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Middle East

Former Iranian Diplomat Raps Bahrain for Revocation of Top Cleric’s Citizenship

IFP Media Wire -
A former high-ranking Iranian diplomat condemned the Bahraini regime for stripping citizenship from the spiritual leader of the kingdom’s Shiite Muslim majority, saying the move is a result of secret ties between Manama and Tel Aviv.
Middle East

Suicide Bomber Strikes in Saudi Arabia Close to US Consulate in Jeddah

IFP Media Wire -
A suspected suicide bomber died early on Monday, July 4, after blowing himself up near the US consulate in Saudi Arabia's city of Jeddah, the kingdom's interior ministry said.
Local

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 4

Golrokh Askarieh -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 18 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Asia

Iran Welcomes Kazakhstan’s Election to UNSC

Emad Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi announced that Tehran welcomes the election of Kazakhstan to the United Nations Security Council given the country’s potentials.
Finance

Tehran Stock Exchange joins World Federation of Exchanges

IFP Media Wire -
An Iranian official says the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) is joining the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
Middle East

Tehran-Washington Cooperation on Syria Impossible: MP

IFP Editorial Staff -
An Iranian lawmaker reiterated that the country’s cooperation with the US on the issue of Syria is not possible.
Economy

Iran’s Cabinet Readying Bill on Big Change in Banking Sector

IFP Media Wire -
The Iranian administration has worked out a proposal that, if passed by the Parliament, will usher in a major development in the country’s banking sector, President Hassan Rouhani announced.
Security

Confessions of ISIS Elements Captured in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Tonight, Monday July 4, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) is going to broadcast the confessions of a number of ISIS terrorists who had planned to launch suicide attacks in different parts of Iran, particularly in Tehran, but were captured by the Intelligence Ministry. In these confessions, one of them claims to have received €600,000 for launching terrorist attacks in Iran.
Int'l Relations

Iran’s FM Denounces Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Istanbul, Dhaka, Baghdad

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif condemned a series of recent terrorist attacks in Turkey, Bangladesh, and Iraq, which claimed the lives of tens of people, stressing that the Islamic Republic will not “rest” until all terrorists are eliminated.
Middle East

ISIS Afraid of Iraqis’ Imminent Onslaught on Mosul

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iraqi and Kurdish authorities updated Western media on hoards of weapons and money stockpiled in Mosul by ISIS terrorist group in a bid to make the city a safe haven against Iraqis’ attack.
Music

Iranians to Enjoy Summer Time with New Concerts

IFP Media Wire -
Concert halls in Tehran and several other Iranian cities will be brightened up over the coming days by live performances from various musicians, including Alireza Qorbani, Salar Aqili, Mohsen Yeganeh and Lily Afshar.
Foreign Policy

Diplomats Kidnapped in Lebanon in 1982 Are in Israeli Prison, Iran Says

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The Iranian Foreign Ministry underlined that evidence and documents indicate that the four diplomats abducted in Lebanon in 1982 are still alive and imprisoned in Israel.
Environment

Rare Glimpse Caught of Asiatic Cheetah in Iran

IFP Media Wire -
Environmental patrol officers in Shahroud’s Khartouran wildlife refuge have caught a rare glimpse of Asiatic Cheetah in a quite accidental encounter.
Environment

Gradual Revival of Artemia Paints Lake Urmia Red

IFP Editorial Staff -
Increased activity of Artemia brine shrimps and a few other aquatic creatures has changed the colour of Lake Urmia into red.
Middle East

ISIS Introduces Its Own Gold Coins as New Currency

Emad Askarieh -
ISIS terrorist group has minted its own gold and silver coins and pumped them into the market in the terrorist-held Iraqi city of Mosul in a bid to replace the US dollar.
Iran in Pictures

Extreme Heat in Iranian Capital

Fatemeh Askarieh -
People in Tehran and many other cities of Iran are suffering from a wave of excessive heat these days. Young Journalists Club (YJC) has...
Science and Technology

ICT Minister: Leakage of Irancell Database Nothing New

IFP Editorial Staff -
Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi referred to the recent leakage of personal information belonging to 20 million users of an Iranian cell phone operator, and noted that the database had been leaked out over 2 years ago.
Human Rights

Iranian Commander Bashes US on Terrible Human Rights Record

IFP Media Wire -
A ranking Iranian military commander slammed the US government as the biggest violator of human rights, saying Washington’s despicable model of human rights is seen as ”symbol of modern ignorance”.
Human Rights

What Makes US Shoot-Down of Iran Air Flight 655 Even More Painful

IFP Editorial Staff -
On the 28th anniversary of the downing of Iran’s commercial airliner by a US Navy guided-missile cruiser, an Iranian man who was 7 when he lost his father in the incident talks about how painful it was to see the US ship’s captain receiving a medal for what he had done.
Cinema

Farhadi’s “The Salesman” Receives Best Film Award at Munich Festival

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian drama ‘The Salesman’, made by the Academy Award winner Asghar Farhadi, bagged the top prize at the 34th edition of Munich Film Festival in Germany.
Crisis

Iran Condemns Terrorist Blasts in Baghdad

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi strongly denounced the recent terrorist explosions in Baghdad.
Media

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on July 3

IFP Editorial Staff -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 23 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Media Wire

Iran, 4th Biggest Oil Supplier to Japan in May

IFP Media Wire -
Iran has become the fourth biggest oil supplier to Japan in May by exporting 308,000 barrels of crude oil to the East Asian country in the 30-day period.
Foreign Policy

Iran Raps Deadly Terror Attack in Bangladesh

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s Foreign Ministry strongly condemned a recent terrorist attack in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, which killed at least 22 people, saying the “inauspicious act” proved that terrorism knows no boundaries.
Selected

Iranian Official Sounds Alarm on Hajj Security

IFP Media Wire -
Head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization Saeed Ohadi deplored Saudi Arabia’s failure to ensure security of the Hajj pilgrims, saying the recurrence of Hajj-related incidents in the kingdom is a warning to all Muslims.
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