A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 19

Almost all papers today highlighted the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, who urged officials to beware of the Europeans’ deceit.

Iranian papers today widely covered the inauguration of the third phase of a gas condensate plant at Persian Gulf Star Refinery in southern Iran, in a ceremony attended by President Hassan Rouhani. The refinery has made Iran self-sufficient in petrol production, and even lets the country export its petrol.

Also a top story was the Iranian security forces’ arrest of some of the terrorists behind the recent attack on IRGC forces in south-eastern Iran.

The visit of a high-ranking Iranian delegation to China – including Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, and Central Bank Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati – also received great coverage.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

 

Abrar:

1- Rouhani: Sustainable Security Result of Efforts by IRGC, Army, Police Forces

2- Foreign Ministry: Iran Has Not Given Any Commitment on Yemen

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Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Parliament Gives Gov’t Permission to Get $5 Billion Loan from Russia

2- Iran Leader: US Getting Weaker; Officials Must Beware of Europeans’ Defeat

3- Zarif: Gap between Europe, US Real

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Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Iran’s Petrol Production Capacity Doubled despite Sanctions

2- Double-Standard Approaches of FATF Opponents

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Ebtekar:

1- Trump Threatens European Countries with Releasing ISIS Prisoners

2- Rouhani: We Can’t Get Disappointed

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Etemad:

1- Opponents Attempt to Impeach Rouhani, While Unveiling Their Military Alternatives

2- Those behind Terror Attack on IRGC Forces Arrested

• IRGC Ground Force Identifies, Raids Terrorists’ Houses

3- Impeachment Bid; Giving Wrong Addresses to Public Opinion [Editorial]

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Ettela’at:

1- Iran First VP: Our Economy Suffers from Structural Deficiencies, Shortcomings

2- US: We’ll Cut Support for Syrian Kurds If They Join Assad’s Army

3- Third Phase of Persian Gulf Star Refinery’s Gas Condensates Plant Opened

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Javan:

1- Iran Leader Warns Officials against Causing Trouble for People by Pinning Hope on Europe

2- IRGC Builds Key to Petrol Export for Government

3- Saudi Spends $20 Billion to Recruit Pakistan

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Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Jubeir’s Long-Time Relations with Mossad Revealed

2- Nuclear Chief: Iran Exporting Nuclear Medicine to 15 Countries

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Setareh Sobh:

1- Iran’s Daily Petrol Production Reaches 105 Million Litres

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Shargh:

1- Iran’s High-Ranking Team in China

• Larijani Visits Beijing along with Foreign, Oil, Economy Ministers

2- Referendum on FATF?