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Value of Iran-China trade increases to $3.85bn in 3 months

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Trade

According to China’s customs authority, commercial exchanges with Iran witnessed a growth of 18 percent from January to March this year.

The volume of trade had been estimated to be $3.25 billion over the same time span in 2021.

China’s imports from Iran also increased to $1.93 billion from $1.48 billion in the comparable period last year, recording a notable 30-percent growth.

The first 90 days of 2022 also saw an eight-percent increase in China’s exports to Iran, reaching $1.92 billion in value.

Long-standing economic cooperation between Tehran and Beijing, both subjected to tough US sanctions, has been further facilitated by a 25-year strategic partnership agreement, which the two sides finalized in March 2021.

Among other topics, the deal paves the way for hundreds of billions of dollars of Chinese investment in various sectors of the Iranian economy.

Iran, in return, will commit to providing China with a stable supply of energy over the next 25 years.

Ramadan highlight: Iranians mark 2nd ‘Night of Destiny’ with prayers till dawn

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Laylat al-Qadr

With Covid-related restrictions eased this year, many people joined gatherings on Friday in mosques and holy shrines across Iran for night-long prayers. ‘Laylat al-Qadr’ is the holiest of all nights, when the destiny for the year is decided, according to the religion.

It is believed that angels descend on Earth to listen to the worshippers.

Nevertheless, there is no exact date for the occasion, but Shia references say it falls on either the 19th or the 21st, or the 23rd nights of Ramadan. The faithful thus hold night-long prayers on all the three dates in order not to miss the blessed night.

This year, huge congregations were reported in the cities of Mashhad and Qom, which host the holy shrines of Imam Reza, the eighth Shia Imam, and his revered sister, Hazrat Masoumeh, respectively.

Millions of worshippers also marked the occasion in the capital Tehran and other cities across the country.

In the previous two years, large gatherings were banned amid a fast spread of Covid-19.

Official: Iran border guards seized 6 tons of drugs last month

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran border guards

Commander of the Border Guards of the Islamic Republic of Iran Brigadier General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi said border guards are fighting to the death to stop traffickers.

He added that, 2 million and 500 thousand liters of smuggled fuel, 278 digital currency miners, over 14 thousand heads of livestock and over 172 thousand cosmetics items were seized by the border guards in the same period.

General Goudarzi noted that preventing the basic goods from being smuggled out of the country is one of the serious priorities of his forces.

Iran has 16 border provinces and a total of over 8,000 kilometers of borders. Law Enforcement Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been praised internationally for its achievements against organized crime and drug trafficking especially in border areas.

More than 4 thousand people have been killed in Iran’s fight against drug traffickers over the last four decades.

Taliban say committed to Iran’s share of Helmand water

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Helmand river

In’amullah Habibi Samangani said on Friday that the Taliban government stood ready to address Iran’s concerns over its water rights through dialog.

The Taliban official said Afghanistan was suffering from water shortages caused by drought and the condition might have affected Iran’s share of water from Helmand, something that he described as “a negotiable issue.”

Under the 1973 treaty, Iran is entitled to over 800 million cubic meters per year of water from Helmad, which flows some 1,150 kilometers before reaching the Sistan wetlands in southwestern Afghanistan and eastern Iran.

Tehran is unhappy with Kabul’s failure to release enough water from a controversial dam over the Helmand River to comply with terms of the treaty.

Iran argues that the Kamal Khan Dam, opened in March 2020, would significantly decrease the flow of the Helmand River.

Iran envoy urges UN to swiftly stop Israel aggressions against Palestinians

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IFP Media Wire
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Israeli Forces Al-Aqsa Mosque

Majid Takht-Ravanchi made the remarks during a Friday meeting of UN ambassadors from Muslim countries, in the presence of UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

The meeting focused on the desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, by Israeli regime forces in recent days.

Delegates from Muslim nations once again highlighted the world body’s key role in achieving a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue.

Takht-Ravanchi demanded urgent action by the international community, especially the UN, in support of the Palestinian nation and an end to occupation and aggression by the Tel Aviv regime.

Report: Iran, Saudi Arabia hold ‘constructive’ talks in Baghdad

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Saudi Flags

Senior officials from the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran and the head of the Saudi intelligence service have attended the meetings as representatives of the two sides.

Sources say Iran and Saudi Arabia’s negotiators managed to draw a clearer picture of how to resume bilateral relations.

High-ranking Iraqi and Omani officials have played an important role in arranging the meetings between representatives of Tehran and Riyadh.

During their five rounds of talks so far, the two sides have held frank discussions on the main challenges of resuming relations between the two neighbors.

Nournews added, Given the constructive bilateral dialogue so far, there is a possibility of a meeting between the Iranian and Saudi top diplomats in the near future.

The two neighbors and regional rivals have had no diplomatic relations since January 2016 following the attack on the Saudi Embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran after Saudi Arabia executed Shia Muslim cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

UN ‘deeply concerned’ over violence in Palestine

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IFP Media Wire
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Israeli Forces Al-Aqsa Mosque

“We are deeply concerned by the escalating violence in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel over the past month,” said Ravina Shamdasani, spokeswoman for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

“The use of force by Israeli police resulting in widespread injuries among worshippers and staff in and around the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound must be promptly, impartially, independently and transparently investigated,” she added.

“Those responsible for any violations should be held to account, and policies and procedures on the use of force reviewed with a view to avoid any further violations,” she continued.

Shamdasani said the conduct of Israeli occupation security forces on April 15, captured in numerous videos, “raises serious concerns that the use of force was widespread, unnecessary and indiscriminate.”

Noting how the tension in Jerusalem had impacted on other areas, the spokeswoman stated Israel’s intensified military operations in the West Bank, especially in Jenin, “place Palestinian residents at high risk”.

She stated Israel’s raids and arrest operations across the West Bank raised serious concerns of “excessive use of force and ill-treatment and arbitrary arrests of family members of wanted people”.

“Some of the killings, including in particular Israeli security forces shooting at a Palestinian woman in Husan on April 10, raise serious concerns of excessive use of force and arbitrary deprivation of life,” she noted.

The Israeli regime has stepped up its deadly acts of aggression across the Palestinian territories since the beginning of Ramadan.

Bodyguard of IRGC Zahedan commander shot dead

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Police

Witnesses say Mahmoud Absalan was killed when unknown gunmen opened fire on the car carrying Brigadier General Hossein Almasi, commander of the 110th Salman Farsi Special Forces Brigade on Friday night.

The brigadier general was unharmed.

Reports say the gunmen were arrested following the attack.

Number of red cities in Iran plummet as Covid abates

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IFP Editorial Staff
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COVID in Iran

This is while the number of yellow cities has increased from 274 to 323 and blue ones from 35 to 75. Blue denotes the lowest level of risk from the Coronavirus.

Iran has already lifted some bans that had been put in place as part of an effort to contain a surge in the number of Covid deaths and infections.

The rise in the number of blue cities come amid a downward trend in Covid deaths and infections across Iran.

Despite the declining number of fatalities and new cases of the virus, Iranian officials, especially President Ebrahim Raisi have time and again warned people against relaxing health protocols too much because, they argue, this could cause Covid to resurge.

EU’s Borrell calls for resumption of Vienna talks

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Hamid Reza Babaee
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European Union Foreign Policy Chief Joseph Borrell

Joseph Borrell, in a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, said the prolongation of the break in the talks is not constructive and suggested that talks between the EU envoy and Iran’s chief negotiator be resumed soon.

The EU foreign policy chief said: We believe that Iran wants an agreement.

Referring to the war in Ukraine, Borrell described it as a global crisis that could have negative consequences.

He welcomed Iran’s support in stopping the war in Yemen and helping the refugees in Afghanistan.

The EU foreign policy chief also stressed that the bloc could expand consultations, dialogue and joint cooperation with Iran in various fields.

In this telephone conversation, the Iranian minister of foreign affairs also stated that there is no doubt about the determination of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to reach a good, strong and lasting agreement.

He added that the White House must put aside excessive demands and hesitation and take a step towards realism and solutions.

Referring to the long efforts of all parties in Vienna, the Iranian foreign minister said that three European countries, Russia and China, are now ready to finalize the agreement.

He said the current U.S. administration must have the courage to correct the White House’s past wrong policies.

The top Iranian diplomat stressed the need for serious cooperation in establishing stability and security Afghanistan, addressing the plight of Afghan refugees, sending humanitarian aid and combating drugs in the country.

The Iranian minister of foreign affairs also stressed the need to focus on a political solution to the crisis in Ukraine.

Amir Abdollahian welcomed the establishment of a temporary ceasefire in Yemen and expressed hope that the region would see a permanent ceasefire, the complete lifting of the blockade on Yemen and a Yemeni-Yemeni agreement.

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