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Women, one flashing a victory hand gesture, cross a street under a huge banner showing hands firmly holding Iranian national flags as a sign of patriotism, in Tehran, January 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
February 2, 2026, 11:16 am
Iran summons EU ambassadors after bloc listed IRGC as terrorist group
Iranian foreign ministry says reciprocal actions being considered; Parliamentary speaker says all EU militaries considered terrorist organizations under Iranian law
By Jon Gambrell
An Iranian flag flutters in front of the Iranian Consulate, where Iranian diplomats meet counterparts from Germany, Britain and France for renewed nuclear talks, in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 25, 2025. (Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
August 28, 2025, 10:55 pm
UK, France, Germany launch process to impose snapback sanctions on Iran
US, Israel praise move as FM Sa’ar calls measures an ‘important step’ in countering Iranian nuclear ambitions; Tehran to continue talks with E3 before they take effect
By Lazar Berman, Reuters and AFP
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 meeting with his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan on March 25, 2025. (Karen Minasyan/AFP)
April 24, 2025, 9:54 pm
Iranian foreign minister says country ready for dialogue with UK, France and Germany
Abbas Araghchi writes on X that nuclear program and ‘each and every other area of mutual interest’ on the table; comments come as talks with US set to continue in Muscat
By AFP and ToI Staff
A handout picture made available by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him (C) visiting an exhibition of the country's nuclear industry achievements in Tehran, on June 11, 2023, accompanied by the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami (R) (KHAMENEI.IR / AFP)
September 15, 2023, 2:47 pm
Iran rails at EU and UK for maintaining sanctions set to expire under nuclear deal
Tehran accuses bloc and 2015 agreement’s European signatories of having ‘malicious intentions,’ as Britain says sanctions to remain due to ‘continued Iranian non-compliance’
By AFP
European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson speaks with the media as she arrives for a meeting of EU interior ministers at the European Council Brussels on March 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
September 11, 2023, 5:06 pm
Senior EU official urges Iran to release diplomat in custody over 500 days
Bloc’s Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson says she’s ‘very worried’ about Johan Floderus, who is being held at notorious Evin prison
By Samuel Petrequin
An image of Swedish national Johan Floderus during a video call from Iranian prison on August 7, 2023, released by his family in September. (Courtesy)
September 10, 2023, 3:25 pm
Family of EU diplomat held captive by Iran pleads for his immediate release
As Johan Floderus marks his 33rd birthday in custody, his relatives in Sweden say ‘he should be with us celebrating’
By AFP
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard vessel watches an American warship in the Strait of Hormuz, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
May 19, 2023, 7:44 pm
US, French and UK naval commanders traverse key waterway in show of force to Iran
Incredibly rare joint trip through Strait of Hormuz follows recent seizure by Iranian forces of two oil tankers
By Jon Gambrell
A woman holds a photo of Benjamin Briere, a captive of Iran, during a rally in Paris, France, January 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Adrienne Surprenant, File)
May 12, 2023, 10:35 pm
France says 2 citizens freed from Iranian prison, on way to Paris
French foreign ministry does not provide details about releases; a number of Europeans remain behind bars
By Elaine Ganley
Iranians gather in front of Tehran's Azadi Tower to mark the 44nd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, on February 11, 2023. (AFP)
February 14, 2023, 11:54 pm
Defying EU boycott, Poland and Hungary send envoys to Iran Revolution anniversary
Both countries ignore tacit agreement among European capitals not to attend high-profile public ceremonies amid Tehran’s brutal repression of months-long popular uprising
By Ash Obel
Iranians mourn in front of the coffins during a funeral for people killed in a shooting attack, in the city of Izeh in Iran's Khuzestan province, on November 18, 2022. (ALIREZA MOHAMMADI/isna/AFP)
January 24, 2023, 2:23 pm
Iran pans ‘mental inability’ of EU, UK after they impose sanctions; vows response
Tehran threatens ‘sanctions against human rights violators and promoters of terrorism in the European Union and England’ after restrictions in response to protest crackdown
By AFP
Members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stand in front of Shahab-3 missile which is displayed during the annual al-Quds Day rally in Tehran, Iran, April 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
January 22, 2023, 12:54 pm
Iran warns EU of ‘reciprocal’ response to Guards terror label vote
Foreign minister says Tehran working to put elements of European armies on its own terror list, while parliament speaker vows immediate ‘decisive action’ in relation
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian attends a joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara on January 17, 2023. (Adem ALTAN / AFP)
January 19, 2023, 11:59 am
Iran warns EU parliament of consequences if IRGC is put on terror blacklist
Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian calls European bloc’s policy chief Borrel, tells him resolution urging Guards be added to roster is ’emotional, harsh and unprofessional’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Men walk near a framed picture depicting Jordan's reigning King Abdullah II as they cross the main hall at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre near the town of Sweimeh in central-west Jordan on December 18, 2022 two days ahead of the "Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership." (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
December 20, 2022, 3:04 pm
Iranian, EU officials meet in Jordan amid stalled nuclear talks
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says meeting with Tehran’s foreign minister was ‘necessary… amidst deteriorating Iran-EU relations’
By AFP
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