A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Nov. 13

The countdown to a November 24 deadline for a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers and comments by Iranian officials, including the president, about the talks with P5+1 dominated the front pages of Iranian dailies on Thursday. Also in the news were remarks by the Iranian intelligence chief that a bombing plot in the holy city of Qom has been foiled. News about the release of Mohammad Mayeli Kohan, a former national soccer team coach, from prison grabbed headlines too.

Abrar: As many as 13.6 million people have been displaced by war in Iraq and Syria.

 

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Abrar-e Eghtesadi: Iranian exports to Europe have picked up.

Abrar-e Eghtesadi: Iran has signed an air transportation deal with Portugal.

 

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Afarinesh: President Rouhani has said the fatwa the Supreme Leader has issued [banning the development and use of nuclear weapons] is the strongest guarantee [that Iran does not seek to have nuclear arms].

 

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Afkar: “Iran won’t make commitments beyond what is stipulated in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,” said the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

 

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Arman-e Emrooz: The Iranian intelligence minister has said a plot to plant a bomb in the holy city of Qom has been foiled.

 

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Asr-e Eghtesad: President Rouhani is hopeful a win-win [nuclear] deal will be struck. Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has said that Iran will continue to enrich uranium.

 

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Asr-e Rasaneh: Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has submitted President Rouhani’s message to the Kuwaiti Emir.

 

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Asrar: Vice-President for Parliamentary Affairs Majid Ansari has denied rumors that President Rouhani has withdrawn his nomination of Dr. Fakhreddin Ahmadi Danesh-Ashtiani as science minister.

Asrar: The attorney general has expressed opposition to the growth of the Justice Ministry’s powers.

 

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Ebtekar: Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani has confirmed reports that President Obama has recently sent a letter to the Supreme Leader. “Such correspondence dates back a few years and in some cases the letters have been replied to.”

Ebtekar: Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has criticized the previous government for hiding behind justice to challenge the rights of the strata of society most in need.

 

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Emtiaz: Eighteen Iranian soccer players have been suspended thanks to their failure to serve military duty.

 

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Esfahan Emrooz: “Air pollution in Isfahan is even worse than the capital,” said the director of the provincial Environment Protection Department.

 

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Etemad: President Rouhani has urged Iran’s nuclear negotiating partners not to take their internal problems to the negotiating table.

Etemad: Ali Daei has forgiven Mohammad Mayeli Kohan [a former coach of the national soccer team who began to serve a 4-month term in jail on Tuesday after being convicted following a lawsuit by Daei].  Mayeli Kohan has now walked free.

 

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Ettela’at: The presidents of major universities have thrown their weight behind President Rouhani’s nominee for the post of science minister.

Ettela’at: “Free public access to information is the way to counter corruption,” President Rouhani said at a meeting of his Cabinet.

Ettela’at: A tenth round of nuclear talks between Iran and P5+1 will be held in Vienna on November 18.

 

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Hemayat: “The outcome of the nuclear talks should not deal a blow to the dignity of Iranian people and the self-confidence of their scientists,” said Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani.

 

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Iran: Iran and Azerbaijan have signed five deals to transform cross-border relations.

 

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Iran Daily: Iranian blood donation tops developing countries.

 

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Jomhouri Islami: “Iran Air has signed two deals with Boeing,” said the managing director of the Iranian flagship carrier.

Jomhouri Islami: Hopes of clinching a comprehensive nuclear deal have been boosted.

 

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Kaenat: Four Iranian-made RQ170 drones will become operational by the end of the year [March 21, 2015].

 

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Kar va Kargar: The presidents of Iran and Azerbaijan have underlined efforts to boost bilateral ties.

 

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Kasbokar: “Iran is projected to have exported $48 billion in non-oil items by yearend [March 21, 2015],” said the secretary general of the Chamber of Commerce.

 

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Kayhan: Iran is to inaugurate [on Thursday] a 500 MW power plant in Najaf as a gift to the residents of the Iraqi holy city.

 

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Kayhan International: President Rouhani in Azerbaijan.

 

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Khorasan: “As many as 310 police personnel who acted against protocol have been fired this year [began March 21, 2014],” Police Chief Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam said.

 

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Payam-e Zaman: No [new] arrest has been made in connection with recent acid attacks in Isfahan, Police Chief Brigadier General Esmail Ahmadi Moghaddam said.

 

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Roozan: “I am not supposed to take over as director of the [newly reinstated] Management and Planning Organization,” Mohammad Ali Najafi, who serves as acting science minister, said.

 

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Shahrvand: “The ban on the presence of female spectators at volleyball arenas has been lifted,” said the deputy minister of youth affairs and sports.

 

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Sharq: “Two human rights rapporteurs will visit Iran,” said a deputy of the judiciary chief.

 

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SMT: Iran’s trade balance with 90 countries is now positive.