A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Nov. 16

The comments of the first vice-president about Babak Zanjani and those of the intelligence minister about a spate of terrorist attacks around the world and the message those attacks send to Iran dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday.

 

Ettela’at: The Vienna talks have produced a timetable for political transition in Syria.

It came as a second military airport was freed by the Syrian army in less than a week.

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Abrar: The Iraqi foreign minister has said that Baghdad has intelligence about terrorist attacks in France, Iran and the US.

 

 

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Aftab-e Yazd: The great escape of automakers!

Despite the failure of the two local carmakers to keep their end of the bargain during the sale on installment of their products, their storage facilities have been emptied.

 

 

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Arman-e Emrooz: The cars whose occupants are caught flouting the Islamic dress code will be denied [municipal] services, said a spokesman for the police.

 

 

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Asr-e Iranian: The director of the Atomic Energy Organization has admitted to removal of centrifuges before written guarantees were secured from P5+1.

 

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Asr-e Rasaneh: The value of luxury houses and apartments with no occupants in the country runs into $ 20b.

 

 

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Asrar: The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has said that removal of idle centrifuges has started.

 

 

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Ebtekar: Turnout in upcoming elections will insure the establishment, said Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

 

 

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Eghtesad-e Pooya: Settling the problems facing waste management in northern provinces is on the agenda, Director of the Environment Protection Organization Masoumeh Ebtekar said.

 

 

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Etemad: Two important hearings are held today: Mortazavi and Zanjani, two cases involving the same charge: [corruption].

 

 

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Haft-e Sobh: Lessons from Paris

Why have we been indebted to the general [a reference to Major General Ghasem Soleimani] and his men over the past five years?

 

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Hambastegi: The recent blasts were a serious warning to Iran, said the intelligence minister.

 

 

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Hemayat: Police have apprehended 100 hackers and blocked 20 immoral Telegram [a very popular messaging app] channels.

 

 

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Hosban: Seven world leaders will travel to Iran to attend a summit of Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

 

 

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Iran: The first vice-president has protested the heroic gestures of Babak Zanjani [the young billionaire on trial for corruption] in court.

 

 

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Javan: The commander of the Basij force has said that maneuvers involving 120 battalions will be held on Thursday.

Javan: Be on the lookout for the threat monetary excitements may cause, said an economic advisor to the president as he recalled the wide economic gaps in the country.

 

 

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Jomhouri Islami: Two days after terrorist attacks in Paris and new threats by IS, Europe has turned into a big security fortress.

 

 

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Kayhan: All those behind terrorist attacks in Beirut have been identified and arrested.

 

 

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Mardomsalari: After a meeting with John Kerry, Foreign Minister Zarif said that the views of the Supreme Leader will be complied with in the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

 

 

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Payam-e Zaman: Iran’s oil reserves are up by 1 billion barrels.

 

 

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Resalat: The parliament speaker has urged government to rush aid to those affected by recent flooding.

 

 

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Shahrvand: Road accidents cost the national economy $ 6b, said the minister of roads and urban development.

 

 

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Sharq: The justice minister has expressed hope the cases of reporters who have recently been arrested will soon land on the prosecutor’s desk.