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Yellow Vests face tear gas in 33rd weekend of demos
Jun 29, 2019 13:57Tear gas and a heavy police presence didn’t deter ‘Yellow Vest’ protesters from filling the streets of Paris on Saturday, for their 33rd consecutive week of anti-government protests.
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French police clash with environmental activists at Paris bridge
Jun 29, 2019 01:26French police have used riot shields and pepper spray to clear scores of climate activists blocking a bridge over the Seine in Paris on Friday, as the city sweltered under a record-breaking heat wave that many blame on global warming.
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Iran nuclear deal must be upheld, not jeopardized: France, Germany tell US
Jun 27, 2019 10:51France and Germany have asserted to the United States that a 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, which Washington has quit, must be upheld and not jeopardized.
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US not really pursuing dialogue with Iran, French defense source says
Jun 27, 2019 02:44The United States is not actually interested in pursuing dialogue with Iran despite President Donald Trump's repeated claims that his administration seeks diplomacy not war, says a French defense source.
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Rouhani warns of ‘decisive’ response if Iran space violated again
Jun 26, 2019 02:00President Hassan Rouhani says Tehran is not after war with Washington, but will give the United States a “decisive” response if it once again violates Iran’s territorial space.
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French president's top advisor visits Iran to help 'de-escalate tensions'
Jun 20, 2019 01:29French President Emmanuel Macron's top diplomatic advisor has traveled to Iran to hold talks with the country's officials with the aim of contributing to easing tensions in the Persian Gulf region.
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France, Germany seeking to reduce tensions between Iran, US but warn time running out
Jun 19, 2019 12:21French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has blamed the US policy of maximum pressure against Iran for rising tensions in the Middle East, while criticizing Washington’s decision last year to leave a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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France: Iran’s nuclear deal can still be saved
Jun 18, 2019 01:26France says there is a window of opportunity between now and July 8 -- when Iran has warned it could be forced to suspend more of its nuclear obligations -- to save the nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic and the 5+1 group.
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Collapse of nuclear deal will not benefit Iran, France, world: President Rouhani
Jun 17, 2019 12:14President Hassan Rouhani says France and other signatories to a 2015 nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic must do their best to help the accord survive, as its failure will not serve the interests of Iran, France and the entire world.
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Iran slams France's inaction to save JCPOA, says INSTEX still ‘on paper’
Jun 16, 2019 01:42Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has criticized France for its inaction in preserving the 2015 nuclear deal, saying a European-proposed financial mechanism meant to protect trade ties with Iran against the US sanctions is still “on paper”.