Thursday, May 2, 2024

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Muslims die at sea; Nobel laureate keeps mum

The Rohingya Muslims have often been driven from their homes, because officials in Yangon do not recognize their civic rights and claim that they are Bengalis who should return to Bangladesh.

Adversaries are still at odds; A missile for a missile

The US has found North Korea’s missile capability as an impediment to its deployment of a THAAD missile defense system on the Korean Peninsula, reads the analytical report.

We will impeach the interior minister

Ali Motahari has condemned attempts by certain government officials to curtail freedom of speech, warning that he and his fellow MPs would impeach the interior minister if the current trend persisted.

Erdogan, newspaper editor trade barbs over Syria trucks video

Turkish daily Cumhuriyet has responded to President Erdogan’s threat over video showing Turkish intelligence purportedly shipping arms to Syria.

Discrimination against people of color have been institutionalized in America

Michelle Alexander, a US lawyer, has blamed a long history of white supremacy for discrimination against the black people in America.

Former crown prince opposed Saudi aggression against Yemen

Muqrin has said that his opposition was shrugged off and that the defense minister has made the decision [to attack Yemen] on his own.

Stand your ground on gasoline decision

Sadegh Zibakalam has asked in a letter to the government spokesman to explain to people the positive results the government decision to raise gasoline prices will produce in the long run.

Don’t let information on Operation 2015 leak: Rouhani advisor

A presidential advisor has said that information on nuclear talks should not be divulged and the country should bar the Saudis and Zionists from pitching their Iranophobia scenario.

Why should government endure the cruel taunts of opponents?

President Rouhani has defended his government’s nuclear and economic policies, hitting out at those who treat Iran’s negotiators impolitely and indecently.

Fleeing persecution, boat people face the unknown at sea

A descriptive piece of writing by an Iranian author reflects what is in the hearts and minds of migrants in Southeast Asia when they set sail for an unknown, eventful destination.

Light should be shed on the status of Afghan refugees in Syria

The Afghan minister for refugees and repatriation has praised the Supreme Leader’s remarks that no Afghan children should be denied the right to education in Iran.

Time has come for the East to grow scientifically

Ayatollah Rafsanjani has said that Iran is the birthplace of the Islamic civilization and that it is now the turn of people in the East to help with the development of science.

Iran does not need nukes, not now, not ever!

Recent remarks by the Israeli defense minister on the likelihood of nuking Iran are part of efforts to provoke the Iranian nation and pit them against their government, reads an IFP editorial.

Thank you, General

An Iranian MP thanks police for their swift action against a few of their own for mistreating a Christian compatriot.

Iran’s nuclear talks on course to making US show commitment

The deputy chief of staff for political affairs in President Rouhani’s Cabinet has said that Iran now lies at the core of US politics, both domestically and internationally.

Can Iran and P5+1 strike a deal by July 1?

Aftab-e Yazd has conducted a poll on Iran’s nuclear talks and the possibility of a final deal. Several Iranian experts have weighed in.

Change in tactic or strategy?

It is wishful thinking to assume that diplomacy can achieve what used to be achieved through war machine; real change is needed.

FM Zarif makes powerful case in parliament for nuclear talks

The Iranian foreign minister makes a convincing case in parliament for nuclear talks and the questions surrounding them. Speaker Larijani praises the explanations as sufficient.

False expectations about a price decline are aimed at harming government: Economist

Those who have made such predictions are either unaware of price trends or seek to exert pressure on the government.

Iran needs to keep its powder dry when it comes to regional events

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani blamed the huge material loss the Yemenis suffer on the indifference of the international community to the Saudi-led airstrikes against the Arab country.

The US seeks regime change; deal is impossible

Kayhan’s Hossein Shariatmadari has said that accepting what has been included in the Lausanne agreement will set the stage for the US to take military action [against Iran].

Return of fallen Iranian soldiers from Iraq stirs painful memories online

Iranians mourn in social networking sites the loss of 175 Iranian divers who are believed to have been buried alive during the Iraqi-imposed war.

Shahnameh Reflects Genealogical Iranian Unconscious

Mir Jalaleddin Kazzazi, a Persian literature professor and a Shahnameh expert, says Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh explains a type of unconscious which has its roots in the lineage of the Iranians.

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on May 23

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Saturday and picked headlines from 16 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Beneath the surface of Iran’s nuclear talks

Khorasan daily has divided the nuclear talks into three periods, explaining what has happened during each period and what the Iranian team should do before the July 1 deadline.

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