By Hanif Ghaffari

French performance in favor of Trump

TEHRAN - There is no end to the French direct play on Trump's ground! In their latest speeches against Iran's missile program, the Elysee Palace authorities have called for the immediate stop of Iran's ballistic missile testing, and this is the same position they were taking during the past two years.

By Farzad Farhadi

The Arab Spring, 8 years on; from Bouazizi self-immolation to Bread Revolution

TEHRAN - Protests have arisen in Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Lebanon and Jordan this year. This coincides with the eighth anniversary of the Arab Spring revolutions that began in Tunisia on December 17, 2010, leading to the collapse of the ruling regimes in some Arab countries, in particular Egypt.

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Le Pen's under-plot for the French President

TEHRAN - The President of the French National Rally political party, Marin Le Pen, is trying to take little stances on the new protests in her country. Some French politicians have accused her of interfering in the recent protests in favor of the French National Rally. Meanwhile, many analysts believe that, ultimately, the outcome of Macron's removal from power will be the presence of far-right nationalists (led by Le Pen) at the Elysees Palace.

By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62 - Email: m.ghaderi62@gmail.com

France' unrestful days with Macron

TEHRAN - French President Emmanuel Macron is going through hard times! On the one hand, Macron's popularity with the French citizens has drastically fallen during recent months, and the continuation of public protests in different cities of France, has created a difficult situation for the young French president.

French law firm to stay in Iran whatever fate of JCPOA

TEHRAN - Christophe Eck, a senior partner at GIDE, says that the French law firm will remain active in Iran regardless of Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

By Javad Heirannia

Attack on Syria didn't have a basis in international law: Pillar

TEHRAN – Professor Paul Pillar, who was CIA intelligence analyst for 28 years, tells the Tehran Times that the attack on Syria was “neither in self-defense nor authorized by the United Nations Security Council, it did not have a basis in international law.

By Mahmood Monshipouri

Military Strikes against Syria

The U.S. surgical attacks—coordinated with France and Britain—against chemical facilities in Syria on Saturday April 13, 2018, in response to the alleged chemical weapons attacks in rebel-held Douma, fell far-short of achieving a broader goal based on a coherent strategy to deal with the Syrian civil war.

By Zhou Dong-chen

U.S.-led airstrikes on Syria and its consequences

On April 14, 2018, the United States and its allies—Britain and France—launched precision strikes on Syria which is one fully-recognized sovereign state by the United Nations. For the sake of legitimacy of their “aggression”, France claimed that the attacks were purely aimed at the chemical depots, Britain stated that it was not about intervening in civil war. And the U. S. President made a formal address in which, he said that Syrian dictator Bashar runs the very terrible regime that used chemical weapons against his own people, “a crime of one monster” as described by him.

By Javad Heirannia

Attack on Syria violated international laws: Lendman

TEHRAN – U.S. columnist Stephen Lendman says that “Overnight U.S., UK and French aggression on Syria had nothing to do with the alleged Douma chemical weapons (CW) incident that didn’t happen – and has everything to do with America’s imperial project, along with punishing Syria and Russia for defeating its aims in the country.”

By Mohammad Ghaderi

Washington’s biggest mistake in Syria

TEHRAN - United States, UK and French air strikes in Syria has attracted the attention of many media outlets and analysts. The U.S., despite Trump’s claims, has carried out a limited attack on the Middle Eastern country, but its consequences will certainly affect Trump and his allies in the near future. The issue can be analyzed from various angles.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Merkel facing the joint game of Trump and Macron

TEHRAN - Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, is to travel to the United States and visit Donald Trump, the controversial President of the U.S.

U.S., UK, French arms sales to Saudi coalition ‘devastating’ Yemeni lives: Amnesty International

The “irresponsible arms flows” by the U.S., UK, France and other European countries to the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen has inflicted “enormous harm to Yemeni civilians,” Amnesty International said Friday.

By Hanif Ghaffari 

French approach to JCPOA is paradoxical

TEHRAN - Conservative French leaders along with their American counterparts are lining up to make new demands on the Iran nuclear deal. Not to be outdone by the irrational mandates of Donald Trump, French President Emanuel Macron is now calling for amendments to the Iran nuclear deal.

By Raad Hadi Jabareh

French recognition of Iran’s Quds Force roles

French President Emmanuel Macron has chosen the right time to make a telephone call to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as the first Western leader to do so since demonstrations and violence broke out in Tehran and several other Iranian cities.

By Hanif Ghaffari 

French game in White House puzzle

TEHRAN _ The French president has started a full-blown opposition to Iran's missile program. Emmanuel Macron In his speech, points to Ansarullah's recent Missile Attack in Riyadh and called Iran responsible for the attack! Macron's statements indicate that he has taken the United States' command to impose pressure and restraint on the missile program of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iranian, French agro ministers discuss broadening of ties

TEHRAN- Iranian Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati and his French counterpart Stéphane Travert discussed increasing ties in a meeting in Paris, the website of Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture reported on Thursday.

By James McAuley

Why does Macron’s presidential approval rating keep falling?

At home and abroad, the name Emmanuel Macron elicits vastly different reactions.

By Semih Idiz

Post-referendum, what’s next for Turkey’s EU bid?

Turkish-EU ties appeared set on a collision course before the April 16 referendum that aimed to increase the powers of the Turkish presidency by switching Turkey to a presidential system of government and, by extension, increasing the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

By Joschka Fischer

The French election and Europe’s future

A lot can happen between now and the second round of the French presidential election on May 7, so it is still too early to celebrate.

The quality that may sway France’s election

The leading presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron, is admired for his listening skills, a trait that young French voters cite as the most important leadership quality.

Poems by Rasul Yunan published in French 

TEHRAN – Iranian poet Rasul Yunan’s collection “One Day, One Lover…” has recently been published in French.

Tehran exhibit to showcase lavish European, Indo-European rugs

TEHRAN – An exhibition of European and Indo-European handwoven rugs and carpets will open doors to the public at the Carpet Museum of Iran on December 18.

German, French musicians to duet at Tehran center 

TEHRAN – Prominent German cellist Anja Lechner and renowned French pianist Francois Couturier will perform a duet at Tehran’s Niavaran Cultural Center on December 16 and 17.

AccorHotels seeking large-scale projects in Iran

TEHRAN – French multinational hotel group, AccorHotels, is willing to undertake massive projects across Iran to the extent that may culminate in building 100 hotels within a decade, Accor’s Middle East Managing Director Christophe Landais told ISNA in an interview released on Tuesday.