A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb 10

Bahman 22 (February 11) is marked as the anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Iranians celebrate the day by street rallies every year to show the world they as ever before support the revolution despite all the economic hardships they have been going through since they overthrew the Shah. All the papers on February 10, 2016 published headlines calling on the people to renew their allegiance to the revolution by participating in the national rallies on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh held a press conference in which he outlined the ongoing developments in the country’s energy sector. He answered many questions by the reporters about a range of issues including details of new model of oil contracts, known at Iran IPC, and the latest updates about the country’s major oil and gas projects. Iran is now developing the world’s biggest gas field in Persian Gulf waters which is said to contain 8% of the world’s gas reserves. Zangeneh’s answers to different queries by the reporters where highlighted by most papers on Wednesday.

Iran is also trying Babak Zanjani for a major oil scam. Recently a wave of calls has begun asking maximum punishment for the guy for disrupting the country’s economy under the sanctions. Many papers covered this in their front pages as well.

Here are the highlights:

 

Ettela’at:

1. Iran Air Force equipped with Nasr cruise missiles

2. FM: Saudi troop to attack Syria at US suggestion

3. Rouhani: Win-Win will be the basis of Iran ties with world

4. 3.7% on-year rise in birth rate since March

5. ISIS born from Vahabi thinking: Shamkhani

 

 

 

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Abrar:

1. Fear looms in Abadan with 1,000 shots

2. Iranian nation to celebrate revolution anniversary in Bahman 22 rallies

3. Iran, EU to boost ties

4. Japan to consider sanctions on North Korea

5. World Community worried about N. Korea moves

 

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Arman-e Emrouz:

1. Hashemi is not alone…

2. “Principalists will be sunk in the see of election surprises”

3. Everyone will come tommorrow [Anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution on 22nd of Bahman]

4. Smugglers poised to take New Year market for a ride

5. No more than 5 will win votes from this list [Principalists object the list of candidates presented by the coalition of factions]

6. Drug abuse in bright daylight: Iran Police

 

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Ebtekar:

1. Celebrating the victory [referring to the anniversary of the victory of the 1979 Islamic Revolution]

2. Rouhani: Nuclear deal rendered Iran, P5+1 peaceful

3. Oil Minister: We will not be adamant about IPC

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said his ministry will not be at loggerheads with dissenters about the new contract model, known as Iran Petroleum Contract or IPC.

 

 

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Asrar:

1. FM: We must make Nuclear deal irreversible

2. President: World eager to cooperate with Iran

3. Iran can reinvigorate part of global economy: Vice President

4. Iraqi city of al-Ramadi freed totally

5. Trivial mistakes in talks could harm the nation: AEOI Chief

6. 50,000 worn-out hospital beds in Iran

7. Mogherini aide: EU, Iran to boost ties

8. Report of Saudi Embassy attack submitted to Leader: Deputy Interior Minister

 

 

 

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Keyhan:

1. Witness tomorrow: Nation’s response to 3 years of American makeup

2. March of imported fruits in Iranian market; severe losses of Iranian orchard owners

3. EU calls on NATO to curb refugee crisis

4. Iraqi Army on alert to salvage Mosul

5. Next year national budget at odds with production, economic prosperity

 

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Etemad:

1. Capital punishment for oil criminals

2. List of reformists on alert [Prominent reformist figures are holding intensive meetings for finalizing the list of Tehran candidates for late February parliamentary elections]

3. Oil industry will never stop running as long as I am in office: Iranian Petroleum Minister

 

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Aftab-e Yazd:

1. Day of unity; a report about reformists calling on the Iranian nation to participate in the 22nd Bahman rallies across the country

2. American tourists flock Iran

 

 

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Afkar:

1. AEOI Chief: Iran considers building small power plants

2. Putin: Turkey must take first step in normalization of ties

 

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Emtiaz:

1. Deliberations for building three cemeteries in Tehran

2. Iran oil industry needs $200b for development: Minister

3. Iran to offer 4G internet to all major cities

 

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Amin:

1. President Rouhani: We will not make promises that we cannot keep

2. Drug addiction cause of 55% of divorce files: Vice President

 

 

 

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Resalat:

1.  Principalist MP: Livelihood, security, development, motto of principalists in parliament election

2.  Qom Seminary teachers: Enemy seeks to derail revolution by influence and sedition

3.  22nd Bahaman rallies in 1,000 cities, towns

4.  Wealth of 62 magnates equal to wealth of half of the world population

5.  Vicious circle of green continent leaders in dealing with refugee crisis

 

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Iran:

1. President: No development can be expected with corruption, monopoly

2. Fajr Film nominees announced

3. Call for all citizens to partake in Bahman 22 rallies

 

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Payama Zaman:

1. 70% satisfaction at healthcare services [in Iran]

2. Underground firms on the rise

3. Iran eyes 11th Asia Futsal cup

 

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Jamejam:

1. National unity on Revolution eve

2. 138 development projects launched across Iran

 

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Javan:

1. Iranian nation to stop foreign influence [on Bahman 22 rallies]

2. MP: Principlist coalition has plans for inflation, recession

 

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Hosban:

– Rouhani urges Parliament to pass budget bill before yearend

 

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Khorasan:

1. The day of Iran

2. CBI Chief: Police combats forex disrupters

 

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Rah-e Mardom:

1. Grounds broken for building Khatam 1,000-bed Hospital

2. 16% rise in price of MS drugs in post-sanctions!

 

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Abrar Eqtesadi:

1. Russia bids to sell Iran oil pipes

2. Ban on skyscrapers not retroactive

3. No plans to raise fuel prices: minister

4. CBI: Government no longer adjusts forex rate

 

 

 

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Ta’adol:

1. CBI double standards in forex market

2. Iran concedes offers Tehran-Tabriz electric railway to Italy

3. Saving natural resources by breaking state monopoly

4. NATO may enter refugee crisis