Foreign Policy

Riyadh must choose between hate-mongering and stability: Zarif

Emad Askarieh -
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Saudi Arabia has to make "a crucial choice" to either promote “sectarian hate-mongering" by its continued support for extremist groups or promote regional stability.
Middle East

Why Saudis Need to Rethink Their Policies

IFP Media Wire -
It’s no secret that Saudi Arabia is in deep social and political troubles, both internally and externally. For the past decades, the family has been leading an absolutely pre-medieval society to become a rich and glamorous petroleum-smelling society with sky-scrapers and fancy cars. Yet, the structure and norms of the society remain unchanged.
Economy

World Bank expects Iran’s economic growth to hit 5.8% in 2016

Emad Askarieh -
The World Bank has forecast a major growth rate of 5.8 percent for the Iranian economy in 2016 as the country starts to benefit from the economic gains that the removal of multiple year sanctions is expected to bring about.
Energy

Iran to switch from gas to power exports

Emad Askarieh -
As Iran is preparing for the removal of sanctions and the openings that it will create in various sectors, fresh debates are emerging in the country over the need to devise more efficient energy policies – what is expected to help the country’s economic growth.
Middle East

14 reasons why Saudi Arabia is a failed Mideast power

IFP Media Wire -
Saudi Arabia started 2016 shamefully by carrying out its largest mass execution since 1980, putting 47 men to death on Jan. 2. Among them were at least four prominent Shia activists, including a leader of the kingdom's Shia minority, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The killings have spurred a new round of tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the two regional powers.
Foreign Policy

Terrorism, Extremism Region’s Main Problems: Iran’s Deputy FM

Emad Askarieh -
Iran’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi described terrorism and extremism as the major issues facing the region.
Foreign Policy

Iran Raps Saudi’s “Intentional” Attack on Embassy in Yemen

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari on Thursday strongly denounced a rocket attack by the Saudi regime on the Iranian embassy in Yemen’s capital, stressing that the move was an “intentional” act by Riyadh that runs counter to international laws.
Hard News

Saudi Arabia to collapse over ‘sectarian’ policies: Iran cmdr.

Emad Askarieh -
A senior Iranian commander says Saudi Arabia will collapse in the near future, unless it ends its sectarian policies in the region.
IFP Exclusive

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan 7

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 17 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Hard News

Hasty, Provocative Decisions to Worsen Regional Tensions: Iran’s Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani referred to Saudi Arabia’s “hasty” decisions as detrimental to regional security, saying such moves would only exacerbate the tensions in the Middle East.
Environment

Training instead of jail, an unusual sentence for an environment offender

IFP Editorial Staff -
A man who has been convicted of poaching has been sentenced to receiving environment training instead of imprisonment in Golestan Province.
Foreign Policy

Saudi Arabia needs to stop fueling tension in Mideast, Iran says

Emad Askarieh -
Zarif told a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart the Saudis have moved against measures taken by Iran to contribute to the restoration of peace and unity in the region.
IFP Exclusive

PART THREE: On the Iran nuclear deal

IFP Editorial Staff -
A French Senator has rejected as “unconstructive” a possible breach of the Iran nuclear deal by its signatories, including the United States.
Asia

Iran supports peace, stability in Afghanistan: Rouhani

Emad Askarieh -
Iran favors a secure, stable and united Afghanistan, President Rouhani told the visiting Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah.
Foreign Policy

Saudi Arabia is seeking confrontation with Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
The Foreign Ministry spokesman has said that JCPOA and relations with regional and international powers are national issues which should be excluded from partisan and factional bickering.
Middle East

Iran won’t be checkmated by the Saudis

Golrokh Askarieh -
A closer look at Iran's foreign policy over the past three decades shows one delicate point: adventurism has no place in Iran's foreign policy, reads an article on Asr-e Iran website.
Media

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 5

Golrokh Askarieh -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Tuesday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Hard News

Supreme Leader: Elections held in post-Islamic Revolution era all healthy

Emad Askarieh -
Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said on Monday that elections held in the post-Islamic revolution era have all been healthy.
Middle East

Senior cleric describes embassy attack as wrong move

Golrokh Askarieh -
Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi, a Shiite source of emulation, has rejected as inappropriate the storming of the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran following the execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
Europe

PART TWO: Iran’s role in and contribution to the war on terror

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran plays an effective role in international efforts to fight terrorism and its presence is a must, said Jean-Pierre Raffarin, a former French premier.
Foreign Policy

Saudi Arabia sees survival in escalating tensions: Iran

Emad Askarieh -
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari said Saudi Arabia's severance of ties with Iran is part of Riyadh's efforts to divert attention from its domestic problems.
Middle East

Execution of Nimr, a message by Riyadh to Tehran

Golrokh Askarieh -
Dr. Abdolamir Nabavi says he believes the execution of Nimr was part of a ploy by hardliners both inside the kingdom and outside to muddy the waters and render relations with Iran tense.
Foreign Policy

Official: Saudi Arabia can’t cover up mistake by cutting ties with Iran

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iran says that Saudi Arabia has fueled insecurity in the region by making strategic mistakes and adopting hasty and unwise policies which have led to the spread of terrorism and extremism.
Media

A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Jan. 4

Golrokh Askarieh -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 19 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Middle East

Saudis made a mistake; tough days lie ahead

Golrokh Askarieh -
The editor-in-chief of Rai al-Youm says his newspaper opposes the death penalties handed down by a corrupt Saudi judicial system which does not appreciate the minimum values of justice and its tools.
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