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Charlie Hebdo enrages Iran again with new cartoons deemed offensive

France is facing fresh rage from Tehran after Charlie Hebdo published images depicting Iran's Supreme Leader in cartoons considered vulgar by Tehran.

05/01/2023

Iran

France and Germany condemn Iran's first execution of protester

"The Iranian regime's inhumanity knows no bounds," German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said.

08/12/2022

France

France, Iran discuss nuclear deal, Macron asks for prisoner release

The "long conversation" on Saturday evening revolved around renewed commitments from Tehran, which claims that progress was made, but that "important issues remain".

30/01/2022

Iran

French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah reimprisoned in Iran

The French government said the imprisonment of Fariba Adelkhah is purely political and called for her immediate release.

12/01/2022

Iran

Banisadr, Iran's first president after 1979 revolution, dies

Banisadr's family said in a statement online Saturday that he died in a hospital in Paris after a long illness.

09/10/2021

France

Watch: Iranians in France demonstrate against Tehran protest crackdown

Unrest was sparked after the government announced a hike in petrol prices, and quickly turned political. Amnesty International has said at least 161 people have been killed, but Tehran has rejected this figure.

03/12/2019

World News

Iran will return to nuclear deal if US accepts oil credit line: IRNA

Iran will return to nuclear deal only if the US accepts a €14 bn oil credit line proposed by France.

03/09/2019