Iranian leader wooing Europe
PARIS - After years of tensions over Iran's nuclear ambitions, Europe is ushering in a new era of relations with the once-pariah state, welcoming Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Italy and France...
View ArticleHassan Rouhani in first Europe visit by Iranian president in 16 years
Rouhani will meet the pope and the French and Italian leaders on a trip that aims to re-establish economic ties after sanctions...
View ArticleRohani To Talk Business With French President
Iranian President Hassan Rohani holds talks with French President Francois Hollande in Paris on January 28 with a raft of business deals likely...
View ArticleIranian president Hassan Rouhani begins European visit
Hassan Rouhani has arrived in Rome on the first European visit by an Iranian president in almost two decades,...
View ArticleFrance asks EU partners for new sanctions on Iran
PARIS (AP) — France has asked its European Union partners to consider new sanctions on Iran for its recent missile tests, officials have told The Associated Press, even as Paris welcomed the president...
View ArticleThe Latest: Rouhani faces protest, corporate bosses in Paris
ROME (AP) — The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 7:20 p.m. Corporate leaders and government ministers — as well as opposition activists — have greeted...
View ArticleFrance seeks new EU sanctions against Iran, even as Rouhani signs deals worth...
France has asked its European Union partners to consider new sanctions on Iran for its recent missile tests, officials have said, even as Paris welcomed the president of the Islamic Republic, which is...
View ArticleFemen protest during Rouhani visit
Sarah Constantin, the activist who hung from the bridge, said they organized the "public hanging" to call attention to those executed for political reasons and put...
View ArticleThe Latest: Iranian leader in France for next leg of EU trip
ROME (AP) — The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 4:25 p.m Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has landed in France for the first such visit by an Iranian...
View ArticleIranian president Rouhani begins 4-day European visit
Click photo to enlarge Iranian President Hassan Rouhani meets Italian President Sergio Mattarella, right, upon his arrival at the Quirinale Presidential palace, in Rome, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. On his...
View ArticleIranian president formally welcomed to France
PARIS (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is being formally welcomed to France at the gold-domed Invalides monument where Napoleon is buried. While Rouhani arrived in Paris on Wednesday from Rome,...
View ArticleCar-making deals, protests greet Iranian president in Paris
PARIS (AP) — France welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday with a lucrative car-making agreement and pledges to boost trade after a diplomatic deal easing nuclear tensions — but clouds...
View ArticleThe Latest Rouhani says nuke deal could be pattern for peace
The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 12:45 p.m. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says successful negotiations over his country's nuclear conflict with the...
View ArticleThe Latest: Femen protest during Rouhani visit
The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 11:20 a.m. A near-naked woman hanging from a noose-like rope from a Paris bridge has sent a message to visiting...
View ArticleThe Latest: President says Iran favorable terrain for trade
The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 11:05 a.m. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country is "favorable terrain" for resumed trade between East...
View ArticleThe Latest: Peugeot-Citroen, Iran Khodro in joint venture
The Latest on Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's visit to Europe (all times local): 10:30 a.m. France's Peugeot-Citroen has announced a joint venture with automaker Iran Khodro to make 200,000 cars a...
View ArticleThe Latest: Iranian president formally welcomed to France
PARIS (AP) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is being formally welcomed to France at the gold-domed Invalides monument where Napoleon is...
View ArticleRouhani Hails Turn in French-Iranian Relations
VOA News Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran is ready to "turn the page for a new relationship" with France, as leaders of the two countries were expected to sign trade agreements following the...
View ArticleIran and France Sign Major Trade Deals
VOA News Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has signed trade deals with France worth billions of dollars following the lifting of international sanctions imposed over its nuclear program. "We are ready...
View ArticleIn Paris, Iran's president lines up business deals
PARIS - France's government welcomed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday with promises of a new beginning in an old relationship, starting with investments to boost Iran's flagging economy...
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