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Foreign Ministry Tasked with Pursuing Dust Pollution Issue

IFP Editorial Staff -
An urgent meeting to address the critical dust pollution in several Iranian provinces was held on Sunday, June 19, with 5 ministers, 5 governors-general, and the head of Environment Department in attendance. The Iranian Foreign Ministry was finally tasked with following up on the issue, since much of the dust is coming from abroad.
Media Wire

Environmental Issues Top JICA To-Do List

IFP Media Wire -
Addressing environmental problems is one of the Japan International Cooperation Agency’s top priorities in Iran, according to the agency’s chief representative in Tehran.
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Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Case under Preliminary Investigation: Spokesman

Golrokh Askarieh -
Spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei announced on Sunday, June 19, that the case of dual Iranian-British citizen, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, is a security case being investigated in the capital city of Tehran.
Media Wire

Battling the Bulge in Iran: Obesity Warning

IFP Media Wire -
Around 48% of people in Iran between the ages 15 and 64 have a BMI (Body Mass Index) over 25, which means roughly a little less than half of the country’s adolescent and adult population is overweight or obese.
Media Wire

Iranian Firm Building First Catamaran Passenger Ship

IFP Media Wire -
An Iranian company has begun to manufacture the country’s first catamaran passenger ferry with a capacity to carry scores of people.
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Top Priority of Iran’s Judiciary: Promotion of Legitimate Freedoms

Golrokh Askarieh -
Spokesman for the Iranian Judiciary Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei stressed that the Judiciary attaches a great importance to the implementation of Article 156 of Iran’s Constitution, which requires the restoration of people’s rights and promoting legitimate liberties.
Media Wire

Iran MPs Pledge ‘Unforgettable’ Response to Any Nuclear Deal Breach

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian lawmakers have pledged "unforgettable" response to any violation of a nuclear agreement after Leader of the Islamic Revolution said Tehran would "set fire" to the deal if the US reneged on it.
Media Wire

New Spokesman for Foreign Ministry Appointed

IFP Media Wire -
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a decree appointed Bahram Qassemi as new spokesman, head of public diplomacy and head of the media centre of the ministry.
Media Wire

Iranian-Designed Robots to Build Structures in a Day

IFP Media Wire -
A team led by Iranian professor Behrokh Khoshnevis is working on developing robots that will be able to construct buildings in a single day.
Media Wire

Red Crescent in Iran Gets 5 Air Rescue Helicopters

IFP Media Wire -
Five new rescue helicopters that Iran’s Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has purchased will enter service within a month, an official announced.
Media Wire

Iranian Researchers Improve Solar Cells with Jellyfish Protein

IFP Media Wire -
Researchers at Sharif University of Technology have optimized bio solar cells with the help of a kind of protein found in jellyfish at a laboratorial scale, in order to replace the older generations of solar cells.
Media Wire

Iran Refinery Output at 1.83mbd

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian refiners produced 1.83 million barrels per day of refinery items in the current Iranian calendar year which began on March 20, a senior refinery official said.
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Academic: Muslim Brotherhood Is the Only Path to Democracy in Arab World

Golrokh Askarieh -
Davoud Feyrahi, a professor of political sciences at the University of Tehran, believes that Sunni Muslim countries cannot achieve democracy without the Muslim Brotherhood Movement.
Media Wire

The Huge Cost of Refugees in Iran

IFP Media Wire -
Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Law Enforcement Hossein Zolfaghari said 753,000 people who illegally entered the country were returned to their homes last year, adding that this imposes a huge cost on Iran.
Media Wire

Greco-Roman Wrestlers Win 8 Medals at Romanian Event

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s national Greco-Roman team managed to earn 3 golds, 2 silvers and 3 bronzes on the first day of the International Wrestling Tournament underway in Bucharest.
Media Wire

Petroleum Minister: Iran to Increase Oil Supply Despite Low Prices

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zangeneh has reiterated Tehran’s determination to increase oil production even in the face of a downward spiral of global crude prices.
Media Wire

Direct Flights Launched between Tehran and Astrakhan

IFP Media Wire -
Direct flights between the Iranian capital of Tehran and the Russian port city of Astrakhan have recently been inaugurated, Head of the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO) Valiollah Afkhami Rad said.
Translated by IFP

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on June 19

Golrokh Askarieh -
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday and picked headlines from 25 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Media Wire

Putin: Iran Has No Nuclear Threat, Americans Fooling Us

IFP Media Wire -
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the US has fooled the world about Iran's nuclear threat in order to build its missile defence system in Europe.
Media Wire

Iran and Boeing Seal Deal for 100 Planes

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s aviation authority has announced the conclusion of an agreement with the US aerospace giant Boeing, for the purchase of 100 passenger planes to renew the country’s ageing fleet.
Media Wire

Navy Planning to Extend Presence to Atlantic Waters

IFP Media Wire -
The Islamic Republic of Iran's Navy commander said that their presence in the Atlantic Ocean, according to international laws and regulations, is on the naval forces’ agenda this year.
Media Wire

Rouhani to Sharif: Iran Welcomes Improved Pakistan Relations

IFP Media Wire -
Iran’s Hassan Rouhani told Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan that both nations in the region have common interests and will improve mutual ties.
Middle East

Residents Return to Fallujah: Photos

Golrokh Askarieh -
Iraqi military commanders announced the recapture of Fallujah in a letter to Heidar Al Ebadi, the Iraqi Prime minister, Fararu Reported. Following the liberation of Al Nezal at the centre of Fallujah, Iraqi forces managed to win back the area of el Arsan and triumphantly hoisted their flag over the city’s government building.
Media Wire

New Iranian Oil Export Hub Comes Onstream

IFP Media Wire -
Farasakou Port, a new hub for exporting Iranian oil products, was put into operation as part of the Pars Special Economic Energy Zone (PSEEZ) on June 18.
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Iranian Official Says Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq Sources of Dust Pollution

IFP Media Wire -
The dust that has been blanketing Iran’s western and south-western provinces in recent days is coming from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria, Head of Iran’s Environmental Protection Organization (IEPO) Masoumeh Ebtekar said.
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