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Iran and Europe

Belgian police conduct their investigation outside a synagogue that was his by a blast overnight in Liege, Belgium, March 9, 2026. (John Thys/AFP)
March 12, 2026, 11:45 pm
As Mideast war rages, fear rises in Europe of Iran-orchestrated terror attacks
After string of Tehran-linked bombings and shootings rock US, Belgium and Norway, worries mount over regime’s potential to leverage terror as a foreign policy tool
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iranian rabbis and a group of Jewish community attend a gathering to condemn Israel's attacks on Gaza in Tehran, Iran, October 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
July 31, 2025, 6:36 pm
Report: After war with Israel, Iran seeks Jewish targets in Europe, increases arrests
Islamic Republic has increased convictions and executions of minorities, including Iranian Jews, a report by the US Commission on International Religious Freedom finds
By Zev Stub
People tour through the ruins of ancient Persepolis, which served as the capital of the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire in southern Iran on May 13, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
July 8, 2025, 10:25 pm
Some European tourists still travel to Iran, flouting dire warnings
Despite frequent unwarranted arrests of foreign nationals, European travelers shrug off potential danger
By AFP
Left to right: France's President Emmanuel Macron, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz take part in a meeting during the European Political Community (EPC) summit, in Tirana, Albania, on May 16, 2025. (Ludovic Marin/AFP)
June 17, 2025, 12:50 pm
Why the UK, Germany and France harshly criticize Israel on Gaza but support it on Iran
With the Islamic Republic’s relationship with Russia a possible factor, European powers don’t complain about the taming of what they perceive as a threat to their own security
By Ron Kampeas
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a news conference following his meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool Photo via AP)
May 12, 2025, 6:20 pm
Iran warns Europeans of possible ‘irreversible consequences’ from reimposing sanctions
Britain, France and Germany said to be mulling renewed measure as form of diplomatic leverage over the Islamic Republic as US seeks to ramp up pressure amid nuclear talks
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a visit to the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2024. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
July 13, 2024, 12:30 pm
Iranian president-elect calls for improved relations with Europe
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian claims EU reneged on commitments to mitigate sanctions following US withdrawal from nuclear deal, but he is looking to turn a page in relations
By AFP
A woman takes pictures of a mural called 'The Cut' by street artist aleXsandro Palombo depicting Marge Simpson, a character of the animated television series 'The Simpsons,' cutting her iconic hair, in front of the Consulate of Iran, in Milan, Italy, October 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
October 6, 2022, 5:38 pm
Marge Simpson joins protests outside Iranian consulate in Milan
Italian artist aleXsandro Palomb says mural showing famous character cutting her hair is in support of demonstrators against Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody
By ToI Staff and Agencies
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks with the media as he arrives for an EU summit in Brussels, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
June 24, 2022, 12:55 pm
EU foreign policy chief heads to Tehran in effort to revive nuclear talks
Josep Borrell tweets that ‘diplomacy is the only way’ to return to the 2015 deal, while Iran says meeting will focus on ‘status of negotiations to lift sanctions’
By AFP
Illustrative: An Iranian Revolutionary Guard speedboat moves in the Persian Gulf while an oil tanker is seen in background, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)
May 15, 2022, 6:40 pm
Iran official says Tehran mulling gas exports to Europe amid soaring energy prices
Though boasting one of the world’s largest proven reserves, the Islamic Republic’s industry was hit hard by US sanctions reimposed when Washington withdrew from 2015 nuclear deal
By AFP
Rescue teams recover a body after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. (AFP)
July 18, 2020, 5:36 pm
Iran sends downed Ukrainian plane’s black box to France
Tehran has been in intense negotiations with countries that had citizens aboard plane, and which have demanded a thorough investigation
By AP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 4, 2019. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
September 6, 2019, 1:44 am
Iran reportedly set to halt its commitments on research and development
Tehran to take third step away from 2015 nuclear deal, state-run media reports; Rouhani has warned it will advance faster centrifuges
By AP
Iran's uranium conversion facility near Isfahan, which reprocesses uranium ore concentrate into uranium hexafluoride gas, which is then taken to Natanz and fed into the centrifuges for enrichment, March 30, 2005. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
September 5, 2019, 6:23 pm
Iran to unveil new details on cuts to nuclear commitments Saturday
After setting Friday deadline for an EU solution for skirting US sanctions, Tehran says failure will bring ‘significant’ new rollback of nuclear limits on centrifuges
By AP
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks at a session of parliament to debate his proposed tourism and education ministers, in Tehran, Iran, September 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
September 5, 2019, 4:53 pm
EU urges Iran to ‘reverse’ its violation of limits on nuclear activity
European Commission spokesman says Tehran’s steps ‘undermine’ 2015 nuclear deal as European powers seek ways to keep it alive
By AFP
US Vice President Mike Pence, right, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrive at the second Conference for Prosperity and Security in Central America at the State Department on October 11, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
February 12, 2019, 12:34 pm
US presents Middle East vision in Warsaw, but no converts
European powers decline to focus on Iran at conference; Jared Kushner expected to give rare speech about Israeli-Palestinian ‘deal of the century’
By Shaun Tandon
Iranian women walk past a portrait of late Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (top R) following the weekly Friday prayer in Tehran on October 13, 2017. (AFP/STR)
October 13, 2017, 9:16 pm
What’s at stake for business in Iran’s nuclear deal
Potential future sanctions could have big impact on countries and companies that have re-engaged with Tehran since 2015 accord
By AFP
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