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Foreign Policy

President Rouhani Congratulates French Counterpart on Bastille Day

IFP Editorial Staff - July 14, 2016

In a message on Thursday, July 14, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to his French Counterpart François Hollande on the country’s Bastille Day.

Crisis

21st Anniversary of a Crime in Heart of Europe

Fatemeh Askarieh - July 13, 2016

People in Bosnia marked the 21st anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, during which 8,000 Muslim Bosnians in were massacred during the Bosnian War in July 1995.

Foreign Policy

President Felicitates Montenegro on National Day

IFP Media Wire - July 13, 2016

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a message on Wednesday, July 13, congratulated his Montenegrin counterpart President Filip Vujanovic on the country’s National Day.

Media Wire

Infrastructure Completed for Power Export to Azerbaijan

IFP Media Wire - June 29, 2016

Iranian Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian has announced the completion of an energy infrastructure project that will send Iranian electricity to neighbouring Azerbaijan.

Media Wire

President of France’s National Assembly Due in Iran in July

IFP Media Wire - June 28, 2016

Claude Bartolone, the President of the National Assembly of France, plans to pay a 4-day visit to Tehran in mid-July, an adviser to Iran’s parliament speaker announced on Monday June 27.

IFP Exclusive

ISIS Expresses Satisfaction with Brexit

IFP Editorial Staff - June 26, 2016

Following the British people’s vote to leave the European Union, the ISIS terrorist group voiced happiness in a statement and summoned its affiliates to attack Berlin and Brussels

IFP Exclusive

Brexit Widely Covered by Iranian Newspapers on Saturday

IFP Editorial Staff - June 25, 2016

IFP has prepared a report on how Iranian newspapers covered Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, commonly referred to as Brexit, on their Saturday headlines and editorials.

Media Wire

Iran Says Respects Brexit Referendum Results

IFP Media Wire - June 25, 2016

Iran’s Foreign Ministry announced that the country honors the British people’s decision to leave the European Union, and made it clear that Brexit will not bring about any change in Tehran’s attitude towards London.

Selected

Zarif’s Busy Paris Diplomatic Schedule

Emad Askarieh - June 22, 2016

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif is scheduled for a very intensive Wednesday, June 22, in Paris, with back-to-back meetings with French officials on the first leg of his two-nation European tour.

Media Wire

Iran, Italy ink MoU on university coop.

IFP Media Wire - June 21, 2016

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and the Italian University of Genoa signed a memorandum of understanding on joint scientific cooperation.

Media Wire

German Official: Iran’s Debt Clearance Opens Path for Future Activity

IFP Media Wire - June 21, 2016

By paying off the export debt to Germany, Iran will open new paths to renewed trade ties between the two countries, said the German Economy Minister on Monday June 20, Bloomberg reported.

Media Wire

Iranian Ambassador: Zarif’s Paris Visit Important

IFP Media Wire - June 21, 2016

In the past two years, the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has had two working trips to Paris, France, but his visit today is an official one that will be an effective step towards bolstering mutual confidence between the two countries. Ali Ahani, Iran's Ambassador to France, gives his comments about the official diplomatic visit.

Media Wire

Zarif Travels to Paris to Start European Tour

IFP Media Wire - June 21, 2016

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif travelled to Paris on Tuesday June 21 on the first leg of his two-nation European tour. His two-day visit to is made at the official invitation of his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault.

Media Wire

Mahan Air’s First Flight to Paris

IFP Media Wire - June 20, 2016

After the implementation of the JCPOA, European airports have one again granted access to EU airspace for Iranian airplanes.

Europe

Tehran and Kiev Want Closer Trade Links

IFP Media Wire - June 20, 2016

Deputy Industry Minister, at a meeting with Ukraine’s ambassador to Iran, called for an expansion of trade exchange between Tehran and Kiev.

Europe

Iran Settles €500m Debt to Germany’s Hermes Firm: Envoy

IFP Media Wire - June 20, 2016

Iranian Ambassador to Berlin Ali Majedi said the Islamic Republic has cleared its debt to Germany’s Hermes insurance company.

Foreign Policy

Paris, the First Leg of Zarif’s Third European Tour

Emad Askarieh - June 20, 2016

He will pay an official visit to France and the Netherlands and is to confer with senior officials of the two countries on bilateral and regional developments and to explain Iran’s atmosphere in post-JCPOA era, according to an IRNA report.

Media Wire

Direct Flights Launched between Tehran and Astrakhan

IFP Media Wire - June 19, 2016

Direct flights between the Iranian capital of Tehran and the Russian port city of Astrakhan have recently been inaugurated, Head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) Valiollah Afkhami Rad said.

Media Wire

Putin: Iran Has No Nuclear Threat, Americans Fooling Us

IFP Media Wire - June 19, 2016

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the US has fooled the world about Iran's nuclear threat in order to build its missile defence system in Europe.

Selected

EU Removes Iran Air from Safety Blacklist

IFP Editorial Staff - June 18, 2016

The European Commission announced on Thursday that the Iranian flag carrier Iran Air has been taken off a safety blacklist and has thus been cleared to fly in the European Union.

Energy