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US, UK, France boycott UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons

Jul 08, 2017 04:34

The United States, along with Britain and France, say they will never become party to a global treaty that was endorsed by 122 countries at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
BRICS urge all countries to implement Paris Climate Agreement

Jul 07, 2017 14:48

The heads of state of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, which constitute the BRICS emerging countries, have called for the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate despite opposition from the United States.
Zarif urges more Iran-France political talks

Jul 03, 2017 15:21

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for the continuation of political negotiations between Iran and France.
Iran will resist divisive plots in Mideast: Velayati

Jul 03, 2017 15:21

A senior adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran will resist any plot aimed at weakening or dividing up countries in the Middle East.
Total seals Iran’s biggest gas deal in years

Jul 03, 2017 09:37

French energy giant Total signed a multi-billion-dollar gas deal with Iran, the first by a foreign firm in more than a decade.
Shooting near mosque wounds 8 in southeast France

Jul 03, 2017 04:33

Two armed men have opened fire on people outside a mosque in southeast France, wounding at least eight people, including a seven-year-old girl.
France’s Macron says Assad removal no longer necessary

Jun 22, 2017 01:45

French President Emmanuel Macron said his country no longer deems the removal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as a precondition for resolving the conflict in the Arab country.
Total hails new format of Iranian oil deals

Jun 21, 2017 09:58

Total Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne who is preparing to sign a major gas contract with Iran has hailed the country’s new format of oil sector agreements as “a real improvement”.
French defense minister quits over fake jobs claims

Jun 20, 2017 07:54

French Defense Minister Sylvie Goulard has announced her resignation over a fake jobs scandal that has hit her small centrist MoDem Party, allied with President Emmanuel Macron's party.
Iran sees strategic gains in Total deal

Jun 18, 2017 07:25

As Iran is preparing to sing a much-delayed deal with the French energy giant Total over the development of a major gas project, indications are growing that Tehran is already looking at the political messages that the deal could send to the world.