A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Wednesday and picked headlines from 28 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

The “controversial”, “historic” encounter between US President Barack Obama and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the fallout of the Mina tragedy dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Wednesday.

 

Ettela’at: “The present good international atmosphere should be seized to develop the country,” President Rouhani said upon return home from New York, where he attended a UN General Assembly session.

The president also said Saudi Arabia should honor its international obligations toward foreign nationals.

Everyone knows that regional security and stability would be a nonstarter in the absence of Iran or without Iran’s cooperation, the president added.


 

Abrar: The spokesman of parliament’s JCPOA Review Committee has said that the report of the committee on the Iran nuclear deal will be finalized on Sunday.

Abrar: A source close to the Iranian delegation that visited the UN has said that Zarif and Obama have exchanged brief pleasantries and shaken hands.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Afarinesh: “We have not been successful enough in locating the overseas assets of Babak Zanjani [a young billionaire who is expected to go on trial shortly for corruption],” said the justice minister.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Afkar: Obama shook hands with Zarif to improve ties between the US and Iran.

Afkar: Monetary compensations won’t make up for the Mina tragedy, said President Rouhani.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30


 

Arman-e Emrooz: A chance encounter that was historical

Foreign Minister Zarif and President Obama shook hands at the UN.

Arman-e Emrooz: The government spokesman has said that Iran will file a complaint against Saudi Arabia over the Mina tragedy.

“The Saudi foreign minister is hiding from Foreign Minister Zarif,” said Mohammad Bagher Nobakht.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30


 

Asr-e Rasaneh: Wintertime shutdown of petrochemical complexes has been ruled out.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Bahar: An honorable encounter

The Iranian foreign minister returned President Obama’s greetings.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Ebtekar: Obama and Zarif have shaken hands

Ebtekar takes a look at the controversy the handshake has stirred.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Eghtesad-e Pooya: India pays out $700 million in its oil debts to Iran.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Emtiaz: The deputy energy minister has said that Iran is likely to import water from Tajikistan.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Etemad: A handshake in 60 seconds

Foreign Minister has bumped into President Obama while leaving the UN General Assembly.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Ghanoon: A controversial handshake

Zarif and Obama have exchanged pleasantries in a UN corridor.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Hemayat: Political activists have described the handshake between Zarif and Obama as running counter to principles of wisdom, glory and expedience.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Iran: The secretary of the Supreme National Security Council has predicted that the Islamic Consultative Assembly will allow the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to go ahead.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Jamejam: Dethronement of the Saudi king is in progress

Divisions among Saudi princes have come to surface following the Mina tragedy.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Javan: The “inappropriate measure” was repeated in New York.

The Foreign Ministry has described the encounter between Obama and Zarif as “pure happenstance”.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Jomhouri Islami: The Qatari Emir has proposed to host a meeting between Iran and Arab countries on the Persian Gulf.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Kar va Kargar: A spokesman for the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has said that the number of Iranian pilgrims killed in Mina is more than 400.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Kayhan: Advance information about a chance encounter! [The daily has criticized the reformist dailies for their prediction of an encounter between Iranian and US presidents in New York to suggest that the brief encounter before Zarif and Obama was not all that unexpected.]

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Khorasan: Censoring an admission

The Saudi government has removed from its website a news story by its own Health Ministry suggesting that 4,173 were killed in the Mina crush.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30


 

Mardomsalari: The White House has confirmed the encounter between President Obama and Foreign Minister Zarif.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Resalat: “After IS, Saudi Arabia deals the worst blows to Islam,” said the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Roozan: The chance diplomacy on the sidelines of a major conference

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Saheb Ghalam: The Sixth Development Plan envisions $15 billion in foreign investment in the mining sector.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Setareh Sobh: The reactions a handshake between Obama and Zarif have drawn

The daily has an analytical report on the issue.

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Shahrvand: The health minister has said that the Iranian medical team has saved the lives of more than 500 Iranian pilgrims [in Saudi Arabia].

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Sharq: Zarif shook President Obama’s hand.

The first encounter between an Iranian minister and a US president since the revolution

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 


 

Vatan Emrooz: A chance mistake

The passive diplomacy of Zarif over Mina has been coupled with his handshake with Obama!

 

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on September 30

 

 

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