French President Emmanuel Macron has warned the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia against making belligerent statements on the recent developments inside Iran, calling on them to tone down their rhetoric which, he said, could lead to “war.” “The official line pursued by the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia, who are our allies in many ways, […]

An Iranian and French Training Workshop on HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) in the oil industry will be held in Tehran on Jan. 29-30, 2018. The Iranian-French Tutorial Workshop will be held in the presence of France’s most prestigious oil and gas majors in the field of HSE in cooperation with HSE Department and Commercial […]

French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his country’s preparedness to beef up its military presence in the Sahel to fight alongside African forces against extremist militants in the region. “France is ready, not only to maintain, but if necessary to strengthen its engagement in the region because the fight against terrorism in the Sahel is […]

France and the US are determined to “vigorously” increase pressure on Iran over its ballistic missile program, including possibly through sanctions, according to France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Le Drian was in the American capital on Monday to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster and US […]

TEHRAN – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday he would draw up a list of extremist organizations to convey to Saudi Arabia after its crown prince pledged to cut their funding. Saudi Arabia finances groups overseen by the Mecca-based Muslim World League, which for decades was charged with spreading the strict Wahhabi school of […]

TEHRAN – A member of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission warned against attempts by Washington and Paris to pressure Tehran and said French authorities should be aware that the Islamic Republic’s missile program is not subject to negotiation. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Mohammad Javad Jamali denounced recent anti-Tehran remarks […]

TEHRAN – Kamal Kharrazi, the head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, said on Monday that realities in the Middle East have changed and France should adopt policies based on those changes. Talking to reporters, Kharrazi said France adopts position based on “wrong analyses”. “French President Emanuel Macron is making mistake. They [France] failed […]

Iran FM spokesperson said France takes up a one-sided approach to humanitarian crises and disasters in the Middle East which, willingly or not, will help to actualize potential crises. Bahram Ghasemi, Spokesman of Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made the remarks in response to statements made by the French Foreign Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, during […]

TEHRAN – The European Union has said no to Paris which in recent days waged an impressive campaign in favor of posing new restrictions on Iran despite the 2015 nuclear deal. On Monday evening, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the 28-naton bloc does not have any plan to make a change in its […]

TEHRAN – World-renowned Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor and Turkish baglama master Erdal Erzincan are scheduled to perform duets in the Netherlands and France. De Doelen Auditorium in Rotterdam will host the musicians and their Eastern music aficionados on Friday. They are also scheduled to perform a duet at Le Cheval Blanc Hall in Schiltigheim, […]