Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has blasted statements by France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot and his ministry summoned Paris’ envoy in Tehran to convey Iran’s protest to the French counterpart’s “blatant intervention” and “unfounded allegations”.
Araghchi wrote on his X account that the French officials have “no moral authority” to lecture Iran on human rights after Barrot said Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s triumph at the 78th Cannes Film Festival was “a gesture of resistance” against the “oppression" in Iran.
“Spare us Iranians the lectures. You have no moral authority whatsoever,” the Iranian foreign minister said.
“There have been many transgressions making a mockery of France's ‘human rights activism’. But perhaps nothing has made the hypocrisy as stark as the French approach to the Israeli regime and its war crimes,” his message read.
Earlier on Sunday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned France’s charge d’affaires to express its “strong protest” to Barrot’s remarks.
According to a Foreign Ministry press release, the French government's exploitation of a cinematic event to advance its own political objectives against Iran was condemned in a meeting held at the ministry.
Panahi’s film “It Was Just an Accident” was awarded the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday. He produced a powerful revenge drama that impressed the jury.
Iran and France are already at loggerheads over Paris’ hard stance in the talks about Iran’s nuclear program.
Together with Germany and the UK, France is pushing for re-imposition of the UN sanctions on Iran which were lifted in 2015 after Iran and the world powers including the European trio reached an agreement in Vienna.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian begins a two-day visit to Oman on Tuesday, during which 14 major cooperation deals are set to be signed, Iran’s envoy in Muscat said, calling the visit a potential turning point in already close political and economic ties.
Iran and the United States ended their fifth round of nuclear talks in Rome with some progress but no resolution, according to the mediator from Oman.
Iran and the U.S. ended a fresh round of indirect talks in Rome, as negotiators hope to resolve a decades-long dispute over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Iran and the United States resumed nuclear negotiations in Rome on Friday, with uranium enrichment remaining the core sticking point in a bid to revive diplomacy and ease economic sanctions on Tehran.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has travelled to Rome to take part in the fifth round of indirect nuclear talks with the US, mediated by Oman.
Sudan is on the brink of a serious health disaster as cholera and other deadly diseases spread across the country, warns aid group International Rescue Committee (IRC).
Sweden-based Volvo Cars announced plans to cut around 3,000 jobs, mostly office positions in Sweden, affecting about 15% of its white-collar workforce.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move that has sparked sharp criticism from public health experts.
King Charles and Queen Camilla expressed deep shock and sadness after a car plowed into crowds celebrating Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory.
SpaceX is preparing to launch its ninth uncrewed test flight of Starship — the most powerful rocket ever built — with liftoff expected during a one-hour window.
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Anton Kobyakov, adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, claimed at the St. Petersburg International Legal Forum that the USSR’s dissolution was legally invalid and that the Soviet Union still exists under constitutional law, framing the Ukraine war as an “internal process.”
A car drove into crowds of Liverpool fans celebrating the club’s Premier League title in the city centre on Monday evening, injuring dozens including 4 children. A 53-year-old man believed to be the driver was arrested at the scene.
Kyiv faced a large-scale Russian drone and missile assault overnight, with explosions and gunfire echoing throughout the city, forcing residents to shelter in subway stations.
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Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov met with Green Climate Fund Executive Director Mafalda Duarte to explore deeper cooperation on climate initiatives, including plans to open a regional GCF office in Uzbekistan.
Moscow once counted on Armenia as a loyal regional partner. Now, as relations sour, Russia appears willing to rewrite its own role in the Karabakh conflict.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian begins a two-day visit to Oman on Tuesday, during which 14 major cooperation deals are set to be signed, Iran’s envoy in Muscat said, calling the visit a potential turning point in already close political and economic ties.
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev chaired the first OTS Central Banks Council meeting in Astana, calling for greater financial cooperation amid global economic shifts.
Sudan is on the brink of a serious health disaster as cholera and other deadly diseases spread across the country, warns aid group International Rescue Committee (IRC).
Sweden-based Volvo Cars announced plans to cut around 3,000 jobs, mostly office positions in Sweden, affecting about 15% of its white-collar workforce.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced that COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move that has sparked sharp criticism from public health experts.
King Charles and Queen Camilla expressed deep shock and sadness after a car plowed into crowds celebrating Liverpool FC’s Premier League victory.
SpaceX is preparing to launch its ninth uncrewed test flight of Starship — the most powerful rocket ever built — with liftoff expected during a one-hour window.
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