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Iran Covid: 5 killed, 293 new infections

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COVID in Iran

The daily caseload was 293 including 46 hospitalizations.

With the downward trend holding, a vaccination campaign that started over one and a half years ago has now slowed down.

This is while the healthcare personnel of Iran managed to double-vax some 80 percent of the population of around 85 million people during the period.

Iranian Health Minister Bahram Einollahi earlier told the World Health Organization’s Secretary General Tedros Adhanom that Iran has successfully contained the Covid pandemic thanks to round-the-clock efforts by its healthcare staff and people’s support for the drive.

Authorities are urging those who have not received their third shot, to do so.

They have also warned that the achievements of the country in this regard are on the line because if people fail to get their third and fourth shots of vaccine, chances are Covid will resurge.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian teen in WB raid

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IFP Media Wire
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Israeli Forces in WB

The Palestinian Authority’s health ministry identified the victim as 16-year-old Ghaith Yamin.

According to the ministry, the victim died at a hospital in early Wednesday from a gunshot wound to his head.

The teenager was afflicted with the injury during clashes with Israeli forces. The clashes erupted as the forces were escorting illegal Israeli settlers during a visit to a shrine in the area.

At least 15 Palestinians were wounded by live fire during the clashes.

The clashes came at a time of heightened tensions between the two sides spurred by the Israeli regime’s recent assassination of well-known Palestinian journalist Shereen Abu Akleh.

The veteran Al Jazeera journalist was shot in the head on May 11, when she was reporting on an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.

The Israeli regime has, however, refused to assume responsibility for the murder.

Most recently, reports said Manu Pineda, an official with the European Union’s Parliament, who had been supposed to travel to the occupied territories, to examine the situation on the ground following the murder, had been denied entry by the occupying regime

Iran foreign ministry, environment department tasked with tackling pollution

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Air pollution

In a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Ebrahim Raisi instructed the Foreign Ministry and the Environment Department to immediately hold talks with neighboring countries, believed to be the source of the pollution.

“People cannot stand to witness the current situation and they expect the government to seriously pursue the matter,” the president said, adding, “People’s health is vital and the pollution is unbearable for them.”

The air quality levels saw an alarming drop in the country and shuttered schools, universities, and government offices in the capital Tehran and many other cities on Wednesday.

Authorities blame devastating dust storms emanating from neighboring Iraq and Syria as well as dam construction activities by Turkey for the pollution that reached “hazardous” levels

Iran, Russia eye further expansion of trade, energy ties

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Trade

Leading a high-level delegation to Iran, Alexander Novak said in a joint economic and energy forum on Wednesday that Russia was in a higher demand of Iranian goods and that deepening monetary ties between the two countries could lead to expansion of trade ties.

“Today, many unfriendly countries are putting Russia under pressure, which increases the need to boost cooperation between the two countries,” Novak said.

Western countries have slapped unprecedented sanctions on Russia since President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation against Ukraine on February 24. Iran is also under similar set of American sanctions since 2018 when then U.S. president Donald Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal.

The Russian deputy prime minister said Moscow is reviewing its bureaucratic procedures to reduce hurdles to increase imports from friendly countries, including Iran.

The Russian official also said conditions are ripe to boost strategic cooperation in developing Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant as part of efforts to promote bilateral strategic cooperation in the fields of energy and nuclear technology.

Novak, meanwhile, said the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) and Iran’s strategic position is of high significance for Russia, as it can provide access to the Persian Gulf littoral states.

Iran, together with India and Russia, is pushing forward with the sea and rail corridor that could substantially reduce the time and cost of shipping goods from India to Europe.

Russia’s Ambassador to Tehran, Levan Dzhagaryan, who was among the participants in the forum, expressed hope about the future of bilateral trade ties, saying, “During the past eleven years, from the 10th to 13th administration, that I’ve been the Russian ambassador to Iran, I’m confident that the new ties can benefit both countries.”

Activist: Reports of Saudi transfer of power fabricated

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam

In an interview with Iran’s Labor New Agency (ILNA), Abdurrahman Radhi al-Suhaimi, said Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salam, also known as MBS, is behind the rumor to assess public opinion.

An anonymous Saudi source, in an interview with Reuters last week, reacted to the presence of Prince Abdul Aziz bin Ahmad during the visit of the Saudi crown prince to the UAE, saying that the inclusion of the prince to the list was a strong message to public opinion inside and outside the country, as to indicating that the transfer of power is imminent.

The Saudi delegation was in the UAE to offer condolences to the Al Nahyan family over the death of former UAE ruler Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

The Saudi activist said the unlikely royal, who has no official position within the monarchy, joined the Saudi delegation to the UAE to airbrush the kingdom’s political landscape and send the message of unity in the ruling family.

Citing informed sources within the Saudi Ministry of Interior, al-Suhaimi said there are hurdles for the transfer of power within the Saudi monarchy and even if the 36-year-old crown prince ascends to the throne, his ruling will not last long because of his lack of experience, without explaining further.

Touching on the hyped economic measures in the country under MBS, al-Suhaimi said the reforms have been cosmetic and, “in fact, bin Salman has steered the country towards the edge of a precipice.”

He also said that the country is suffering from rising unemployment, poverty, and execution of political dissidents, and is rife with a bleak human rights record

Iran says in talks with Russia over development of Bushehr nuclear power plant

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Bushehr nuclear power plant

AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi said on Wednesday that Iran and Russia had good bilateral relations, including in the nuclear field, and were negotiating to develop phases 2 and 3 of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran’s south.

Kamalvandi made the remark on the sidelines of a meeting between Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Oji and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who is in Tehran at the head of delegation to develop economic ties.

Kamalvandi said the development projects at the Bushehr power plant were major ones that required large investment.

“Therefore, we have to be mindful of financial issues, and we are negotiating with Russia in that regard,” he said.

The Iranian spokesman said Iran also sought to enhance its ties with Russia in the nuclear industry field more generally.

During his two-day visit to Iran, Novak was also scheduled to meet with, among others, representatives from Iran’s Roads and Urban Development Ministry and the Ports and Maritime Organization.

Cross-border transit was reportedly a major topic on Novak’s visit’s agenda

Qalibaf re-elected Iran’s Parliament speaker for 3rd year

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Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf

Out of the 281 lawmakers present at an open session of the Parliament on Wednesday, 194 voted for Qalibaf and 53 for his main rival, legislator Morteza Agha-Tehrani.

Other candidates Elias Naderan and Fereydoun Abbasi Davani garnered 21 and three votes, respectively, while 10 votes were declared invalid.

Meanwhile, lawmakers Abdolreza Mesri and Ali Nikzad were also elected as deputy speakers.

The new members of the Parliament’s Presiding Board joined a swearing-in ceremony before the legislature on Wednesday

UN reacts to IRGC member assassination, says opposed to extra-judiciary murders

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Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Colonel Hassan Sayyad-Khodaie

In reply to and IRNA reporter about the UN reaction to the terrorist act that led to the martyrdom of that defender of the holy shrines in Tehran, Dujarric said that the UN has always been opposed to the extra-judiciary murders.

An extra-judiciary murder in this case is said to refer to a country, or regime that considers its own laws effective beyond its own borders and executes them in other countries.

At around 4 pm, Sunday, around the area of Tehran’s Mojahedin of Islam two motorcycle riders shot five bullets at Sayyad-Khodaie when he intended to enter his house.

The martyr’s body was proceeded over the mourning hands of Tehrani citizens on Tuesday and buried at the Martyrs Block of Tehran Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery.

Iran calls for restoring stability to Afghanistan, Yemen

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Ali Bagheri Kani & Ettore Francesco Sequi

Ali Bagheri Kani made the remarks in his meeting with the Secretary General of Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ettore Francesco Sequi in Tehran on Tuesday evening.

The third round of the political talks between Iran and Italy was held in Tehran, as co-chaired by Bagheri Kani and Sequi.

During the meeting, Bagheri Kani pointed to the historical ties, economic cooperation and friendly relations between the two countries of Iran and Italy and said that pathology of Iran-Europe relations in the past few decades shows that Europe’s efforts are necessary to achieve an acceptable level of stability in relations.

Presently, international situation and major threats, especially in the field of energy and food security and consequently national security of countries in the worldwide, especially in Europe, require continuing constant consultations and moving towards sustainable cooperation between Iran and Europe, Bagheri Kani highlighted.

While emphasizing the need for joint efforts to combat terrorism, he stated that the differences of attitude between Iran and Europe and their differences of opinion on various regional and international issues are a fact that cannot be ignored but the possibility of turning difference of opinions is also a noticeable fact in line with promoting mutual understanding and cooperation.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Bagheri Kani referred to the common areas of consultation and cooperation on regional issues and called for taking practical actions to help establish peace and stability in Afghanistan and Yemen.

Italian diplomat, for his part, expressed satisfaction with his visit to Tehran and said that Italy is interested in expanding and broadening cooperation with Iran.

While welcoming the proposal of expanding scope of consultative talks in various levels, Sequi emphasized the need for continuation of bilateral talks on relevant issues.

He praised the humanitarian actions of Iran, including hosting of Afghan refugees, and expressed hope that they would continue to work together to strengthen stability and security in Afghanistan

Raisi: Iran-Oman cooperation goes ‘far beyond’ good neighborly ties

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IFP Editorial Staff
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President Ebrahim Raisi

In an interview with Oman’s state TV, Raisi said during his talks in Muscat, Iran and Oman agreed that the current level of relations was “good but not enough” given the two sides’ “determination” for closer cooperation and the capacities existing in both states for that purpose.

“Iran and Oman seek to boost the level of their cooperation in the fields of commerce, economy, energy — especially natural gas — besides tourism and health,” he added.

“Mutual trust is the greatest asset of Iran and Oman.”

Touching on regional issues, Raisi said both Iran and Oman seriously share the stance that the issues of the region must be resolved within the region itself and through dialog.

“The path of dialog is open in the region and any foreign meddling is viewed as a step toward dependence [on outsiders] and trouble,” he said.

“Experience has proved that foreign presence in the region has not only failed to resolve any problem but has even led to various ones,” he said.

Both Iran and Oman, he said, “believe that dialog is the only solution to all regional issues and the region’s problems should be resolved by its own nations, including the Yemeni conflict, which should be settled through intra-Yemeni talks

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