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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 23

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iran Bans Bitcoin Miners from Using Power during Peak Hours

Iran says Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency miners will be provided with three-phased timers which switch off during peak hours of electricity consumption.

Iran Congratulates Johnson as New UK PM, Says Not after Confrontation

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered congratulations to Boris Johnson, the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, assuring him that the Islamic Republic is not after confrontation with London, but will protect its territorial waters.

Iran FM in Bolivia for High-Level Talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in the Bolivian city of Santa Cruz early Tuesday at the last leg of his three-nation tour of Latin America.

Iranian Drones Monitoring All US Vessels in Persian Gulf: Commander

A senior Iranian commander says the country is monitoring all US vessels right from the point of origin all the way to the Persian Gulf region.

Neshat Jahandari Becomes Second Woman Airline Pilot of Iran

Neshat Jahandari has recently received her four stripes after her first independent flight, turning into the second woman airline pilot in Iran.

Iran Has Long Protected Maritime Security in Region: Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani underlines Iran’s historical role as a preserver of maritime security in the region, saying the country has no interest in initiating tensions either here or beyond.

Iran Condemns Violence, Use of Force against Nigeria Protesters

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has expressed deep concern over the recent unrest and clashes in the Nigerian capital Abuja.

Iran, Nicaragua Slam US Sanctions on Independent Nations

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has discussed a range of bilateral issues as well as the US sanctions in separate meetings with top Nicaraguan officials including President Daniel Ortega.

Iran’s Araqchi to Deliver Rouhani’s Message to Macron in Paris

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has left Tehran for Paris, where is going to convey a written message from President Hassan Rouhani to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.

US ‘Maximum Pressure’ Results in Iran’s ‘Maximum Resistance’: Araqchi

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi has blasted the US’ policy of exerting maximum pressure on Tehran, saying the hostile policy has resulted in the adoption of a policy of maximum resistance in Iran.

JCPOA Joint Commission to Convene in Vienna on July 28

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the next session of the Joint Commission of the JCPOA will be held at the level of deputy foreign ministers in Austria’s capital of Vienna on July 28 as a prelude to a ministerial meeting.

Iran Sends Condolences after IAEA Chief Dies

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has extended condolence over death of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s director general, paying tribute to him for the professional handling of various issues and contribution to the international peace.

‘Iran Seizure of UK Tanker Right Move to Show Off Regional Leverage’

Senior Political Analyst Kayhan Barzegar has weighed in on the standoff between Iran and the UK over the seizure of an oil tanker by either side.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 22

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, July 22, 2019, and picked headlines from 13 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Art Event in Kerman Keeps Memory of Dried Trees Alive

Wood Memory, an art event where Kerman’s dried trees are turned into artworks, is being held in this desert city’s Maths Park and National Library.

Inexpensive Surgery Can Turn Iran into Organ Transplant Hub

The low cost of organ transplantation in Iran and the trust foreign patients have in Iranian medical services have turned Iran into the top country in the West Asia and North Africa in the transplantation of the brain-dead's organs.

Panama Confirms UAE Ship Seized by Iran Was Smuggling Fuel

Panama's maritime authority has confirmed that a tanker operating under the country's flag and seized by Iran in the Persian Gulf last week for smuggling fuel, was indeed in violation of international laws.

Nasrallah to Pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque One Day: Iran Leader

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says it is an achievable dream that the Hezbollah secretary-general would one day say his prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Palestine, as he has promised the Leader.

Iran Arrests 17 Professional Spies Trained by CIA (+Video)

The Intelligence Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran says it has identified and dismantled an integrated network of 17 professional operatives trained by and serving the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) inside the country.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Traditional Wheat Harvest

In the northern village of Yanesar in Behshahr county, Mazandaran province, the wheat is still cut in the traditional way using sickles.

UN Nuclear Watchdog’s Chief Yukiya Amano Dies at 72

Yukiya Amano, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, has passed away at the age of 72, the IAEA announced on Monday in a note to member states.

Artists Using Secondhand Clothing to Promote Anti-Consumerism in Iran

Two Iranian actresses have joined a campaign against consumerism by altering their old clothes, calling on other artists and their followers to get on board as well.

‘UK Gets Taste of Own Medicine as Iran Captures Oil Tanker’

An Iranian daily newspaper has described the capture of a British oil tanker at the Strait of Hormuz as legal tit-for-tat retaliation for the unlawful seizure of an Iranian supertanker by the UK in the international waters near Gibraltar.

Iran Thanks Saudis for Releasing Oil Tanker, Helping Injured Sailor

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has appreciated Saudi, Omani, and Swiss officials for their cooperation to secure the release of an Iranian oil tanker from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah and the repatriation of an injured Iranian sailor who was hospitalized in the kingdom’s Jizan.