Iran-France

Iran volleyball loses to France 3-0 in 2021 VNL

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – The national Iranian men's volleyball team lost to France in three straight sets in 2021 Volleyball Nations League’s Week 5 on Monday.

Iranian Hakim Sabzevari, Italian Turin Universities ink MoU

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – A memorandum of understanding has been inked between the physics department of Iranian Hakim Sabzevari university and the Italian University of Turin so as to expand joint scientific and research cooperation.

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Insulting cartoons to make regional equations more complex

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – Condemning the insult to the Prophet Mohammad(PBUH), the chairman of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee told the French envoy that this issue makes equations in the region more complex.

Iran-French experts coop. to recover Ukrainian plane' 'FDR'

TEHRAN, Jul. 21 (MNA) – Iranian technical experts along with French laboratory experts succeeded in recovering the FDR (Flight Data Recording) section of the Ukrainian plane's black boxes in a joint cooperation.

Rouhani felicitates France's National Day to Macron

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani congratulated the National Day of France to his counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

France delivers medical aid consignment to Iran amid outbreak

TEHRAN, Mar. 19 (MNA) – France has delivered a medical aid package to Iran to help the country with containing the COVID-19 outbreak.

Envoy says France keen on expanding media coop. with Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – French Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Philippe Thiébaud said that his country is interested in developing and expanding media cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

French envoy calls for lifting of US sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 03 (MNA) – France’s ambassador to Tehran Philippe Thiebaud has criticized the US sanctions against Iran, saying that Iran and its people can be of great help to solve regional and global issues.

France says Iran, US have one month to get to negotiating table

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Iran and the United States have one month to get to the negotiating table given the high tensions in the region, France’s foreign minister has said.

FM spox:

France interference in Iranian nationals' cases has no ‘legal basis’

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said on Fri. that interference of French Foreign Ministry in the case of Iranian nationals is void of any legal basis.

Iran, France confer on expanding nuclear cooperation

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi and François Jacq, head of French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission or CEA, discussed expanding bilateral nuclear cooperation in a meeting in Austrian capital on Tuesday.

French diplomatic source:

Iran's new step to diminish JCPOA commitments would send 'wrong signal'

TEHRAN, Sep.3 (MNA) – A French diplomatic source said Tue. that Iran's decision to take further step to reduce its JCPOA commitments would send the 'wrong signal', adding efforts to find a solution in the crisis between Washington and Tehran would remain necessary.

Iran, France diplomats hold 10-hour long talks in Paris

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – Iranian and French negotiators at expert level held 10-hour long intensive talks in Paris on Monday.

Iran, France’s viewpoints drawing closer: Rabiei

TEHRAN, Sep. 02 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Iranian government, Ali Rabiei, said that talks with France on JCPOA have been among the ‘most serious’, noting that viewpoints of the two countries are coming closer.

Deputy FM Araghchi to depart for France on Monday

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will depart Tehran for Paris on Monday to hold talks with French officials.

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.

France, Britain aim to show unity on Iran as G7 looms: report

TEHRAN, Aug. 23 (MNA) – France and Britain aim to present a united front on the issue of Iran as major world powers prepared to discuss Iran and other topics at the G7 summit, according to a report by Reuters.

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.

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.

Iran leaves door wide open for diplomacy, negotiations: Rouhani

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The Iranian president has expressed hope that the parties to the JCPOA would abide by their commitments, stressing that the door for diplomacy and negotiations is still wide open.

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.

Iran still tops 2019 VNL table despite 3-0 defeat to France on Sun.

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Iranian national volleyball team lost 3-0 to France Sun. in its poorest display during this year's men’s Volleyball Nations League.

France sends top diplomat to Iran for talks to reduce tensions

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron’s top diplomatic adviser traveled to Iran on Wednesday to hold talks with local officials as part of European efforts to reduce tensions in the Persian Gulf region.

Deputy FM Araghchi:

US economic war against Iranian nation causes regional tensions

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sat. that the US economic war against the Iranian people has caused tensions in the region.

EU trade mechanism for Iran still on paper, Larijani says

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Ali Larijani has criticized the French government’s lack of action in preserving the JCPOA, saying the EU trade mechanism for Iran dubbed ‘INSTEX’ is still on paper.

3rd meeting of Iranian, French geopolitical group held

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – The third meeting of the Iranian-French Geopolitical Group was held at the College of World Studies in Paris with the presence of two professors of the political geography group from Iran’s Tarbiat Modares University.

Iran ready to back JCPOA ‘just as France did’: FM spox

TEHRAN, May 22 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says Iran is prepared to support the nuclear deal exactly in the same way that France and its European allies have supported and implemented the agreement during the past year.

Iran, France envoys to Baghdad discuss regional developments

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – The Iranian and French ambassadors to Iraq met in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss regional developments.

JCPOA’s redemption in need of Europeans’ efforts: Kharrazi

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Head of Iran’s Foreign Policy Strategic Council and the ex-Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said on Wednesday that redemption of Iran’s nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, is in need of European’s efforts during the upcoming two months i.e. Iran’s 60-day ultimatum to EU.