Emmanuel Macron
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Macron calls on Tehran, Washington to enter talks
TEHRAN, Sep. 25 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said that Iran, the United States, the remaining parties to the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as well as Persian Gulf states should engage in talks.
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In a meeting with Macron:
Rouhani condemns E3’s baseless accusations against Tehran
TEHRAN, Sep. 24 (MNA) – Rouhani has condemned baseless accusations of E3 – France, Britain and Germany – in their recent statement which blames Iran for the Aramco attacks.
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Iran's foreign minister set to leave Biarritz: Reuters
TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has boarded his aircraft to leave the G7 summit in Biarritz, a Reuters witness said on Sunday.
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VIDEO: Zarif says ‘Iranians never negotiate under duress'
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told France24 on Friday that ‘Iranians never negotiate under duress’. Zarif touched on different issues, including the status of JCPOA, US’ bullying behavior, and free shipping, among others.
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Rouhani may pay visit to France: FM spox
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said that President Hassan Rouhani may make a visit to France upon his counterpart’s invitation.
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Envoy hands over Rouhani’s message to Macron
TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi delivered President Rouhani’s written message to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday.
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Shamkhani says gradual cuts on JCPOA is Iran’s ‘unchangeable strategy’
TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani said that gradual reduction of commitments to the nuclear deal is an unchangeable strategy of Iran.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Macron at political deadlock
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Yesterday, French protesters came to the streets again and challenged the capitalist system. The protests continue as Emmanuel Macron, the weak and failed president of France, has failed to take action to contain the protests and satisfy the protesters. French protest rallies are on the 24th week.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Trump attack to the heart of Europe!
TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – US President Donald Trump continues to oppose the EU. Four months later, the European Parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place.
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VIDEO: French police attacks wheelchair user with pepper spray
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Shocking footage reveals that a French policeman has fired pepper spray on Saturday in the eyes of a man with disability. According to witnesses, the Yellow Vest protester was pleading to have his glasses returned from the officer. It was the 16th weekend in a row that yellow vests protested against Macron’s economic policies.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
The behavioral paradox of Europe continues
TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – The European Union has still not been able to define a clear relationship between itself and the United States.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
Will the political face of France change?
TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Political and social equations are wrapped up in France! Protests against President Emmanuel Macron continue. Most analysts from European affairs, however, believe that Macron will not have a chance to survive in the presidential race in the next presidential election.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
The battle before the United Europe
TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – The power of anti-European, anti-migration movements in the European Union is increasing day by day as a result of the financial, economic and migration crisis. Evidences suggest that the European voters’ tendency for participating in the 2019 elections for the European Parliament on 23-26 May is decreased to a great extent.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
Paris is completing the US puzzle against Iran
TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Although the French government insists on showing itself in this equation as an independent actor, the particular insistence of Paris to oppose Iran's missile program is in line with the interests of the Trump government.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
French performance in favor of Trump
TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – 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.
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VIDEO: Hundreds of Yellow Vests gather in Paris for 10th weekend
TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Yellow Vest demonstrators have taken to the streets of the French capital Paris for the tenth consecutive weekend to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s policies. The protests began in mid-November over higher fuel taxes, which were subsequently scrapped, and have since morphed into a broader demonstration against the government.
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By Mohammad Ghaderi
Independent European army: A dream which will never come true
TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – It has been a rather long time that politicians like the French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, didn't speak of the formation of an "Independent European Army." This is doubling the assumptions on the cross-sectional and reactionary nature of this idea by European authorities.
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By: Hanif Ghaffari
Europe stuck in crises
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Protests are still going on in France. France's protests have reached other countries such as Italy, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands and Hungary, and this has doubled the concerns of European authorities over EU's future. The combination of security, political, social and economic crises in the European Union (as a united block) will affect all the 28 member states.
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By: Hanif Ghafari
The turbulent sea of Europe
TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – As it could be expected, the current protests in France against Emmanuel Macron's policies didn't come to an end, but we're rather witnessing the spread of these protests to other parts of Europe. The anti-capitalist protest of the French citizens is now spreading to other European countries, including the Netherlands and Belgium.
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French FM reacts to Trump’s tweet: ‘Leave our nation be’
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has fired back at Donald Trump after the US leader blamed the Paris climate change agreement for sparking major anti-fuel protests.
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VIDEO: Cars set alight in Paris as 'Yellow Vest' protests continue
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Protesters set cars alight as violent anti-government protests continued into the night in Paris on Saturday. A total of 118 people and 17 police officers were injured during Saturday’s Yellow Vest protests across France, the French Interior Minister said late Saturday. The 'Yellow Vest' movement emerged last month after French President Emmanuel Macron announced hikes in fuel taxes.
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By: Mohammad Ghaderi
Macron so far has augmented French isolation
TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has recently criticized the unilateral pullout of the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) but at the same time expressed pleasure that Washington has allowed France and the other JCPOA signatories to stay in the Iran nuclear deal.
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Putin:
Establishing demilitarized zone in Idleb is temporary
ANKARA, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed at the end of the Istanbul quartet summit that the leaders of the participating states agreed on preserving the territorial integrity of Syria, and accomplishing the political settlement in accordance with Security Council resolution No.2254.
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In 4-way Syria summit in Istanbul:
Erdogan stresses withdrawal of heavy weapons from center of Idlib
TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Turkish President Erdogan called for the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the center of Idlib in a joint press conference after a 4-way Syria summit in Istanbul, with Russian, German and French leaders.
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Putin:
Int’l community to contribute to return of Syrian refugees
MOSCOW, Aug. 11 (MNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin affirmed the importance of the return of the Syrian refugees to their areas.
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Rouhani felicitates French counterpart on Bastille Day
TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – In a message to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, President Hassan Rouhani felicitated the French nation and government on the Bastille Day.
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Rouhani, French counterpart discuss regional issue on phone
TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – Élysée Palace announced that French President Emmanuel Macron called his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Sunday to exchange views on Syrian crisis.
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French approach to JCPOA is paradoxical
TEHRAN, Feb. 05 (MNA) – Foreign Policy Commentator, Hanif Ghaffari, is touching upon the approach undertaken by the French in regards with Iran nuclear agreement of 2015.
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French Pres. Macron visits China to replace UK’s place in EU
TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – In a bid to have a better share in Chinese market and enhance bilateral ties between France and China after Brexit and election of Donald Trump, French president Macron started an official visit to China on Monday.
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Pres. Rouhani:
Iran’s key policy to develop sustainable peace in region
TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – President Rouhani described bilateral, regional and international cooperation and relations between Iran and France as contributing to development of peace, stability and security in the region and stressed the need to further deepen Tehran-Paris ties.