Iran’s “Reza” to hit silver screens in France

TEHRAN – Iranian director Alireza Motamedi’s drama “Reza” will go on screen in France on August 21, Norte Distribution, a French distribution and production company, has announced.

Rouhani receives credentials of four ambassadors

Clock is ticking on Europe to save nuclear deal, Rouhani warns

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Monday separately received credentials of the new ambassadors of France, China, Poland and Tajikistan.

MP says U.S. well aware of Iran’s defense power

TEHRAN – Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said on Sunday that the White House is well aware of Iran’s defense power.

By Hanif Ghaffari 

Why should Europe get away from the White House?

Although less than a month has passed since the European Parliamentary elections, the traditional European parties are still in shock because of the failure of the election. The failure of the traditional European parties in three countries, Britain, Germany and France, shows that European authorities will have a difficult path to overcome social, political, economic and security crises.

Party chief calls for expulsion of French envoy over Macron’s remarks

TEHRAN – The secretary-general of the Islamic Coalition Party has asked Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to expel France’s ambassador to Tehran over President Macron’s “meddlesome remarks”.