A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb 9

The €6.5bn European investment in Iran’s mining industry was one of the top headlines in most Iranian papers on February 9, 2016. The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Seyyed Ali Khamenei, had a meeting with Air Force pilots on Monday, and also outlined his stance regarding current developments, including the late February elections. Once again, the leader called on every Iranian citizen to come to the polls. He also spoke about the anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, saying that the nation’s unity guarantees the mission of the revolution. All Iranian dailies focused on this on Tuesday.

On Monday, the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani honoured the diplomats who spent more than two years of their career working on the nuclear talks which culminated in the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which resulted in the lifting of the crippling sanctions on the country. During a ceremony, Rouhani granted the diplomats, including Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, a medal of honour for their endeavour and achievements regarding the nuclear issue. Some dailies, however, criticized the move, saying the negotiating team gave away much more than it gained.

Here are the top headlines.

 

Arman-e Emrouz:

1-President grants medals of honour to nuclear negotiators
2-Leader forbids candidates to busy themselves with election campaigns
3-Village woman imports 700 Porsche cars
4-Police claim to have captured some ISIS fighters in border areas

 

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Ebtekar:

1-Badge of honor for JCPOA diplomats
2-Leader: Being with people ensures their support

 

 

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Abrar:

1-22^nd Bahman rallies will leave ill-wishers abject, helpless
2-Iran, Greece ink co-operation MOU
3-AEOI Chief: Iran to build more [nuclear] power plants
4-NATO condemns N. Korea for violation of 5 UNSC resolutions
5-Hashemi Rafsanjani: Global view towards Iran has changed
6-Agricultural sector funds boosted in national budget: Parliament Speaker
7-UAE, India sign nuclear deal

 

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Asrar:

1-Leader: People’s 22^nd Bahman rallies will break enemies
2-President: We chose the best people for the nuclear battle
3-Zarif: Honouring nuclear deal favours everyone
4-Tehran’s annual car accident victims equal to death toll of 5 plane crashes

 

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Ettela’at:

1-Iran welcomes foreign financiers to develop mining industry
2-Iraqi Islamic Resistance: Saudi interference in Syria will wreak hell on their military forces
3-Iran unveils new projects to deliver water to 31m people
4-Book describing Iranian nuclear crisis unveiled at National Library
5-Leader calls on EU to improve their weakness: dependence on US

 

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Etemad:

Leader: Voting at ballot boxes is an Islamic duty for all

 

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Afkar:

1-Russia, Iran to issue 5-year multiple-entry visas
2-US deadline for Heidar al-Ebadi

 

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Emtiaz:

1-Building skyscrapers banned in Tehran
2-Age of heart attacks decreases in Iran

 

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Amin:

1-Turkey seeking to murder Syrian opposition
2-President: Art of 11^th administration is in appointing the best people

 

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Iran:

1-Greek premier meets with Iranian authorities
2-Cold snap grips 20 Iranian provinces

 

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Payam Zaman:

1-Parliament Speaker: Resistive economy turns the wheels of production and exports

2-Leader: Election campaigns must not distract officials from pursuing economic concerns

 

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Javan:

1-No red carpet for Arabian teams in Iran
2-Rouhani: No talks were possible without the endeavours of Iranian commanders in Iraq, Syria
3-Tel Aviv’s strategic fear of Syria developments

 

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Hosban:

1-Iran considers building refineries in 6 countries
2-Women eye biggest sports event in Iran
3-Iran to start early production in Azar oilfield

 

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Hemayat:

1-Judiciary Chief warns those who think they can derail the revolution by showing enemies the green light
2-Human rights accusations against Iran caused by enmity of the West: Human rights chief
3-Takfiri terrorists nervous about Syrian resistance gains
4-Pyramid schemes re-emerge in Iran

 

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Rah-e Mardom:

Report: Modern technologies good for candidates’ election campaigns

 

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Resalat:

1-Forex trade still problematic: Business figure

2-Principal plans for driving country out of recession in a sustainable manner

 

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Rooyesh Mellat:

1-Second wave of foreign oil firms in Iran

2-40% of children born to mothers over 30 [in Iran]

 

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Sayeh:

1-Women’s atlas of Iran in its final stages, said Shahindokht Molaverdi, Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs

2-Iran plans to deal with oil sludge to preserve environment

 

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Shahrvand:

India earns billions from Iranian medical students

 

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Sahib Ghalam:

1-No plans to launch Riyadh interests section yet: Iran

2-4 countries finance Iranian mines

 

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Asia:

1-Iran stock exchange to become international

2-Iran offers 3-year visa to foreigners with over $300k capital

 

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Abrar Eqtesadi:

1-Rumors about MasterCard coming to Iran

2-Foreign investors allowed in on privatization tenders