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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”.
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Speaker blasts Macron's anti-Iran remarks, advises French president to resolve domestic problems
Jun 09, 2019 09:03Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani expressed regret over the recent anti-Iran remarks by French President Emanuel Macron, advising him to resolve his own country's problems and prevent murder of people in France.
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Iran says Macron's remarks to deepen distrust among JCPOA parties
Jun 07, 2019 03:23Iran says comments made by the French president in his meeting with US President Donald Trump will be of no help to saving the Iran nuclear deal and will just further deepen distrust among its signatories.
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German FM to travel to Iran next week to discuss JCPOA
Jun 07, 2019 01:40Germany’s Foreign Ministry says the country’s top diplomat Heiko Maas is to travel to Tehran next week to address ways to save the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1 group.
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Qatar receives first 5 Rafale jets from France
Jun 06, 2019 08:54Qatar has received its first batch of Rafale fighter jets from France, amid a standoff with four fellow-Arab states led by Saudi Arabia.
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France, Britain condemn Israeli settlement plan in occupied East al-Quds
Jun 05, 2019 02:05France and Britain have condemned Israel’s recent approval of plans for the construction of hundreds of new settler units in the occupied East al-Quds irrespective of the international outcry against the Tel Aviv regime’s land expropriation and settlement expansion policies in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.