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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

US-France relations

Charles Kushner arrives for the funeral of Ivana Trump, July 20, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
December 1, 2024, 12:17 am
Trump names Jared Kushner’s father as US ambassador to France
Real estate developer Charles Kushner was pardoned by former president in 2020 after being convicted of witness tampering for luring his brother-in-law to meet with prostitute
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and Eric Tucker
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands during a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit, in Carbis Bay, England, June 12, 2021. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
September 23, 2021, 12:24 am
France to restore US envoy after Macron, Biden talk to defuse submarine row
White House says phone call was ‘friendly’ and American leader acknowledged defense pact with UK and Australia, which offended French
By Stuart Williams and Sebastian Smith
French President Emmanuel Macron reacts during a collective award ceremony for the Legion of Honor, at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on September 20, 2021. (Stefano rellandini / POOL / AFP)
September 21, 2021, 4:38 am
France speaks of ‘crisis of trust’ as it bristles at US submarine deal
French FM says European countries won’t let Washington leave them behind when shaping its foreign policy
By Edith M. Lederer and Jennifer Peltz
US President Joe Biden, right, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron during a plenary session during a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, June 14, 2021. (Brendan Smialowski, Pool via AP)
September 20, 2021, 6:05 am
Biden seeks to make amends with Macron amid escalating submarine spat
As French anger grows over US-Australia-Britain defense accord, Paris nixes meeting between French and UK defense ministers; North Korea warns of ‘nuclear arms race’
By Stuart Williams and Holly Robertson
In this Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 file photo, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks in Weimar, Germany. France said late Friday, Sept. 17 it was immediately recalling its ambassadors to the US and Australia after Australia scrapped a big French conventional submarine purchase in favor of nuclear subs built with U.S. technology. (Jens Schlueter/Pool Photo via AP, file)
September 18, 2021, 2:03 am
For 1st time ever, France recalls envoy from US, in anger over nuclear sub deal
Stunning rift between allies as Paris fumes at exclusion from security pact, scrapping of billion-dollar deal to supply Canberra with submarines; envoy to Australia also recalled
By Sylvie Corbet
Illustrative: French President Emmanuel Macron speaks on the telephone to US President-elect Joe Biden, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (Ian Langsdon, Pool via AP)
January 25, 2021, 1:07 am
Biden speaks with Macron, agrees to coordinate on Iran nuclear deal
Two leaders also in agreement on climate change and how to fight coronavirus; US president has indicated willingness to rejoin atomic deal, while Israel urges significant changes
By AFP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump arrives to attend a commemoration ceremony for Armistice Day, 100 years after the end of the First World War at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, Sunday, November 11, 2018. (Benoit Tessier/Pool Photo via AP)
September 7, 2020, 9:21 am
Trump loaded Air Force One with art from Paris envoy’s residence on 2018 trip
Bloomberg News reports US president spent time at ambassador’s residence instead of making cemetery trip, and decided to take artwork for White House
By AFP
US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu participate in a joint statement in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2020. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images/AFP)
January 29, 2020, 12:52 pm
Reacting to Trump peace plan, France insists on two-state solution
Paris welcomes US efforts, says two-state formula is ‘in conformity with international law and internationally-agreed parameters,’ necessary for ‘a just and lasting peace’
By AFP
US President Donald Trump (left) talks to French President Emmanuel Macron during the G7 family photo in in Biarritz, France, August 25, 2019. (Francois Mori/AP)
January 9, 2020, 11:21 pm
France brushes aside Trump’s call to exit Iran nuclear deal
As Tehran warns it will no longer honor centrifuge limits, French foreign ministry says it’s still ‘committed’ to pact curbing Iranian atomic program
By AFP
(L-R) Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte and President of the European Council Donald Tusk pose during a G7 coordination meeting with the Group of Seven European members at the Hotel du Palais in Biarritz, southwestern France on August 24, 2019. (Markus Schreiber/POOL/AFP)
January 5, 2020, 10:35 pm
Key US allies push to deescalate crisis with Iran after top general killed
French president urges Tehran to avoid ‘military escalation that could aggravate instability in the region’ following death of Soleimani
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a statement on Iraq and Syria, at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago property, December 29, 2019, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
January 4, 2020, 9:24 am
Pompeo: Europe not being as ‘helpful’ as it could be over Soleimani killing
As UK, France urge restraint, secretary says Europeans ‘need to understand that what we Americans did, saved lives in Europe as well’; US partners in region have ‘been fantastic’
By AFP
US President Donald Trump (L) speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron prior to their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on November 10, 2018, on the sidelines of commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the 11 November 1918 armistice ending World War I. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
December 3, 2019, 1:34 pm
Kicking off NATO meeting, Trump lashes Macron for ‘very nasty’ criticism
US president hits back at French counterpart for saying alliance ‘brain dead,’ calls on ‘delinquent’ members to meet defense spending target
By Damon Wake
French Defense Minister Florence Parly at the French National Assembly in Paris, November 19, 2019. (Philippe Lopez/AFP)
November 23, 2019, 11:05 am
French defense chief takes aim at US for ‘unanswered’ Iran attacks
Florence Parly bemoans American disengagement from region, says trend likely to continue ‘irrespective of who wins the next elections’; Saudi minister: US a ‘very dependable ally’
By Sarah Stewart
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands after their joint press conference at the G7 summit on August 26, 2019 in Biarritz, southwestern France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
August 27, 2019, 4:37 pm
Macron says US-Iran rapprochement ‘fragile’ but possible
French president says he’s hopeful, even as Iran’s Rouhani and Zarif insist no meeting or talks possible until US ends sanctions
By AP and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (R) talks with French President Emmanuel Macron during a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, northwestern France, on June 6, 2019. (Ian Langsdon/Pool/AFP)
August 9, 2019, 7:34 pm
France says it ‘needs no permission’ for Iran dialogue after Trump swipe
Comments come after president tweeted that Macron was giving Tehran ‘mixed signals’ by saying he represented the US in talks
By AFP
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