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Iranian MP urges US to avoid double game in Vienna talks, says deal close

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IFP Editorial Staff
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President Joe Biden

Fadahossein Maleki however said officials cannot say when the deal will be reached.

Maleki also said what matters now is that the US side must show more seriousness than ever before in the sanctions removal talks.

He added that the US must realize that it’s facing a test before the international community.

Maleki said, “My understanding is that the US has given a response that will make a new round of talks inevitable.”

The MP said Iran has proved from day one of the JCPOA revival talks that it is serious about reaching a deal and it’s acting in good faith in this regard.

Maleki urged the US to act wisely at this critical juncture and show it’s determined to resolve differences.

The Iranian lawmaker further accused the US of declining to make a decisive decision as to the Vienna talks and of playing a double game.

Maleki said this signals that Washington is not serious about resolving the remaining issues that hamper efforts to finalize a deal.

The Iranian MP said the Ukraine crisis and the pressure of pro-Israeli lobbies in the US has made the White House unable to make a wise decision and Washington’s hesitation is proof of this matter.

Iranian president says the country needs more doctors, nurses

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

President Raisi stressed that Iran needs more physicians and nurses and that the number of universities of medical sciences must increase but on a fair basis.

Raisi maintained that his administration is duty bound to provide necessary infrastructure for universities of medical sciences.

The president made those remarks at the National Conference of Lasting Services in Tehran on Saturday.

He added some in the neighboring countries say they prefer to travel to Iran instead of Europe to seek medical services.

Raisi said this is a great asset that must be preserved.

The president noted that officials must heed the demands of physicians and the medical staff.

He also said currently Iran is self-sufficient in production of all operation room equipment and tools.

This comes as recently some officials had warned of shortage of the medical staff in Iran due to immigration of doctors and nurses.

Saudi-led coalition seizes 3 Yemen-bound oil tankers

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IFP Media Wire
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Oil Tanker Yemen

The coalition has impounded the tankers, including two laden with tens of thousands of liters of diesel fuel, and is not allowing them to sail towards Yemen, Essam al-Mutawakil, a spokesman for the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC), told Arabic-language al-Masirah television network on Friday.

Mutawakil added that the ships, destined for Yemen’s western port of Hudaydah, are being held despite being inspected and cleared for the port call by the United Nations staff.

The senior Yemeni energy official went on to highlight that a total of 54 fuel ships were expected to moor in Hudaydah port as a result of the UN-sponsored truce.

Only 33 vessels have arrived at the port since the ceasefire initially took effect on April 2 and was extended on June 2 for another two months.

The official argued that the United Nations and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg have failed to pressure the Saudi-led military alliance into allowing Yemen-bound fuel ships.

“The truce agreement has not allowed for shipments of fuel to arrive in Hudaydah easily,” Mutawakil said.

He lambasted the United Nations for simply implementing an aid plan for war-torn Yemen, where millions face hunger, and dismally failing to lift the crippling siege imposed on the country.

Earlier this month, Grundberg said the extended UN-sponsored truce, running from August 2 to October 2, included a commitment from the parties to intensify negotiations to reach an expanded truce agreement as soon as possible.

Under the terms of the truce, commercial flights have resumed from the Yemeni capital of Sana’a to Jordan and Egypt, while oil tankers have been able to dock in the lifeline port city of al-Hudaydah.

Moreover, in line with the agreement, the coalition agreed to end its attacks on Yemeni soil and end a simultaneous siege that it has been enforcing against Yemen.

Yemen has, however, reported many violations of the truce by the Saudi-led forces.

Saudi Arabia launched the devastating war on Yemen in March 2015 in collaboration with its Arab allies and with arms and logistics support from the US and other Western states.

The objective was to reinstall the Riyadh-friendly regime of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and crush the Ansarullah resistance movement, which has been running state affairs in the absence of a functional government in Yemen.

While the Saudi-led coalition has failed to meet any of its objectives, the war has killed hundreds of thousands of Yemenis and spawned the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Iranian poet Ebtehaj rests in eternal peace

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iranian poet Houshang Ebtehaj rests in eternal peace

Ebtehaj, who wrote under the pseudonym Sayeh, died at the age of 94 of kidney failure away from home in his residence in the German city of Cologne.

His daughter, Yalda, told the crowd at his burial site in Mohtasham Garden in Rasht, her father’s dream of being buried in his homeland was fulfilled.

“Today is a big day for us Iranians with the return of Sayeh to his homeland. My father had said this many times, and today Sayeh’s family returned him to his homeland as he wished to be buried here,” she said.

A day earlier, a funeral ceremony was held for the late poet outside the Iranian capital Tehran’s Vahdat Hall.

Ebtehaj was a member of several literary circles and contributed to various literary magazines.

He published his first collection of poetry while he was still a high school student in the 1940s.

He also wrote a collection of lyrical poems known as Gazal in the classical style.

Sayeh’s poetry, at times highly emotional, is always remarkable for its convincing directness and unconcealed sentiment.

A number of his lyric poems, ballads and poems have been performed by famous Iranian singers.

 

 

 

Leader offers condolences on passing of senior Iranian Shia scholar

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

Ayatollah Nasseri endured a period of physical complications before passing away at a hospital in the central city of Isfahan, his hometown, on Friday.

In a message on Saturday, the Leader extended condolences to the people of Isfahan, the cleric’s family, and all his devotees, and prayed that divine forgiveness and blessings be bestowed on his soul.

In the wake of the sad news, messages of condolences poured in from the country’s senior officials and religious figures.
Three days of mourning was also announced in Isfahan to honor the late cleric.

Ayatollah Nasseri will be laid to rest following a public funeral procession in Isfahan on Sunday morning.

Kayhan: Iran should delay nuclear deal revival for two more months

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran US Flags

In an editorial, Kayhan explained why Iran should not be in a hurry to conclude a final agreement on reviving the nuclear deal with the US and other parties.

It voiced concerns over unconfirmed media reports about the negotiations, saying, if true, such an agreement will not respect Iran’s red lines.

The reports, it added, also suggest that not all the anti-Iran sanctions will be lifted in case an agreement is reached, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) will remain on the US blacklist, and no strong guarantee will be provided to Tehran that a renewed agreement will not be violated by Washington again.

“But we need to take a brief look at where Europe stands now and then decide, because there is still time,” the paper said.

It highlighted the positive figures and forecasts released by international institutions about the Iranian economy, saying the incumbent Iranian administration proved that it’s possible to take great steps without relying on the nuclear deal and the so-called Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

It is, therefore, the other side, not Iran, that should be in a hurry for a revived nuclear deal, according to Kayhan.

“Two months! In only two months, things will thoroughly change if the current situation continues the way it is,” the newspaper concluded.

Industrial rope access: A job between air and ground

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran a job between air and ground

Pegah has been a caver, canyoneer and rock climber for years, and now her favorite sports field has become a daily job for her. She works on the rope at height every day from morning to evening.

“Once, I used to exercise alone and had not entered the job market. Over a year ago, I started working at height (industrial rope access),” Pegah told ISNA, adding that her job is backed up by 15 years of experience in related sports categories.

“I completed an IRATA training course last year. I’ve since worked non-stop and really liked the job,” she added, using an acronym for the Industrial Rope Access Trade Association, that was formed in the UK in the late 1980’s.

Below you can see some pictures of Pegah while working somewhere between air and ground.

Iranian families host pilgrims of Arbaeen walk

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iranian families host pilgrims of Arbaeen walk

Millions of pilgrims have set off for the 80-kilometer-long Arabeen from the Iraqi holy city of Najaf to Imam Hussein’s shrine in Karbala, to mark the 40th day after the martyrdom of the third Shia Imam over 14 centuries ago.

Below are some of the pictures of the pilgrims in southern Iran before crossing the border into Iraq.

Iranian daily: You didn’t deal with Russian envoy insults, now it’s UK ambassador’s turn!

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IFP Editorial Staff
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UK Embassy Iran

The angry reaction by Jomhouri-e Eslami on Saturday came after British Ambassador to Tehran Simon Shercliff said he respected Iran’s negative perception of the British monarchy but the Britons had a similar view of the Iranians, too.

The British envoy’s remarks raised eyebrows in Iran a year after Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan posted a photo of a meeting between the British and Russian ambassadors at the Russian embassy in Tehran, appearing to celebrate a World War II conference between US, Soviet, and British leaders in the Iranian capital that took place after Iran was invaded by foreign powers.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry also criticized remarks by Russian envoy about Iran in February, who claimed “Iran owes a lot of money to Russia” and “the West is promoting homosexuality in Iran.”

Jomhouri-e Eslami called on the Iranian foreign ministry to deal with both envoys as personae non gratae.

The daily wrote, “The recent remarks by the British ambassador to Tehran shows that, like the ambassadors of his country during the Qajar and Pahlavi eras, he is trying to betray the Iranian people, but he has forgotten that Iran after the Islamic Revolution is different from the Iran during the Qajar and Pahlavi eras, and Iranians will not allow foreigners to betray or insult them.”

The editorial also drew a line between the British government and people, saying the British envoy has no right to speak about Iran on behalf of the British people, as “the British people have no problem with the Iranian people.”

Iran envoy calls for strong position against Israel over NPT

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IFP Media Wire
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Majid Takht Ravanchi

Takht Ravanchi referred to the Zionist regime’s possession of hundreds of nuclear warheads, the support of some countries for this regime, and the necessity of a nukes-free Middle East, and called for a strong position of countries in the 2022 NPT Review Conference against Israel, based on the approvals the previous conferences.

He told Iranian reporters in New York that the Middle East free of nuclear weapons is one of the important issues for the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons started on August 1, 2022.

We have stated that this is one of the red lines of Iran, he continued.

We are trying to reach a consensus, but we will not do it at any cost, he stated, adding that there is a framework and principles, as well as some measures that should be taken.

If our red lines are met, we will definitely welcome the consensus, the ambassador noted.

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