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Iran unveils 30 new technological products

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The unveiling happened at a ceremony at the permanent exhibition of export knowledge-based products attended by Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari.

In the exhibition, technological achievements and products in the fields of brain implants, deep electrical brain stimulation, magnetic brain stimulation, virtual reality for rodents, olfactory stimulation, eye tracker, electrodes and brain stimulation recording systems, as well as games and applications were put on display.

Sattari said at the ceremony that cognitive technologies pave the way for clout and leadership in global competition.

“This technology in conjunction with others can be transformative”, he added. Sattari also said good strides have been made in the development of cognitive technologies, and Iran still has a long way to go.

The vice president for science and technology noted that with the private sector playing a major role, a lot of money should be spent on developing the frontiers of knowledge, education and cognitive technologies.

He added that many large-scale projects and products of knowledge-based research have been achieved using the same pattern.

Sattari maintained that cognitive science and technology is a new field and requires training of human resources, adding, “In many universities, we need to use Iranian graduates abroad, and therefore we have provided the ground for the return of these elites.”

The vice president for science and technology said the most important projects concern the development of reading and writing technologies in the brain and new tools for studying the brain, the development of combined applications of cognitive sciences, artificial intelligence and big data, the development of the applications of stem cell and cognitive technologies.

Iranian health minister: vaccine of children aged 9 to 19 to begin soon

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“During the Saturday meeting at National Taskforce for Fighting Coronavirus, we concluded that as per recommendations of scientific committees and international centers on vaccination of children and the results of research conducted by scientists, children under 12 years old should also be vaccinated”, Einollahi added.

He said it will take several days for the scientific committee to approve the type of vaccine that is to be given to these children and then with the announcement of the Ministry of Health, this vaccination will begin voluntarily.

The minister also criticized the fact that people have not well received the injection of the third dose of vaccine, adding that currently, about 22% have got their boosters. Einollahi also said given that the Omicron variant is highly contagious, people should get their third doses of vaccine.
Iran’s Health Ministry announced Sunday so far 14,563,440 people have been triple-vexxed.

Raisi hails Iranian women’s history-making role in Islamic Revolution

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Raisi on Sunday met with a group of women, including academics, government employees and bereaved relatives of martyrs, on the occasion on the National Women’s and Mothers’ Day, which coincides with the birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatimah (PBUH), the daughter of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

The president said the status of women and their female identity deserved true respect, and that the country would not achieve success unless such respect is paid to women.

Raisi referred to statements of Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the status of women in the country’s recent history and said, “The role of women in the victory of the Islamic Revolution and the Sacred Defense [against ex-Iraqi regime], during which 7,000 women were martyred, is not unknown to anyone.”

He criticized the Western and Eastern societies for viewing women as instruments and said the “civilian-building culture” of Hazrat Fatimah could serve as a path to safety in the modern world.

VP: Iran superior to regional states in scientific fields

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Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari
Iran’s Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari

Sorena Sattari, who is also the head of Iran’s National Elites Foundation, added that the country has grabbed the fourth place in the world rankings for the number of articles in nanotechnology.

Iran is among top 10 countries in most of engineering fields, boasted the official, continuing that Iranians are well known for their engineering knowledge and skills across the globe.

Shifting to Iran’s innovation status in the world, Sattari said the country was in the 123rd place in the past, but its current ranking is below 20 in many innovation categories.

According to the Vice President, some 6,500 knowledge-based companies are active in Iran, hiring about 400,000 educated people.

He also said that Iran has set up 12 Technology and Innovation Centers in foreign countries in an effort to develop companies abroad.

The first Technology and Innovation Center of Iran was established in Kenya, explained Sattari.

Covid cases hit new high in Iran

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That’s a huge jump in the daily caseload compared to yesterday when the Health Ministry recorded 3,503 cases of Covid infections in the previous 24 hours. 

Meanwhile, the daily death tally on Sunday was 28, which pushed the total fatalities from Covid in Iran to 132,230. 

The jump in the Covid caseload is blamed on the new variant of the disease, namely Omicron, which is way more contagious than previous strains.

 A member of Iran’s National Taskforce for Fighting Coronavirus has warned again of a new wave of the disease driven by Omicron. 

Dr. Minoo Mohraz urged people and officials against underestimating the strain. Latest figures show that the first Omicron case was detected in Iran over a month ago but now the variant is spreading like wildfire across the country. 

Some observers are pinning the blame for this on negligence on the part of the government, though it has been urging people to observe the health protocols and the vaccination campaign continues unabated nationwide.

Meanwhile the Iranian deputy health minister has expressed concern over the upward trend in Omicron cases in Iran.

Saeed Karimi told the IRIB that there has been a rise in the number of Covid outpatients at 16-hour healthcare centers.

Karimi put the number of outpatients at 5,000. He noted that the Omicron outpatients were not in critical condition but warned that if protocols are not observed, a hike in hospitalizations is a possibility.

Karimi noted that there are chances Iran will get hit by a sixth wave of Covid, stressing things are not copacetic though they are not dire either.

The Iranian deputy health minister also said given Omicron is super contagious, a new peak of Covid is highly likely in Iran.

Face of winter in Hamedan’s waterfall

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With the winter having set in, the beautiful landmark has been attracting many tourists from across the country amid freezing temperatures.

Iran resumes gasoline exports to crisis-hit Afghanistan amid frigid winter

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In a tweet on Sunday, Hassan Kazemi-Ghomi said the three-month permit had been issued at the request of the caretaker Taliban officials in Kabul.

“In line with fulfilling the needs of Afghan people in winter and given a request by the country’s officials from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the permit had been issued for a period of three months,” reads the tweet.

Afghanistan relies on Iran for transit route and imports, including fuel. Iranian fuel flows have been vital to the country in the past few years.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) had stopped fuel exports to Afghanistan since August 6, 2021 over the concerns about the safety of trading in the country.

Afghanistan’s economic crisis took a turn for the worse following the lightning takeover of the Taliban in mid-August last year. There has been a sharp hike in fuel prices, unemployment, and poverty among the people.

Following a humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United States imposed economic sanctions on Afghanistan, doubling the sufferings of its people.

Iran has been sending consignments of humanitarian aid to various Afghan cities over the past months.

Iran’s leader urges religious gatherings to enlighten society

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei was addressing a group of eulogists s on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad’s daughter Hazrat Fatemeh. Referring to some high personality traits of Hazrat Fatemeh, such as social movements and selfless service to the people, Ayatollah Khamenei described religious gatherings as centers for calcification. 

The leader also called the unconditional service and sincere help to the needy as important signs of a Fatemi society and said, “By the grace of God, after the victory of the Islamic Revolution, the Iranian society has become Fatemi in the past 43 years and we have seen this many times during the sacred defense, in the scientific movements and during the services of martyrs such as the nuclear martyrs, and in natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes.” 

Ayatollah Khamenei mentioned the era of the Covid pandemic and the services that were provided free of charge as a continuation and as another example of the movement inspired by the Fatemi school of thought.

Russia urges UK to stop engaging in provocations over Ukraine

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“The misinformation spread by the British Foreign Office is another evidence that these are the NATO countries, led by the Anglo-Saxons, that are escalating tensions around Ukraine,” a representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry told TASS.

“We call on the British Foreign Office to stop provocative activities, stop spreading nonsense and focus on studying the history of the Tatar-Mongol yoke,” the representative added.

The UK’s Foreign Office claims on Saturday the Russian leadership is considering a possibility of installing a pro-Russian government in Ukraine and former Ukrainian MP Yevgeny Murayev may lead it. 

“We have information that indicates the Russian Government is looking to install a pro-Russian leader in Kiev as it considers whether to invade and occupy Ukraine. The former Ukrainian MP Yevgeny Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate,” according to the statement.

“We have information that the Russian intelligence services maintain links with numerous former Ukrainian politicians including; Sergey Arbuzov, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2012-2014, and acting Prime Minister in 2014; Andrey Kluyev, First Deputy Prime Minister from 2010-2012 and Chief of Staff to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich; Vladimir Sivkovich, former Deputy Head of the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (RNBO); Nikolay Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine from 2010-2014,” the Foreign Office said, adding that “some of these have contact with Russian intelligence officers currently involved in the planning for an attack on Ukraine.”

In this respect, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss called on Moscow to de-escalation and negotiations. According to her, “the information being released today shines a light on the extent of Russian activity designed to subvert Ukraine, and is an insight into Kremlin thinking.”

“Russia must de-escalate, end its campaigns of aggression and disinformation, and pursue a path of diplomacy. As the UK and our partners have said repeatedly, any Russian military incursion into Ukraine would be a massive strategic mistake with severe costs,” she stressed.

The Foreign office stressed that “the UK’s position on Ukraine is also clear.”

“We unequivocally support its sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, including Crimea. Ukraine is an independent, sovereign country,” the Foreign office announced.

On Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice Dominic Raab said the UK government is ready to impose tough economic penalties against Moscow if it allegedly tries not only to invade Ukraine but also bring pro-Russian politicians to power.

“Russia will face serious consequences, if [it] takes this move to try to invade [Ukraine] but also install the puppet regime,” Raab told Sky News.

In response to the question, whether London is considering the possibility to disconnect Russia from SWIFT, the deputy prime minister noted that a wide package of economic and financial restrictions would be imposed against Moscow.

The White House has also announced London’s statement raises concern in Washington, commenting on the British Foreign Office’s statement about Moscow’s alleged plans to create a pro-Russian government in Ukraine.

“This kind of plotting is deeply concerning. The Ukrainian people have the sovereign right to determine their own future and we stand with our democratically-elected partners in Ukraine,” White House National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne stated.

US not doing enough to lift Iran sanctions: Iranian MP

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“We disapprove of this (the US approach),” said Vahid Jalalzadeh, the chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of Parliament.

“The current Iranian administration kicked off the talks in very tough conditions and should bargain to ensure the interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran during the negotiations as much as possible,” added the MP.

He said the “Western party” to the talks was seeking to gain more concessions from Iran when the new Iranian administration took office, being under the delusion that it could cash in on the problems that any administration normally faces at the beginning of its tenure.

However, said the lawmaker, the Iranian negotiating team kept their scheme at bay.

He then touched upon the West setting a deadline for bringing the talks to an end.

“By this, they want to launch a war of nerves,” he said.

The legislator then urged Washington to make good on its obligations under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). 

“If the Americans [really] seek to reduce the duration of the talks and make them bear fruit, they should return to their commitments under the JCPOA with regards to the lifting of sanctions against Iran,” he said.

“The US and the Western side wouldn’t like to fully live up to their commitments regarding the removal of sanctions against Iran, and, in return, their expectations of the Islamic Republic of Iran are at their maximum. This runs counter to the spirit of the JCPOA,” he said.

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