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What Comes After French FM's Iran Visit

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What Comes After French FM's Iran Visit Monday’s Tehran visit by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is startling a wide variety of responses, especially from inside Iran. Kayhan daily, known as the mouthpiece of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, ran a piece titled “French Foreign Minister heading to Tehran with a JCPOA-2 hat,” using the acronym for the Iran nuclear deal, Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, while describing Paris’ efforts to impose further setbacks upon Iran’s regime. The semi-official  Ruydad  24  website in Iran writes, “The JCPOA, ballistic missile program and Iran’s role in the region are of the most important challenges before Iran, Europe, the United States and Middle East countries.” This is what concerns Tehran the most, being crystal clear the Europeans would never side with Iran over the U.S. Seeking to raise the stakes prior Le Drian’s visit, Tehran on Monday  announced  it enjoys the capability of producin...