Iran-France Relations

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran exercised restraint in the past year at the request of France and the European Union, but Europe’s time to compensate for the US’ withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal is not unlimited.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says the financial mechanism proposed by the EU to normalize economic ties with Iran after the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear has not yet been translated into reality, and is only on paper.

A senior French parliamentarian has once again underlined her country’s resolve to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, saying every effort should be made to maintain the accord.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has lashed out at the anti-Iran comments made by the French president in his recent meeting with his US counterpart, describing Emmanuel Macron as a hypocrite who changes his words based on the person he meets.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has dismissed the comments made by the French president in a meeting with his US counterpart, saying such remarks will not at all help save the Iran nuclear deal.

Works by 10 Iranian artists have received a warm welcome at the Fine Craft Biennial Exhibition recently held in Paris.

Iran's ambassador to France, Bahram Qassemi, has told French senators that nuclear weapons have no place in the Islamic Republic's defence doctrine.

Iran has denounced as brutal and illegal a French court’s verdict to extradite an Iranian engineer to the US.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi says Iran is prepared to support the nuclear deal exactly in the same way that France and its European allies have supported and implemented the agreement during the past year.

Prominent European film distribution company Wild Bunch has bought the copyright to distribute and sell the Iranian hard-hitting thriller "Six and a Half per Meter."

A former Iranian diplomat says US President Donald Trump is endangering the future economic, political and security of Europe through its anti-Iran policies.

The city of Aubin in southern France is hosting the second Silk Road Exhibition with a focus on countries like Iran and Uzbekistan.

French lawmaker Anne Genetet has been elected as the head of the Iran-France Friendship Group at the French National Assembly.

The French capital of Paris is hosting the second edition of an Iranian photography exhibition called Iran Photo (inside & outside) which offers a nuanced view of Iran, one that reveals the complex changes that the country has experienced over the last four decades.

Iran’s Ambassador to France Bahram Qassemi has criticized European parties to the Iran nuclear deal for their failure to live up to their commitments under the JCPOA.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered sympathy to the French nation and all Catholics in the world over the tragic fire that destroyed the Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic is prepared to join hands with the French government to resolve regional issues, especially those in Libya and Sudan.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned France’s new ambassador to Tehran over “unacceptable” tweets by French Ambassador to the US Gerard Araud, who was later forced to delete them.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says without the sacrifices made by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), at least two regional countries would have fallen to ISIS terrorists by now.

Following the devastating floods which struck parts of Iran and left 70 people dead, several countries and international humanitarian bodies have started dispatching their aid cargos to the crisis-hit areas of Iran.

A ceremony is to be held on the eve of the Persian New Year, or Nowruz, in the French capital Paris with the aim of strengthening inter-cultural relations between different nations.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry named Bahram Qassemi as the country’s new ambassador to France.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the country has released a French national who had been detained for unauthorized entry.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi and Secretary-General of ‎France’s Foreign Ministry Maurice Gourdault-Montagne held the sixth round of Iran-France political talks in Paris on Tuesday.

Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi announced Tehran and Paris have decided to exchange ambassadors in the near future, after a six-month break.