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German chancellor: Reaching a deal depends on Iran;Tehran rejects idea

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“It depends on Iran. We gave them a clear message that now this is the time for decisions and for progress, and not for prolonging the process,” Scholz stated in an interview with The Washington Post. 

“We will not accept the ability of Iran of having a nuclear bomb that can be used. This is the decisive moment, and we hope that they will use the chance. We have not too much time left. Because we know about the progress of the nuclear program of Iran,” he added. 

 

Responding to a question over discussing with Iran over its defense programme and ballistic missiles, the chancellor noted western powers have a lot of questions to tackle when looking at Tehran. 

“I think we all know that we have a lot of questions to tackle when looking at Iran. We are now discussing how to deal with this [nuclear] agreement, and if there is a future which will have a good impact on peace and the situation over there. So it is absolutely critical that we now hear if Iran is willing to solve the problem,” he continued. 

Tehran has rejected calls for wider negotiations over its military activities and missile defense program, stressing it would only discuss over its nuclear program with world powers. 

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has said Tehran is decisively and explicitly after a good deal with the P4+1 group but it also insists on safeguarding its red lines and national interests with the same level of decisiveness and explicitness. 

Amir Abdollahian made the comment in a telephone conversation with Josef Borrel, EU Foreign Policy Chief and lead coordinator of the Vienna negotiations, over the trend of the ongoing negotiations in the Austrian capital. He noted, the nuclear deal has unfortunately provided no economic benefits for Iran in recent years. 

The Iranian foreign minister added, “We will reach a good deal only if it realizes our economic interests sustainably and reliably.” 

Amir Abdollahian also once again stated that Iran is determined to reach a good deal and to this end, it will remain in constant and close contact with the EU. 

Iran insists that the 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. 

 

Young woman murder triggers flurry of reactions in Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The murder took place on February 5 and the murderer was filmed parading the severed head of his wife in the streets of Ahvaz. 

The footage of the incident was published by Iran’s Rokna News Agency. The agency was handed a temporary closure notice on Sunday for publication of the footage, in response to “public demands” for officials to ensure such acts of violence are not promoted in the society. 

This comes amid public outrage and a flurry of reactions on social media against the murder and the handling of the situation. 

Some called on officials to steer away from their focus on security issues and focus on a cure for cultural wounds such as “wrong” honor traditions in such areas as Ahvaz. 

There were also other tweets condemning the publication of the footage online as “another threat against women” by normalization of violence against them. 

These were posed against others, who said censoring such acts of violence will help them perpetuate. 

Ahvaz prosecutor Abbas Hosseini Pouya says the murderer, who is the 17-year-old girl’s husband, as well as his brother-in-law, who is a proxy to the murder, have been arrested. 

Hosseini said the murder was an honor killing after the girl escaped to Turkey and sent her husband images from herself that angered the husband. 

The prosecutor said the girl was brought to Iran by her father before her husband, helped by her brother, moved to kill her. 

“Definitely, we will hold those involved to account, as in addition to the murder, severing this woman’s head in public is also a crime,” Hosseini said. 

He added that publishers of the footage of the murder will also be held to account.

Israeli PM discusses Iran, Russia with Biden

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“The President thanked the Prime Minister for his invitation to visit Israel and said he looks forward to a visit later this year,” the White House announced in a statement about the call.  

During the call, the leaders also “discussed the recent US operation against the Daesh leader in northwestern Syria and the ongoing US commitment to protect the American people and support the defense of its partners across the Middle East region.” 

The White House’s statement also added that Biden also voiced “his administration’s full support for replenishing Israel’s Iron Dome system”.  

The leaders also spoke about the potential for Russian aggression against Ukraine and other matters including “the threat posed by Iran and its proxies.”   

KAN has recently reported a US military official was present during an Israeli simulated drill preparing for an assault on Iranian nuclear facilities using dozens of warplanes. 

Held in mid-January, the classified exercise envisioned a “massive” strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities and played out multiple scenarios, including mid-air refueling, responding to anti-aircraft munitions, and performing long-range attacks. An unnamed US Air Force officer allegedly attended the drill as an observer, the outlet added, noting that the official’s presence was unusual for this type of exercise. 

Tehran says Israel is well aware of Iran’s capabilities and capacities and its own limited capabilities as well as the fact that the Islamic Republic does not compromise or joke about its national security. 

In late December, Iran simulated an attack on the Zionist regime’s nuclear facilities known as Dimona during extensive military drills. 

Iran has stressed that the recent wargames were intended to send a warning to Israel. 

Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami stated after the exercises that Iran will cut off the hands of enemies if they make a wrong move and that the distance between actual operations and military exercises is only a change in the angle of launching the missiles. 

Major General Mohammad Bagheri has also noted the exercise made it clear that Israel’s Iron Dome system can be defeated and penetrated if a barrage of missiles is fired from different directions at a target at once. 

The top Iranian general described the drill as one of Iran’s most successful military exercises. 

Iran’s ballistic missiles have a range of 2,000 km and the entire occupied Palestine and US bases in the region are within their reach.

Former Iran MP: Talk of 90% uranium enrichment highly suspicious

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh، head of Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission، added that portrayal of a dispute which is about to be resolved as a threat is questionable. 

Falahatpisheh, in an interview with Tehran-based Ensafnews website, added that 90% enrichment means Iran is seeking a nuclear weapon while the Islamic Republic is in fact not after nukes at all and it has stated time and again that such WMDs have no place in its defensive doctrine. 

He noted any statement that would depict the Islamic Republic as pursuing its nuclear program for military purposes will be detrimental to the country and the Iranian people will bear the brunt thereof. Falahatpisheh said anyone who brings Iran a step closer to detente is the nation’s servant. He added, , “I believe that before Iran suffers losses, we should avoid new tensions and welcome an agreement that could benefit the country because the two main parties to the nuclear deal, namely Iran and the United States, are most eager to reach an agreement”. 

Falahatpisheh suggested that all signs now show Iran and the P4+1 group are on track to reach an agreement in the Vienna talks. 

The former lawmaker however warned that some quarters inside Iran feed off tensions and maintain their interests and posts by imposing security-based policies on the country. 

Falahatpisheh also supported the idea of negotiations with the US. He said other sides like Europe, China and Russia are using Iran’s refusal do so as a card to their own advantage.

The former Iranian MP noted that the European troika has now taken a tougher line on Iran than the US itself and Russia is also using the Iran-US tension as card in its showdown with the West over Ukraine.

Biden Iran envoy says returning to Vienna in hope of saving JCPOA

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“President (Joe) Biden still wants us to negotiate in Vienna,” Malley told MSNBC in an interview on Sunday night.

“We’ll come back next week. That’s a symbol or a sign of our continued belief that it is not a dead corpse – that we need to revive it because it is in our interest,” he added.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a European official noted top envoys to the Vienna talks – which are indirect because Iran has refused to sit down with US diplomats – were likely to meet on Tuesday in the Austrian capital. Talks on reviving the nuclear deal were halted last week and the negotiators returned to their capitals for consultations.

On Friday, Washington restored a sanctions waiver that will allow countries to cooperate with Tehran on civil nuclear projects. The European parties to have urged Iran to seize the “opportunity” of the US waivers. Iran has stressed US steps on lifting sanctions are “good but not enough”.

The US administration has recently announced it sees a path to an agreement in the Vienna talks, but Iran must make “tough political decisions now”. US officials have also warned that there are only weeks left to return to the deal given Iran’s rapid nuclear developments.

Iran has repeatedly rejected any deadline or precondition over the deal, stressing Washington that unilaterally withdrew from the agreement must first lift its sanctions against Tehran. Iran has also demanded credible guarantees that the United States will not abandon the deal again.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdolahian has recently noted that the US has put forth no serious or significant initiatives in the Vienna negotiations.

Amir Abdollahian added that what matters for Iran is tangible action by the US and what happens on the ground.

He also spoke of the signing by the US president of sanctions waiver for Iran. The FM said any move or executive order by Biden which would remove sanctions is positive.

The top diplomat also denied Malley’s comment that Washington has set some conditions for Tehran in the negotiations. He stated Iran has not received any such conditions from the US and the trend of the talks in Vienna is such that makes preconditions pointless.

Iran closes down news agency for publishing graphic content

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The Committee for the Supervision of the Press voted overwhelmingly on Sunday for the closure after Rokna published a series of images and content breaching “public decency” and reported incidents “in contradiction with the society’s mental hygiene.”

The news agency, it added, failed to pay heed to earlier warnings to correct its ways.

Rokna is also required under Iranian press law to stop such a practice and provide relevant explanations to the Committee.

Earlier, the news agency had published gruesome footage of the decapitated head of a woman in the Iranian city of Ahvaz.

Iman Shamsaei, the director general of domestic news agencies and press at the Iranian Ministry Culture and Islamic Guidance, said Rokna “hurt public feelings” by doing so.
“Although media outlets should present problems and the dark side [of the society], this should not be injurious to public opinion,” he added.

Rokna’s Managing Director Masoud Ebrahimi admitted “the mistake.”

“I accept the views of the Supervisory Committee. The video may have disrupted public opinion. Mistakes happen in the work of media and we are no exception,” he added.

Iran knowledge-based firm builds first insulin injector pen

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Zohreh Afsar-Tala, the vice-president of the enterprise, told Tasnim News Agency on Sunday that her company had managed to acquire the technology for the development of the injector pens from a German firm and had now produced and distributed at retail drug stores some one million pens for the injection of Insulin glargine, a type of long-acting insulin used daily by type I and type II diabetes patients.

Tasnim reported that insulin is among a number of medicinal types for the import of which the highest amounts of foreign currency are spent.

Iran is under harsh sanctions by the United States that have, inter alia, hindered access to medical supplies, including medicine used to treat serious diseases.

Sanctions were tightened after former US President Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew the United States from a multilateral nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic in 2018, launching what he called “maximum pressure” on Iran.

Iraqi, Saudi FMs meet on future talks between Riyadh, Tehran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to the website of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, the two top diplomats discussed the cause of a delay in the negotiations.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan that Baghdad will do its utmost to help forge an agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
On Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi also spoke with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the phone regarding the Tehran-Riyadh negotiations.

Earlier, Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad noted that the fifth round of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia will be held soon in Baghdad.

He did not give a date for the negotiations.

Iraqi is mediating the talks between Tehran and Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia cut diplomatic ties with Iran in January 2016 following an attack by Iranian protesters on its embassy in Tehran during a demonstration against execution of Sheikha Baqer Nimr al-Nimr, a Shia cleric, in the kingdom.

Fajr Film Festival: The ‘medium’ film festival is coming to an end

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“The Night Guard” garnered some critical acclaim after being screened at the Critics’ Hall, and is now one of the few films to be rated higher by critics.

But the quality of the competition section’s films has still been severely criticized by a wide range of critics and viewers.

“Mahdi’s Position” is the story of the life of Iranian commander Mahdi Bakeri. It relates the story of leaving his post as a municipality manager to his martyrdom as the commander of the Ashoura Division during an operation in the Iraq-imposed war on Iran, in the winter of 1984.

The official website of the Fajr Film Festival said in a report that this event is a place for new acting talents and the youth of Iranian cinema have lit the torch of the 40th festival.
And according to many observers, young filmmakers whose first movies were screened in the competition section also attracted the attention of many critics.

The festival has been held in February and April in Tehran since 1982 with the participation of filmmakers and cinéastes from Iran and other countries. It takes place on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution. This year’s event will run until February 11.

US General in UAE to bolster defenses amid Yemen attacks

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IFP Media Wire
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The Yemeni Army has launched at least three recent attacks targeting the UAE, which is a member of the Saudi-led coalition that has waged an aerial campaign against Yemen since 2015.

McKenzie, who oversees US forces in the Middle East as head of Central Command, said he moved up his planned visit in response to the Houthi attacks, hoping to underscore the US commitment to the Persian Gulf state’s defense.

“I think it’s a very worrisome time for UAE. They’re looking for support. We’re here to help them to provide that support,” McKenzie told reporters shortly before landing in Abu Dhabi.

Earlier this month, the Pentagon announced a US deployment of advanced F-22 fighter jets and a guided missile destroyer, the USS Cole, to partner with the UAE navy ahead of a port call in Abu Dhabi.

McKenzie added the F-22s would provide the UAE with “one of the best look-down radars in the world,” capable of identifying targets including land attack cruise missiles and drones.

The USS Cole will operate in waters around the UAE, he stated, keeping a lookout for shipments of illegal contraband.

The US military has so far described its support to the Emirates as bilateral, defensive assistance, as opposed to any assistance to the Saudi-led coalition itself.

Asked about the latest Houthi attacks, McKenzie noted they could have been prompted by a range of scenarios, including as a response to battlefield setbacks.

“Hard to know all the Houthi reasons behind this,” he said, adding, “I think the Houthis aren’t used to losing ground in Yemen.”

Washington accuses Tehran of supplying high-end weaponry to the Houthis.

“Medium range ballistic missiles that were fired from Yemen and entered UAE were not invented, built, designed in Yemen,” McKenzie claimed, stating, “All that happened somewhere else. So I think we certainly see the Iranian connection to this.”

Iran has repeatedly dismissed allegations about supplying weapons to Yemeni forces.

“Medicine and medical goods are sent to Yemenis with difficulty; then how could military equipment go through and sent to them?” an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson had asked.

The spokesman noted that the Yemeni nation has made astonishing progress in the military field and manufacturing weapons and military equipment after facing the Saudi-led aggression.

Saudi Arabia and its allies launched a war against the Arab world’s most impoverished nation in March 2015. The war has been seeking to restore power in Yemen to Riyadh’s favorite officials.

The death toll of the war, now in its seventh year, will reach an estimated 377,000 by the end of 2021, according to a recent report from the UN’s Development Programme.

The fighting has seen some 80 percent of the population, or 24 million people, relying on aid and assistance, including 14.3 million who are in acute need.

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