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Taliban arrest 15 for plotting to stage show protests outside Iran Embassy

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Embassy Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s news channel, TOLOnews reported on Saturday that Taliban forces had moved swiftly to make the arrests a day earlier. No further details were immediately available.

Last Monday, a mob of Afghans attacked Iran’s Consulate in Herat, burning tires and smashing its security cameras. The gathering meant to protest the purported mistreatment of Afghan nationals in Iran.

Taliban forces reportedly fired shots into the air to repel the assailants.

Subsequently, Iran announced that it would be closing its diplomatic missions in Afghanistan until further notice, but reports say the Herat Consulate is the only mission that remains closed.

On Wednesday, a number of Afghans gathered in front of Iran’s Embassy in Kabul to condemn the attack on the Iranian consulate and offer flowers to the staff at the site.

Days earlier, on April 6, an Afghan national had staged a stabbing attack against three Shia clerics in the Iranian city of Mashhad. Two of the clerics were killed and the other one was injured.

Iranian minister of economy cancels US visit and World Bank meeting

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ehsan Khandouzi

Khandouzi was supposed to take part in the spring conference of the World Bank.

This is not the first time the US fails to abide by its commitments to international bodies like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund regarding visa issuance.

Washington has on several occasions hampered participation by Iranian delegations in similar international gatherings. Iran is a founding member of the World Bank and the IMF.

The US stands accused of abusing the presence of international bodies in its soil and hampering the participation of countries it has blacklisted in events held by those organizations.

Iran Covid: Downward trend holding; 23 killed

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IFP Editorial Staff
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COVID in Iran

As per the figures released on Saturday, 1,015 new infections were logged that included 195 hospitalizations.

This is while the number of red citizens where people face the highest level of risk from the Coronavirus has increased in Iran.

The Health Ministry said 55 Iranian cities and towns are now marked red while the number of blue cities is 35. The blue cities are those with the lowest level of threat from Covid.

The downward trend in Covid fatalities and cases in Iran has been attributed to a nationwide vaccination drive that has resulted in the inoculation of most people in the country.

So far, 148,217,986 doses of vaccine have been given to people in the country. In the past 24 hours alone, 46,294 doses were administered countrywide.

Iran president: Covid jab producers can export surplus products

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi

Raisi also praised the production of Coronavirus jabs by Iranian pharmaceutical companies as an accomplishment worthy of being proud of.

The president referred to the need for helping other countries fight Covid, saying Iran is determined to continue its humanitarian policies and assisting regional and other countries in different parts of the world.

He then singled out China, saying the country was of great help to Iran by sending vaccine shipments to the Islamic Republic. Raisi noted that Iran is in a position now that it can share its experience in fighting the Coronavirus with China.

He further spoke of the need for citizens to abide by health protocols. Raisi urged all officials and people to institutionalize adherence to health protocols and respecting the instructions of experts and those of the National Taskforce for Fighting Covid in society.

Raisi warned that the downward trend in Covid deaths and infections should not make people relax health protocols. He also urged officials against making any statement that would cause concern among people and adversely affect businesses and livelihoods.

Istanbul-Tabriz flight reroutes due to strong winds

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines Flight 882 was unable to land at Tabriz’ Shahid Madani Airport and rerouted to Nakhchivan in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The Iranian airport said the time of rerouting had been 05:40 am (0110 GMT) on Saturday.

Tabriz’ Meteorology Organization confirmed increased precipitation and winds of 36 kilometers per hour (22.3 mph) in the city.

Hezbollah condemns Israel for attack on al-Aqsa Mosque

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Israeli forces storm al-Aqsa Mosque

In a statement on Saturday, Hezbollah strongly condemned the Friday Israeli raid against al-Aqsa Mosque, the “savage attacks” on the worshipers, and acts of violation against al-Quds.

“What the (Israeli) regime… has done in al-Aqsa Mosque is it has desecrated the holy site and harmed the feelings of over one billion Muslims,” the statement read.

On Friday, Israeli forces stormed the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds, using sound bombs and rubber bullets to suppress and scatter the worshipers, who used stones to fight back.

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRSC) said 152 fasting Palestinians had to receive treatment for injuries as a result of the raid.

Protests were later held across Palestinian territories as well as in other Muslim countries in solidarity with the worshipers at the mosque. Several countries, including Russia, Jordan and Saudi Arabia slammed the Israeli violence.

In its Saturday statement, Hezbollah praised Palestinians for putting up resistance against the Israeli forces in al-Aqsa Mosque and elsewhere in Palestinian territories.

It also called on Muslim states and Islamic organizations to offer full support for Palestinians.

Iran rejects foreign media hype over inmate’s death

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Prison

In a statement, Iran’s State Prisons and Security and Corrective Measures Organization reiterated that death row inmate Mehdi Karimi had been at the ICU for three months before he died a few days ago.

According to the statement, he had been sentenced to death after being convicted of Muharabah (waging war against God), firing shots in public in order to create fear, and spreading “corruption on earth,” a term used in the Iranian law to refer to a chain of gross offenses punishable by death.

However, added the statement, the convict, while expressing repentance, went to the prison’s clinic as he was dizzy and listless. After being visited by the physician, Karimi was transferred to a city hospital for treatment.

Then he was hospitalized at the ICU and remained there until the time of his death. An investigation is underway into the cause of his death, and the result of the probe will be announced after the Coroner’s  Office issues its report in that regard.

This comes as some foreign media claim Karimi died because of taking the wrong medicines. They also claim he was one of the dissidents of Iran’s Islamic Establishment who was arrested during anti-government protests a few years ago.

Danish politician burns holy Quran

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IFP Media Wire
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Rasmus Paludan

Rasmus Paludan, accompanied by police, went to an open public space in southern Linkoping on Thursday and placed the Muslim holy book down and burned it while ignoring protests from onlookers.

About 200 demonstrators gathered in the square to protest. The group urged police not to allow the racist leader to carry out his action.

After the police ignored the calls, incidents broke out and the group closed the road to traffic, pelting stones at police.

Similar anti-Muslim actions have been committed earlier by Danish far-right racist groups.

Paludan also burned the Quran in 2019, wrapping the Muslim holy book in bacon and tossed it in the air.

In September 2020, Paludan was banned from entering Sweden for two years.

Later in October, he was prevented from entering Germany for some time after the controversial anti-Muslim politician announced plans to hold a provocative demonstration in Berlin

Iran’s trade rises 3-fold in Q1 of 2022: Customs

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Trade

“In the last three months of the Persian Year 1400 (December 22, 2021 – March 20, 2022), the country’s trade stood at 41 million 522 thousand tonnes of commodities worth $29,549,000,000, showing a rise of 14 percent in terms of weight and 37 percent in terms of value compared to the similar period the previous year,” said Customs Spokesman Rouhollah Latifi.

“Last winter, some 11 million 80 thousand tonnes of goods worth $16,71,000,000 were cleared from the country’s Customs, registering a 29-percent increase in terms of weight and 35-percent rise in terms of value year on year,” he added.

He said the nation’s exports during the three-month period was up 40% in terms of value compared to the previous year

7 Pakistani soldiers killed in ambush near Afghan border

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IFP Media Wire
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Pakistan Army

According to a military statement released on Friday, a Pakistani military convoy in a former stronghold of the Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, near the Afghan border was ambushed, triggering an intense shoot-out in which seven soldiers and four members of the armed group were killed.

The statement said the ambush took place on Thursday in the Isham area of North Waziristan, a district in the volatile northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

“Pakistan Army is determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” the statement added.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility. The incident comes as Pakistan’s military announced on Thursday that 128 armed fighters have been killed in the region bordering Afghanistan since January.

The military acknowledged that nearly 100 soldiers have been killed in such attacks during the same period.

Paying tributes to the killed soldiers, Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated Islamabad would “continue fighting terrorism”.

North Waziristan – once dubbed the “heartland of militancy” – is one of the seven former semi-autonomous tribal regions in Pakistan where the army has conducted a series of operations since 2014 to eliminate the Pakistan Taliban.

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