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  • President 2022-01-30 18:52

    Iran president discusses Vienna talks with French counterpart

    TEHRAN – Iranian President Ayatollah Seyed Ebrahim Raisi received a phone call from his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday evening.

  • Mostafa Khoshcheshm 2021-12-28 22:03

    Expert: Israel has given the role of bad cop to France in Vienna talks

    TEHRAN — An international affairs expert said on Tuesday that the Westerners are trying to use the Zionist regime as a complement to play the role of a bad cop to “validate” the regime’s military threats against Iran as talks are underway in Vienna to lift illegal sanctions on Iran.

  • Meeting 2021-12-27 21:04

    Iran sets the stage for a deal in Vienna

    TEHRAN – Iran’s negotiating team led by Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani arrived in Vienna on Monday after the relatively short break meant to undertake consultations in capitals.

  • Iran not to apply travel restrictions to all air passengers 2021-12-26 21:36

    Iran not to apply travel restrictions to all air passengers

    TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism minister has said the newly-declared travel restrictions do not apply to all air passengers.

  • France hits 100,000 COVID cases record 2021-12-26 18:33

    France hits 100,000 COVID cases record

    TEHRAN - France reported a record high of 104,611 COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking the 100,000 threshold for the first time since the pandemic began.

  • Vienna talks 2021-12-14 21:22

    Threat and pressure do not work on Iran

    TEHRAN – Until Sunday, there was a sense of optimism about possible progress in the Vienna talks. But optimism soon turned into pessimism by virtue of a Western harder-line stance that featured threats and bluster against Iran. 

  • Bagheri Kani 2021-12-07 21:31

    How should U.S. pay for its unilateralism?

    Vienna talks great opportunity for Europe

    TEHRAN- Just as Europe failed to take an independent position after Trump's departure from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), it is not also willing to define an identity independent of the United States through a historic decision in the process of the Vienna negotiations.

  • Olaf Scholz 2021-12-07 21:30

    New chancellor in the office: What to expect?

    TEHRAN— Olaf Scholz, or the “Scholzomat”, has been designated as the new German chancellor as Angela Merkel who kissed power goodbye on December 2.

  • Vienna talks 2021-12-06 21:45

    Good agreement cannot be achieved through ‘vague and general dialogue’

    TEHRAN — As the Vienna talks are put on hold at the request of the Europeans, Iranian experts are in now in Vienna to carefully examine the drafts, clauses, and proposals. Apparently in Western terminology, this is not defined as “seriousness.”

  • Khatibzadeh 2021-12-06 21:44

    Iran: Delegation went to Vienna to reach good agreement

    TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the Islamic Republic has a strong will to reach a good agreement in Vienna.

  • Macron-Bin Salman 2021-12-05 21:43

    Calm region detrimental to UK-France lucrative contracts

    TEHRAN — French President Emmanuel Macron visited the West Asia region amid diplomatic standoff between Iran and the European troika (France, UK, and Germany). What is the true purpose of such visits?

  • France-UAE 2021-12-05 21:37

    Macron Tour Reveals European Double Standards on Iran

    TEHRAN – The first official European assessment on the outcome of the recent round of Vienna talks came from Dubai, whence French President Emmanuel Macron announced the failure of the talks early on.

  • Britain seeks 'urgent' talks with Europe to tackle Channel migrant crisis 2021-11-28 19:11

    Britain seeks 'urgent' talks with Europe to tackle Channel migrant crisis

    Britain's government on Sunday announced plans for its own talks on the Channel migration crisis with European ministers this week as it was frozen out of a crisis meeting in France.

  • Iranian, French archaeologists uncover clues about ancient settlements 2021-11-24 17:20

    Iranian, French archaeologists uncover clues about ancient settlements

    TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and French archaeologists has discovered clues about ancient settlements in northeast Iran.

  • “Sky” by Mostafa Nodeh. 2021-11-17 18:34

    Photographer Nodeh taking “Poems of Silence” to France in praise of hope, peace  

    TEHRAN – Iranian photographer Mostafa Nodeh will visit France in December to showcase his latest collection, “Poems of Silence”, which he believes conveys a message of peace and hope.

  • Shahram Irani 2021-11-15 21:57

    Iranian Navy chief departs for France

    TEHRAN — The commander of the Iranian Navy has traveled to France at the invitation of his French counterpart to attend the 8th summit of naval commanders, IRNA reported on Monday.

  • Ali Baqeri Kani 2021-11-10 21:47

    Iran's Bagheri rules out nuclear negotiations, says talks only focused on U.S. sanctions

    TEHRAN – Iran’s top nuclear negotiator has said that there will be no nuclear negotiations at the Vienna talks later this month and the talks would only focus on the implications of the U.S. withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the major world powers.

  • Amir Abdollahian Le Drian 2021-11-09 21:15

    Amir Abdollahian: Iran’s defense program will continue regardless of U.S. ‘destructive’ acts

    TEHRAN — In a telephone conversation on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed various issues, including bilateral relations and the Vienna talks intended to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

  • French group starts Iran journey as country reopens borders to intl. travelers 2021-11-09 18:56

    French group starts Iran journey as country reopens borders to intl. travelers

    TEHRAN – A group of nine French travelers has commenced its two-week journey across Iran as the Islamic Republic reopened its borders to international travelers last month.

  • LeDrian 2021-11-05 21:01

    France takes on role of bad cop

    TEHRAN – As Iran and the West gear up for a consequential round of talks in Vienna, France is signaling that it’s ready to play the role of a bad cop in the Vienna negotiations.

  • Macron accuses Australia PM of lying over submarine deal 2021-11-01 20:44

    Macron accuses Australia PM of lying over submarine deal

    TEHRAN - French President Emmanuel Macron has accused the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of out-rightly lying to him over a cancelled $90bn submarine deal, marking fresh escalation of tensions between the two countries.

  • France, UK step up war of words 2021-11-01 16:02

    France, UK step up war of words

    TEHRAN - Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out triggering trade dispute action next week in a bitter fishing row with Paris, while French President Emmanuel Macron has told Johnson to “respect the rules.” Macron also went further to question Britain's "credibility.”

  • UK warns France over vessel detention 2021-10-29 18:59

    UK warns France over vessel detention

    TEHRAN - A British government spokesman has strongly condemned as “unjustified” threats emerging from France that Paris will take further action amid an ongoing dispute. A fishing vessel belonging to the UK was seized by France and its captain charged, while another has been issued with a fine. A UK government minister has warned France that “two can play at that game.”

  • Sarvestan, the enigmatic monument of ancient Iran, finally dated 2021-10-26 20:00

    Sarvestan, the enigmatic monument of ancient Iran, finally dated

    TEHRAN - A joint research team of Iranian and French scientists has published their results of the dating of the Sarvestan Monument in the journal ARCHAEOMETRY.

  • Macron’s remarks on the Algerian massacre in Paris denounced 2021-10-18 21:18

    Macron’s remarks on the Algerian massacre in Paris denounced

    TEHRAN - French President Emmanuel Macron’s denouncement of a bloody crackdown on Algerian Muslim protesters in Paris 60 years ago as an “unforgivable crime” has not gone well, with activists demanding a full apology. While Macron’s remarks are the strongest recognition by a French president of the massacre in which police heavily beat the protesters and threw hundreds of them into the River Seine. The events that unfolded that night have never been legally investigated.

  • U.S. to lift ban on vaccinated travelers from Iran, other countries 2021-10-16 19:03

    U.S. to lift ban on vaccinated travelers from Iran, other countries

    TEHRAN – The United States is set to lift its COVID-19 restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors from Iran and several other countries, putting an end to historic restrictions that had barred much of the world from entering the country for as long as 21 months.