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Iran’s leader offers condolence to families of the dead in building collapse

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

Ayatollah Khamenei ordered officials to take swift action to reduce the number of casualties.

The leader also called for the punishment of those responsible for the incident so as to give a lesson to others and prevent similar tragedies.

Ayatollah Khamenei’s message was read at an extraordinary session attended by the Iranian president. The meeting was held to look into reports from delegations sent to Abadan and to pursue the latest measures carried out in this regard.

The full message of Ayatollah Khamenei is as follows:

In the Name of Allah Most Compassionate, Most Merciful The tragic incident in Abadan, calls for swift action and using all possibilities to reduce casualties and this is of paramount importance. All officials are obliged to go after and punish those responsible for the incident in cooperation with the Judiciary. Officials must also make strenuous efforts to prevent similar incidents in other parts of the country. I need to thank government officials for their efforts in the past days, demand full pursuit and seriousness about the issue and offer condolences to the bereaved families.

Seyyed Ali Khamenei

Judicial official: DNA test approved identity of collapsed building’s owner

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran building collapse

19 people have been confirmed dead so far in the incident with dozens trapped under the rubble.

Sadegh Jafari Chegeni said Abdolbaghi’s corpse was earlier identified by his family and that the police department of Khuzestan also confirmed that it belonged to him.

His comments come as word spread on social media that Abdolbaghi is alive and has fled to a foreign country.

The general and revolutionary prosecutor of Khuzestan Province also said a team of experts has been dispatched to the site of the collapse to determine the exact cause of the incident.

He added that anyone found to be at fault for the collapse of Metropol Building will be brought to justice.

People have held rallies in Abadan following the deadly incident to demand justice for the victims

Ceremony held at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium to sign “Salute Commandant” anthem

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Iran Salute Commandant Hello Commander

The 100k-storng Azadi Stadium reached capacity hours before the start of the ceremony at 7 pm local time on Thursday and authorities urged tens of thousands of other people outside to go home and watch it live on TV.

The anthem is part of a national campaign to strengthen national morale and unity in Iran. The anthem “Salute Commandant” was performed first by a group named MAH.

The acronym stands for the first letters of three Persian word which was first uttered by Iran’s anti-terror icon General Qassem Soleimani who was assassinated in early January 2020 at the order of former US President Donald Trump.

The three words are “Ma Mellate Imam Hosseinim”, which mean “We are the Nation of Imam Hussein”.

Soleimani made that famous comment in response to Trump’s threats against Iran.

Iran, Russia to increase trade volume to 40 billion dollars

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Iran Trade

Javad Oji said the current trade volume is 4 billion dollars per annum and as per agreements between Iran and Russia during President Ebrahim Raisi’s visit to Moscow last year, this figure will increase to 40 billion dollars.

Oji added that the trade will take place in the fields of energy, roads and industries as well as medical and agricultural equipment.

Oji, head of Iran-Russia joint economic commission, added that a key agreement is about monetary and banking cooperation.

According to him, Russia and Iran are to use each other’s currencies and monetary treaties and link their credit systems to each other as well.

The oil minister elsewhere said the Islamic Republic has used half of a 5-billion-dollar credit line granted by Russia for the implementation of projects in various fields.

He added that the two sides have entered into good deals aimed at developing joint oil and gas fields and joint ventures, production of petrochemical products, developing g technical know-how, swapping gas, oil products and even crude oil.

Oji said Iran will import 5 million tons of wheat or grains from Russia. He noted that an agreement was finalized for this purpose during a visit to Moscow by an Iranian delegation

India security chief: US arms in Afghanistan threatening neighbors

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Taliban

Ajit Duval was speaking during a meeting with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani ahead of a security conference in Tajikistan’s capital city of Dushanbe.

Duval described the situation in Afghanistan as “worrying”.

He stressed the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan is a key challenge, adding that under the current situation, accountability, a prerequisite for a government, is very weak in the country.

In the meeting, Shamkhani also said developments in Afghanistan are the most pressing issue and the formation of an inclusive government there with the participation of all ethnic and religious groups is a requirement for stability in the country.

He said Iran and India’s shared views regarding regional and international issues is a good opportunity for the development of trade and economic ties.

Shamkhani added that trade exchange between Tehran and New Delhi can reach 30 billion dollars annually from the current level, which he called “unacceptable”.

He reiterated that bilateral cooperation to launch Iran’s Chabahar Port is moving ahead in an acceptable manner but speeding things up can transform the access of Iran and India to Central Asian markets

China urges US positive respond to Iran nuclear concerns

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IFP Media Wire
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Nuclear Talks Vienna

The US Special Envoy for Iran, Rob Malley, stated Wednesday that the prospects of a return to the Iran nuclear deal are “tenuous at best.”

China urged the US to work towards political solutions, since it was the instigator of the nuclear crisis in Iran, Wang noted.

Iran insists that the nuclear talks must lead to the removal of all American sanctions that were imposed against Tehran following Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the landmark agreement in May 2018. Tehran has also demanded credible guarantees that Washington will not abandon the deal again.

Iran Covid deaths stand at 3

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IFP Editorial Staff
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COVID in Iran

The downward trend in Covid deaths and infections has been holding for the more than past two weeks.

Officials attribute this to people’s sticking to health protocols and a nationwide vaccination drive that has seen the inoculation over more than 80 percent of the entire population.

Overall, some 150 million doses of Covid vaccine have been administered. Over 27 million people have received their third shot. And a small number of them have got their fourth.

Authorities are urging Iranians to get their booster shots, third or fourth, as this will prevent a resurgence of Covid.

The virus has so far killed 141,296 people in Iran.

Iranian urges UN involvement, regional fund to tackle dust storms,

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Air pollution

In the wake of an escalation of dust storms in the region and following Iranian President’s order for the case to be swiftly pursued, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian sent letters to his counterparts in the regional countries from where the dust storms originate and those states affected by the environmental crisis caused by the phenomenon.

“While standing ready for bilateral technical cooperation toward containing the dust particles, the Islamic Republic of Iran calls for the signing of a relevant regional convention, with the participation of the United Nations and its specialized agencies, particularly the United Nations Environment Program and the World Health Organization,” he reiterated.

Amir Abdollahian said, “This environmental phenomenon knows no borders and is linked to the health of all regional people; therefore, all governments of the region are required to seriously and effectively take part in the fight against dust storms, regardless of political issues.”

“It is necessary to form a fund as part of the convention for collecting regional and international aid and fight the phenomenon of dust particles and desertification more quickly and in a more coordinated manner,” he added.

The Iranian foreign minister had earlier held phone conversations with his opposite numbers in Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Kuwait in this regard.

He asked the Iraqi foreign minister to draw the attention of Saudi Arabia, as a source country that is also suffering from the crisis, to the Iranian initiative.

Iranians begin harvests of borage flowers in northern mountains

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Flowers in Iran's mountains

The harvest season usually starts in May until the end of June.

The aromatic plant has medical usage. Iranians often make herbal tea with dried borage flowers.

Iran’s Defense Ministry reports fatal accident at Parchin military site

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Parchin military site in Iran

In a statement issued on Thursday, it said the incident happened at one of the research units affiliated with the ministry at the Parchin site, leaving an engineer dead and another person wounded.

The statement identified the victim as Ehsan Qadbeigi, without providing detail about the nature of the accident.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident, the statement added.

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