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President Raisi says Iran gives priority to expansion of relations with neighbors

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IFP Media Wire
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Ebrahim Raisi and Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Raisi made the remarks on Thursday during a meeting with his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in Tashkent, which hosts the 16th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).

Boosting political and economic interactions with Islamic, neighboring and aligned countries is among the main priorities in the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy, he said.

He also highlighted the capacity of regional organizations to facilitate ties between neighbors and strengthen their interactions.

Raisi expressed his satisfaction with the implementation of Iran-Uzbekistan agreements, especially those in the fields of information technology, trade and transportation as well as monetary and banking issues, calling for more cooperation in those areas.

Mirziyoyev, for his part, said he was pleased with the meeting and underlined the need for enhancing cooperation between Tehran and Tashkent.

He also thanked Tehran for inaugurating the Iran House of Innovation and Technology in Tashkent, saying the project makes Uzbek economic activists more familiar with the Islamic Republic’s achievements, capacities and experience.

Back in June, the Uzbek president made an official visit to Iran at the head of a high-ranking politico-economic delegation.

During the trip, the two countries signed 10 documents for cooperation in a host of fields, including energy, transit, technology, agriculture, the pharmaceutical industry and insurance.

At that time, Raisi said Iran and Uzbekistan were looking to push the boundary on their trade volume, aiming for an annual $3 billion.

12th martyrdom anniv. of “father of Iran’s missiles” underway

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Martyrdom anniv. of “father of Iran’s missiles” Hassan Tehrani Moghadam

Tehrani Moghaddam’s pivotal role in fortifying Iran’s missile strength earned him profound respect, and his contributions remain a cornerstone in the country’s defense systems.

As ceremonies and tributes unfolded nationwide, dignitaries and citizens alike paid homage to his indelible impact on the country’s defense infrastructure.

The enduring reverence for Tehrani Moghaddam underscores the pivotal role he played in bolstering Iran’s missile capabilities, ensuring his name remains etched in the annals، of the history.

He was an Iranian military commander in the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps and designer of Iran’s ballistic missile project, and died at the age of 51 during an arsenal explosion.

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Palestinian suffering did not start in October, “but is 75 years old”: PM

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

“We are a victim here… defending oneself doesn’t mean occupying someone’s land,” Shtayyeh stated, adding that “what Israel is doing is not a war against Hamas” but a war against “all Palestinian people”.

Shtayyeh also accused Israel of being “in clear breach of international humanitarian law,” saying that “crimes are being perpetrated against the Palestinian people, people who are innocent.”

The Palestinian official added that “a blockage” – Israel’s complete siege of Gaza – has created problems, including food shortages and attempts at deportation against Gazans working in Israel.

During the Paris conference, Shtayyeh also called for an end to the conflict in order for “humanitarian relief to make sense.”

“What use is offering a meal to someone who will die the next day?” he asked.

Israel waged the war on Gaza on October 7 after the Palestinian Hamas resistance group conducted Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the occupying entity in retaliation for its intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.

Since the start of the aggression, the Tel Aviv regime has killed at least 10,800 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 26,500 others.

It has also imposed a “complete siege” on the coastal sliver, cutting off fuel, electricity, food and water to the more than two million Palestinians living there.

Iranian president raps “Israeli genocide” in Palestine

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ebrahim Raisi ECO

President Raisi, during his speech at the 16th ECO Summit in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on Thursday, lamented the failure of international organizations, particularly the United Nations, in preventing the atrocities and bemoaned the “complicity of the West”, specifically the United States, in supporting the Zionist regime.

President Raisi highlighted the devastating consequences of the war on Gaza, pointing to the loss of nearly 11,000 lives and the blatant targeting of civilian infrastructure like schools, hospitals, and universities in Gaza.

He emphasized that the global outpouring of support for Palestine from diverse nations indicates the issue’s significance in the hearts of people worldwide.

Raisi underscored that countries supporting the Zionist regime are deemed dishonorable, while those backing Palestine are held in high regard.

He stressed the urgency for action, stating that the repercussions of the ongoing atrocities in Gaza would extend far beyond the region.

The Iranian president also expressed Tehran’s commitment, alongside independent nations and international partners, to establish a just global order based on mutual respect and multilateral cooperation.

He affirmed the readiness of emerging economies and developing countries to contribute to shaping this new world order.

Most of Gaza hospitals stopped functioning: Palestinian health ministry

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

The health ministry added that 71% of all primary-care facilities have closed due to damage or lack of fuel, adding that hospitals that remain open are limited in what they can provide and are gradually shutting down their wards.

Al-Shifa Medical Complex, Gaza’s largest medical facility, closed six operating rooms “due to inadequacy of supplies, including fuel”, the statement said.

The government media office in Gaza has also announced on Thursday Israeli military aircraft bombed eight hospitals in the Gaza Strip in the past three days.

About three-quarters of the 10,500 people killed in Gaza since the conflict began are children, women and the elderly, according to a report Wednesday by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah.

A total of 106 trucks carrying food, water and medical supplies arrived at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Wednesday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society announced, amid growing calls from international aid agencies for a ceasefire to allow more aid into the besieged enclave.

The delivery from the Egyptian Red Crescent did not include desperately needed fuel, which Israel has banned from entering Gaza, claiming Hamas would commandeer supplies for military purposes.

It brings the total number of aid trucks into Gaza since October 7 to 756, according to the Palestine Red Crescent — a trickle compared to the roughly 455 trucks the UN says entered daily before the war.

Iranian cmdr.: Gaza has turned into graveyard for U.S., Israel

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Hossein Salami

“No one can clear the Israelis’ mind of the death nightmare,” said Major General Hossein Salami.

“The Israeli regime suffered a heavy and irreversible defeat in the Al-Aqsa Flood operation,” said the top general.

“The regime usurping Qods cannot regain its lost power,” he added.

“The Israeli regime and other Western countries have reached a point where they believe they can gain grandeur and power by killing children in Gaza, but they should know that they cannot achieve their objectives,” added the top commander.

“Actions by Palestinian youth have dispelled fear in Muslims’ hearts. The annihilation nightmare will no longer be removed from the minds of the Israeli regime and the US, and everyone should know that Gaza will emerge victorious,” he added.

Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, took Israel by surprise when its forces penetrated into Israel from Gazaon October 7, killing 1400 Israelis and taking hundreds hostage.

Around 11,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since then.

West Bank death toll rises to 181 since start of Gaza war

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IFP Media Wire
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Israeli Army

A ministry statement said a 51-year-old man was shot dead in the town of Beit Fajjar, south of Bethlehem, and a 30-year-old was killed in Dura town, south of Hebron.

At least 16 Palestinians were killed and over a dozen injured in an Israeli army raid into the northern West Bank city of Jenin, according to the ministry of health.

According to eyewitnesses, Israeli forces staged military raids into the Jenin and al-Amari refugee camps on Thursday amid clashes with Palestinian gunmen.

Tensions have been running high across the West Bank since Oct. 7 amid an Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip.

At least 181 Palestinians have been killed and more than 2,300 others have been arrested by the Israeli army in the occupied territory since then, according to Palestinian figures.

Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas a month ago.

At least 10,500 Palestinians, including more than 4,300 children and over 2,800 women, have been killed since Oct. 7. The Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is nearly 1,600, according to official figures.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths says conditions in the occupied West Bank are becoming “increasingly dire”.

He pointed to rising numbers of Palestinians killed and injured – including children – as well as growing displacement amid Israeli military and settler attacks.

Iran’s ex-president Rouhani: All citizens should enjoy civil rights

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Hassan Rouhani

“The country belongs to all of us, not to a particular group or faction or party. Iran belongs to all Iranians; Shiites, Sunnis, Armenians, Jews, Zoroastrians and those following other faiths,” said Rouhani in a meeting with members of the Central Council of the Neday-e-Iranian Party.

“Even some people may not accept the Constitution, but they should be able to live in the country. We should provide the means for everyone to live. We can’t say they should not live because they are opposed to us. Everyone should enjoy civil rights,” the former president added.

Opposition is growing over the recent comments by an expert who, in TV show, claimed Iran belongs to followers of a specific mindset in the country.

“We have now reached a point where we do not even talk about a clear issue like Gaza,” Rouhani noted in other comments.

“As far as this tough issue is concerned, we are seeing for the first time that people in Iran are divided on that,” he explained.

“This unprecedented matter and this social and cultural rift and divided opinion about the region and the world is very dangerous.” he said.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Rouhani warned against human resources being jeopardized.“The biggest catastrophe is the threats posed to human assets,” he said.

“They admit university staff in droves [without paying attention to quality],” the former president said.

“I don’t approve of going to extremes to focus either on the younger generation or on the elderly,” he said, in an indirect reference to the recent hiring of non-academic figures by some universities.

US cautions no money left for Ukraine

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IFP Media Wire
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Biden and Zelensky
US President Joe Biden and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky visit to Saint Michael’s cathedral, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine February 20, 2023.

“We have no more direct budget support,” Erin McKee, an assistant administrator for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), testified on Wednesday to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in Washington.

“The last tranche was disbursed at the end of the fiscal year. This jeopardizes, particularly over the coming months, Ukraine’s ability to maintain its economic stability while it continues to fight the war. It’s urgent.”

The US government’s latest fiscal year ended on September 30. Ukraine has relied on Washington not only as its biggest provider of weaponry, but also for money to meet its non-military expenses. President Joe Biden has proposed a $106 billion emergency spending bill that combines aid to help Ukraine fight Russia and Israel fight Hamas. It also includes $9.2 billion in humanitarian aid tied to both conflicts.

McKee added USAID’s help has enabled Ukraine to spend all of its own government revenue on its defense, including soldier salaries.

“That means they don’t have any resources to take care of their own people and govern,” she acontinued.

Such outlays as paying teachers, police and health care workers would be suspended without new US funding being approved, McKee stated. A prolonged funding disruption would cripple the Ukrainian economy, she claimed, giving Russian President Vladimir Putin the upper hand in the ongoing conflict.

“If their economy collapses, Putin will have won.”

Congressional opposition to Biden’s Ukraine policy has grown in recent months. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a $14 billion aid bill for Israel alone last week, leaving new funding for Ukraine to be decided separately. The Democrat-controlled Senate blocked the House bill on Tuesday, demanding that Biden’s bundled aid package be approved instead.

Congress previously approved $113 billion in Ukraine aid in four rounds of legislation. McKee warned that without the approval of a new tranche of funding, Ukraine’s government “would need to use emergency measures, such as printing money or not paying critical salaries, which could lead to hyperinflation and severely damage the war effort.”

Iran rejects G-7 ministerial meeting statement regarding Gaza, nuclear work, Ukraine

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Nasser Kanaani

The meeting as well as a meeting by the UK and Japanese foreign and defense ministers were recently held in Tokyo.

“As we have repeatedly announced, nuclear weapons have no place in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s military doctrine, and Iran’s nuclear objectives and program are completely peaceful,” he said.
“Accordingly, Iran has made good on all of its commitments as corroborated, time and again, by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA),” he explained.

The spokesman underscored, “Historical evidence and current experiences show that the military presence of extra-regional countries is among the key contributors to insecurity and instability in this region”.

He also described as unsubstantiated and farcical, claims in the above-said statements about resistance groups in Palestine and Lebanon.

Kanaani said, “Since day one of the current crisis in Gaza, the Islamic Republic of Iran has made relentless efforts to stop military strikes by the aggressor Zionist regime on Gaza and to save the lives of its citizens and innocent residents, and these efforts are going on.”

“The usurpation of the Palestinian nation’s land, the massacre of, and genocide against residents and owners of Palestine, the destruction of people’s homes and farms, the carrying out of attacks on, and the destruction of religious and Islamic sites, hospitals and medical centers, the killing of children, the detention and torturing of men, women and even children, humiliating and insulting the dignity of the Palestinian nation and committing dozens and hundreds of other moves in violation of human rights and international law are just part of the crimes committed by the occupying Zionist regime against oppressed Palestinian people, and these crimes continue unabated,” the spokesman said.

“The G-7 foreign ministerial meeting in Tokyo was expected to discharge its international responsibilities, namely to condemn Israeli actions in violation of human rights and international law in Gaza, drop support for war crimes and genocide in Gaza, and try to put an immediate and unconditional end to the military strikes, lift the blockade on Gaza, and provide free access for its citizens and residents to international humanitarian aid” he explained.

He also dismissed as unfounded, worthless and politically motivated allegations against Iran with regards to the Ukraine war, the missile program, drones, non-governmental players, and security in the seas and waterways.

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