A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 23

Remarks by President Rouhani in a ceremony to mark the beginning of Sacred Defense Week and his comments in the inauguration of a subway line dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday.

 

Ettela’at: “Iran has the largest and most powerful anti-terror armed forces in the region,” said President Rouhani in a military parade which marked the start of Sacred Defense Week.

President Rouhani: Regional nations know well that the Iranian armed forces are the only forces which can eradicate terrorists.

President Rouhani: We are a united nation which can join hands to overcome all problems and help build a more developed and vibrant Iran.

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Afkar: “We are not seeking to invade any country,” said the president in a military parade to mark the start of Sacred Defense Week.

 

 

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Aftab-e Yazd: A meaningful mission

The daily has analyzed a mandate by FM Zarif to his deputy Abbas Araghchi to supervise the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

Aftab-e Yazd: The world is waiting to listen to Mr. President’s address [at the UN General Assembly].

Aftab-e Yazd: Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, a principlist cleric, has said that cell phones are to blame for women’s failure to observe Hijab [Islamic dress code].

 

 

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Arman-e Emrooz: A change of heart in [the camp of] the Worriers

Forget about the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action; do not change governors general [a reference to supporters of former president Ahmadinejad whose opposition to the Iran nuclear deal is waning; they are now reacting to the government’s decision to replace some governors general.

Arman-e Emrooz: Ayatollah Mesbah Yazdi, a hardline principlist, has blamed price hikes on the Internet and cell phones.

Arman-e Emrooz: Tehran MP Ali Motahari has said that some reformists are more principlist than the principlists, adding that vengeance is the reason behind targeting the reformists.

 

 

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Asrar: President Rouhani has said that Iran has the largest anti-terror armed forces in the world.

Asrar: Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani has said that those who have not fought in the battlefields for a single day are unhappy with the end of [the Iraqi-imposed] war.

 

 

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Ebtekar: “Tehran is the honor of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” President Rouhani said in the inauguration of Line 3 of the capital’s subway system.

 

 

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Emtiaz: Celebrations were held across the country for [1.3 million] first-graders on the eve of the school year.

 

 

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Etemad: “When necessary, we should keep silent to help the revolution survive,” said Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.

Etemad: President Rouhani and Tehran’s Mayor Ghalibaf get on the subway.

 

 

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Hambastegi: “We should not let some infiltrate the country and create divisions,” said the speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly in a ceremony to mark Sacred Defense Week.

 

 

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Javan: G4+1 [to be formed] to take on ISIL

The daily has published a report on cooperation among Iran, Russia, Iraq, and Syria plus Hezbollah on the fight against terrorism.

 

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Kayhan: The reverse spinning of the economy’s wheel in the thick of nuclear deal

Kayhan: The West has welcomed IAEA Chief Amano’s Parchin visit.

 

 

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Mardomsalari: Ten Iranian movies have lined up for a race: the [Best Foreign Language Film at the 88^th] Academy Awards.

 

 

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Resalat: Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has said that the US is seeking adventurism in Iran.

Resalat: “Sacred Defense was the most honorable defense the Iranian nations put up [against an enemy],” said the president in a military parade of the armed forces on Tuesday.

 

 

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Rooyesh-e Mellat: [Labor Minister] Rabiei has raised the number of yellow cards the government has been given [by MPs] to 14.

 

 

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Setareh Sobh: “The hardline minority has not even caught a whiff of gunpowder of war,” said Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani in a meeting with a host of Sacred Defense veterans.

 

 

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Shahrvand: “We won twice, one time in the war and one time against the war,” said President Rouhani in the inauguration of a subway line in Tehran.

He further said that Iran emerged the winner in the Sacred Defense and it defeated war in nuclear talks.

 

 

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Sharq: “Some label the reformists as pagans,” said Tehran MP Ali Motahari.

 

 

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Tafahom: “We are not satisfied with the way the Constitution’s Article 44 is implemented,” the head of the Iranian Privatization Organization said.