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Iranian tourism minister criticizes court ruling against actress Azadeh Samadi 

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Azadeh Samadi

Ezatollah Zarqami said in a tweet such rulings against those who violate the hijab rule not only do not resolve the problem, but they also cause bigger challenges.

Zarqami noted, “I don’t think (Judiciary Chief) Mr. Mohseni Ejei agrees with such verdicts.”

The verdicts include sentences like washing corpses or showing mental health verification letters to authorities.

The Iranian Cinema Directors Association and the Iranian Cinema Producers Union have also objected to the court ruling against Azadeh Samadi.

Earlier, a picture of the ruling went viral and drew reactions from filmmakers and ordinary citizens on social media.

Analyst: Russian FM’s comments about JCPOA have no impact

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Amirabdollahian and Lavrov

Hassan Beheshtipour said it seems that Lavrov whose country is isolated and faces sanctions, make numerous remarks about different issues including the Iran nuclear deal.

Beheshtipour added that Russia will have no place in possible future talks between Iran and the US.

He further rejected the claim that the JCPOA is dead, saying if Iran holds direct talks with the US, Tehran can revive the agreements that were reached under the nuclear deal.

Beheshtipour pointed to Lavrov’s claim that chances of reviving the JCPOA are zero, saying if the two sides, namely, Iran and the US, show determination, the agreement can be resuscitated within two months.

He made the comments in an interview with the Jamaran news outlet.

Lavrov said on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Indonesia that the revival of JCPOA is currently unrealistic.

Speaking to reporters, he added that the Iran nuclear deal was simply destroyed by the US.

Lavrov also said when Joe Biden took office as the US president, he said he was ready to return to the agreement, but instead of deciding to fully revive the deal, his administration just haggled over the matter.

Iran says formally protested Russia’s stance on 3 Persian Gulf islands

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IFP Media Wire
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Nasser Kanaani

Speaking to reporters at a weekly press conference on Monday, Kanaani dismissed the contents of the joint statement issued after the sixth ministerial meeting of strategic dialogue between Russia and the PGCC.

“Respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of countries is a recognized principle in international law. Tehran considers the observance of this principle regarding Iran’s territorial integrity by all parties as an imperative principle and will show a serious and proportional reaction to its violation,” the spokesman underlined.

He reiterated that Iran’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over Abu Musa, the Greater Tunb, and the Lesser Tunb islands are never subject to negotiations, stressing that Tehran rejects any interference by any party in this regard.

“Iran’s stance on this issue has been transparent. Iran has formally protested to the Russian government,” Kanaani underscored.

Last week, the Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected the issues raised in the joint statement of the PGCC and Russia.

“These islands belong to Iran eternally and issuing such statements runs counter to the friendly relations between Iran and the neighbors,” the ministry announced.

The islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa have historically been part of Iran, proof of which can be found and corroborated by countless historical, legal, and geographical documents in Iran and other parts of the world.

Elsewhere, Kanaani urged the United States to refrain from any “provocative” moves in the region, especially close to the country’s borders, stressing that Tehran reserves the right to take “deterrent measures” under international law.

He stated that the US government’s role regarding the issue of regional security has never been peaceful and constructive.

“Iran monitors with sensitivity and accuracy any illegal and unconstructive act that affects the security of the region, and it will … pay special attention to any provocative and illegal moves, especially near its borders,” he added.

The official also warned that the Islamic Republic will use its “inalienable rights” in response to the US moves.

Iran “reserves the right to take due deterrent measures under international law, rules and regulations given the capability of its Armed Forces in protecting the security of borders, as well as that of navigation and aviation in the Persian Gulf region,” the spokesman stressed.

On Friday, a senior American defense official said the US will send F-16 fighter jets to the Persian Gulf region this weekend in a bid to “protect ships” from “Iranian seizures.”

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, claimed that the F-16s will give air cover to the ships moving through the strategic Strait of Hormuz and increase the US military’s visibility in the area.

In recent months, Iranian naval forces have impounded several ships off the country’s southern coast for their breaches of shipping safety law, with the US claiming that the moves are “illegal” and “endanger” shipping safety.

Tehran dismisses the claims as baseless, stressing the vessel seizures are in fact meant to consolidate the maritime law.

Ayatollah Khamenei congratulates Iran’s volleyball team’s championship

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IFP Media Wire
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Ayatollah Khamenei

In a message issued on Monday, Ayatollah Khamenei hailed the Iranian team for winning the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship in Manama, Bahrain, a day earlier.

“Dear young heroes of Iran’s volleyball team. You made the Iranian people happy with your games. I thank you all,” read the message.

In a thrilling rollercoaster final of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship in Bahrain, the Iranian team prevailed in a five-setter title clash.

Syria calls on European Parliament to condemn “US looting of its resources”

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US Forces Syria

The Syrian Parliament said in a statement on Sunday that the European Parliament’s June report includes “inaccuracies and distortions of facts” seeking to justify the policies of certain Western governments, which harm the interests of the Syrian nation.

“If the European Parliament wants to be objective in its humanitarian perspective, it should condemn the illegal plundering of Syria’s energy resources and agricultural wealth by US military forces,” it added.

Since 2014, the US has deployed forces and military equipment in Syria without any authorization from Damascus or a UN mandate under the pretext of fighting the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group.

The US military is illegally occupying Syria with nearly 1,000 troops and has seized the country’s oil fields in cooperation with local anti-Damascus militants and terrorist groups while stealing its crude supplies and wheat and transferring them across the border to its bases in Iraq.

The parliament went on to refer to the catastrophic impacts of sanctions imposed unilaterally by Western governments on Syria in various sectors including education, healthcare, water services, and transportation.

“Such measures violate international law and the United Nations Charter,” it added.

It said that the so-called exemptions and exceptions from these sanctions under the pretext of humanitarian purposes are nothing but “lip service” and have no apparent effect.

Even the six-month sanctions exemption adopted in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the Turkey-Syria border region in late February has not been implemented, and humanitarian organizations, as well as donor states, have not provided disaster relief to Syria yet, the parliament maintained.

It called on the European Parliament to adopt a new approach consistent with international law and humanitarian principles, demanding pressure on the bloc to immediately and unconditionally lift all forms of sanctions slapped against Syrians.

The EU claimed in its June report that it provides humanitarian, development, economic, and stabilization assistance to the Syrian population in compliance with international law, the principles of impartiality, neutrality, and non-discrimination.

It further claimed that the Syrian government has politicized and instrumentalized humanitarian aid by repeatedly obstructing, impeding, and diverting assistance.

Syria has been targeted by US-led sanctions since 1979. Washington and its Western allies particularly tightened their economic sanctions and restrictions on Damascus after 2011, when the Arab country found itself in the grip of rampant foreign-backed militancy and terrorism.

The sanctions intensified even further with the passing of the Caesar Act in 2019, which targeted any individual and business that participated either directly or indirectly in Syria’s reconstruction efforts.

Dam, power plant inaugurated in Iran’s southwest

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ebrahim Raisi

Raisi opened the dam on Monday, during a trip to the province.

Chamshir Dam and Power Plant is located 25 kilometers to the southeast of the city of Gachsaran, and has been built on Zohreh River.

The plant will produce 482 gigawatts of electricity each year. And the dam will help downstream land become arable. It will also help attract tourists to the area, among other objectives.

The inauguration comes despite warnings by environmental officials and activists against what they call the harms that the dam could do to the nature.

Critics say the dam could salinate the agricultural land nearby and lead to sand storms.

The government rejects those concerns as groundless.

Former star soccer player opens bookstore in upscale Tehran neighborhood

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Jabbari, who was especially popular with Esteghlal’s fans in the past two decades, inaugurated his bookstore in Zaferahniyeh neighborhood in northern Tehran on Sunday.

A number of actors and soccer players were present in the opening ceremony.

Jabbari, the former captain of Esteghlal FC, has been keen about culture and arts. He has previously produced movies, supported theatrical performances, and been present in cultural and artistic circles.

Iran daily warns govt. about risk of new tensions over mandatory Hijab laws

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Hijab

“Many believe the return of verbal and physical violence to the society under the pretext of hijab can repeat the riots of last year’s autumn and winter and create another dangerous bipolarity about hijab in the public and cause many confrontations and tensions between people,” wrote Hamdeli Daily.

The piece was published after Iranian media reported that authorities re-launched patrols by the so-called morality police to enforce the country’s mandatory hijab rules.

The patrols had been suspended following the protests and riots that broke out in the country in September last year in the wake of the death of a young woman in the custody of the same police force.

The daily warned that such unrest may grip the country at a time when “the political and social atmosphere is extremely turbulent and the danger of the society becoming divided threatens the country, and the need for unity and solidarity between members of the society is felt more than ever.”

Hamedli urged officials to develop solutions that build trust and prevent a new wave of tensions in the society, instead of resorting to “provocative restrictions.”

Iranian girls’ basketball team vice-champion at U16 Asian championship

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IFP Media Wire
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Iranian girls’ basketball team

The young Iranian girls lost to the Philippines in the final of the FIBA U16 Women’s Asian Championship 2023-Division B on Sunday to become the vice champions. They were beaten 60-83 against the Philippines in the final.

This was the first time Iranian girls make such a great achievement in the Asian competitions.

White House says focused on release of detained Americans, rather than Iran nuclear deal

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IFP Media Wire
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Evin Prison

“We are having discussions obviously with Iranian officials about trying to get wrongfully detained Americans home, that’s true … and the return to the Iran deal is not a major focus on the agenda right now. We’ve got to make sure that we are dealing with their destabilizing behavior and we are,” Kirby told Fox News, answering on the question about possible informal talks between the US and Iran on a nuclear deal.

Earlier in the day, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told CBS news that Washington is “not close to any kind of a deal” with respect to Iran’s nuclear program. He added that Washington’s main focus in relations with Tehran is to seek the release of US citizens detained in Iran.

The United States and Iran are in indirect negotiations to secure a possible prisoner exchange.

Tehran has repeatedly stressed it is ready for a prisoner exchange with the United States based on the agreement and independent of the nuclear deal, which the US unilaterally abandoned in May 2018 despite Iran’s full and strict compliance.

In recent years, Iran has arrested dozens of dual nationals and foreigners, mostly on espionage and security-related charges. Rights groups have accused Iran of taking prisoners to gain diplomatic leverage, while Western powers have long demanded that Tehran free their citizens, who they say are political prisoners. Tehran denies holding people for political reasons.

Iran has blasted the US for linking a humanitarian exchange of prisoners with the talks over the revival of the accord. Tehran has also rejected calls for wider negotiations over its military activities and missile defense program, stressing it would only discuss over its nuclear program with world powers.

Some Iranians are in US jails just because of ignoring Washington illegal sanctions on Tehran.

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