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Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Saudi chargé d'affaires in protest over the alleged sexual harassment of two teenage Iranian pilgrims by Jeddah airport officials.
The terrorists have fled to Pakistan after the incident and a request has been made to Pakistan to apprehend the culprits and hand them over to Iranian authorities.
A principlist website says there were three main problems associated with a parliamentary committee session attended by Foreign Minister Zarif and its coverage by IRIB.
We have accepted to live in a country where criticism is allowed, that’s why we are not concerned about well-meaning critiques, Hassan Ghashghavi said.
Political parties and intellectuals of the two sides should now exercise vigilance to bar hardliners to take the podium and deceive people by baseless statements, Rafsanjani said.
Sadegh Zibakalam, in an opinion piece, explains why Iran’s hardliners are not happy with what has been achieved in Switzerland after intensive nuclear talks.
The guidelines by the Supreme Leader that all sanctions have to be lifted as the deal takes effect should be considered by those drafting the final accord, said Hossein Nejabat.
The success of the Iranian nuclear team in talks with P5+1 was due to harmony and unanimity of the Iranian people and the efforts of the Iranian nuclear negotiators, said Rouhani.
The great success in nuclear talks in Lausanne will make many changes in regional situation, especially in regional security, said the Pakistani defense minister.
Alaeddin Boroujerdi said comments President Obama delivered after the Iran-P5+1 statement were mostly designed to justify Washington’s wrong policy of the past.
President Rouhani’s Chief of Staff has praised the Iranian nation for their exemplary resistance over the past 13 years and the Supreme Leader for his declaration of a policy of heroic flexibility.
