Iran-France Relations

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has reiterated the strong support of the EU, France in particular, for the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal despite the US stonewalling.

An unprecedented exhibition of dozens of artworks and relics belonging to France’s Louvre Museum has been opened to visitors in Tehran.

Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), says the EU’s policy in giving concession to the US in order to satisfy Washington to remain in the nuclear deal is a sign of the bloc’s passivity and surrender to Trump’s psychological games.

A senior Iranian lawmaker says China and Russia are the Islamic Republic’s priorities for cooperation, adding that if the western countries follow the rules of the game Tehran likes to work with them as well. 

Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is in Tehran for a two-day visit which is expected to be far from easy after a series of harsh statements made by French leaders about Iran's missile program and its role in the Middle East.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has lashed out at the anti-Iran comments made by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian ahead of his visit to Tehran.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran and the EU member states have already established ‘very good’ cooperation on regional issues and added the cooperation can play a key role in restoration of peace and security to the region.

An Iranian top commander has criticized the upcoming visit of France’s Minister of Foreign Affairs to Iran asking what is the goal of Jean-Yves Le Drian’s trip while Paris was part of an effort to adopt an anti-Iran resolution last week.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Qassemi says France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian will arrive in Tehran on March 4.

A foreign policy advisor to Iran’s Leader says the Islamic Republic’s defence policy has nothing to do with foreign powers, reacting to frequent calls from French officials for curbs on Tehran’s missile program.

Iran’s ambassador to France says the agriculture sector could play a big role in increasing trade between Iran and France, as the recent agreements signed between Tehran and Paris have paved the way for closer agricultural cooperation.

A French delegation from ATR, a Franco-Italian aircraft manufacturer, has traveled to southwest Iran to examine reasons behind the crash of an ATR plane in Mount Dena that led to the deaths of all 65 people on board.

Iranian legislators have called on the president to reconsider plans to forge closer economic cooperation with France and the UK in protest at their roles in passing an anti-Iran UN resolution.

Deputy foreign ministers of Iran and a number of European countries have discussed the latest developments in Yemen on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.

An Iranian lawmaker says France is trying to keep US President Donald Trump satisfied by calling for extensive monitoring of Iran’s missile program, which is a red line for Tehran.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has dismissed recent remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron about Iran’s missile program, saying the comments were made with an unrealistic and biased approach to regional developments.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi and Secretary-General of France's Foreign Ministry Maurice Gourdault-Montagne sat for talks over bilateral and international issues.

France’s Louvre Museum plans to showcase over 50 of its antiquities and artefacts in Tehran in an exhibition entitled “Louvre in Tehran” in early March.

The Islamic Republic’s national flag carrier Iran Air is to purchase brand-new aircraft with foreign financing.

A senior Iranian cleric says the Islamic Republic of Iran will not allow any foreign meddling in its missile program.

A senior Iranian commander has warned other countries, particularly France, against any interference in Iran’s internal affairs, including the country’s missile and defence program.

An Iranian conservative newspaper says the French foreign minister has made rude remarks about Iran and, hence, must not be allowed to enter the country.

Iranian Government Spokesman Mohammad-Baqer Nobakht has rejected France’s meddlesome comments about Iran’s missile capabilities, saying the Islamic Republic’s defence program is its absolute right and non-negotiable.

A source close to the Iranian embassy in France says that French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian will travel to Tehran on March 5.

EU foreign policy chief and foreign ministers of France, Germany, and the UK have highlighted the need for full implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, describing it as a great achievement for diplomacy.