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Rains bring joy as dams in Iran’s drought-hit Hormozagan fill up

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Speaking to Tasnim News Agency, Jamishid Eidani, head of the local water company, said in the wake of the recent rainfalls, specially the heavy downpours and consequent flooding on January 6, the Shemil and Nian dam reached full capacity.

Meanwhile, he added, the Esteghlal dam in the city of Minab was also overflowed thanks to the rainfalls, not only filling up to 100 percent but also allowing 40 million cubic meters of water to be extracted from it.

The province’s Sarney and Jagin dams also filled up 30 percent and 87 percent, respectively, he added.

New rainfalls over the past days have prompted the authorities to reopen the valves of the Esteghlal dam to deal with possible flooding, causing water to start flowing in the Minab river’s basin again.

Largely arid Iran has been suffering chronic dry spells for years. Hormozgan, in particular, grapples with water shortages almost every year. The province’s water resources get depleted, from time to time, due to a lack of rain and farming of water-intensive products.

Prior to the recent rainfalls, officials and residents had sounded the alarm that a drastic reduction in Hormozgan Province’s water resources, particularly the dams, could cause problems for the next agricultural season.

Iran slams French meddling in judicial case involving dual national

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Kazem Gharibabadi, the Judiciary chief’s deputy, on Sunday, confirmed that Fariba Adelkhah had returned to jail for breaching her house arrest restrictions “dozens of times.”

France’s Foreign Ministry on January 12 condemned Adelkhah’s new imprisonment, threatening that her case would have negative consequences on Tehran-Paris ties.

Responding to the statement, Gharibabadi said, “Ms. Adelkhah is a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran and we fully condemn the interference of other countries in the relevant judicial process.”

Adelkhah — who is said to have been a researcher in Paris — was taken into custody in Iran in 2019 on espionage charges. The 62-year-old was given a five-year sentence after being found guilty of conspiring against national security.

In October 2020, she was allowed to live under house arrest, wearing an electronic-monitoring bracelet.

Gharibabadi rejected France’s statement as “hasty,” “baseless,” and “definitely unacceptable.”

The official explained that allowing an inmate to be placed under house arrest with electronic bracelets generally means that the individual is facing certain restrictions in that area.

“The prisoners themselves are aware of the restrictions and know that they will return to jail in case of any breaches,” Gharibabadi said.

“Ms. Adelkhah has knowingly violated the limits set for her during the house arrest dozens of times and insisted on doing so despite repeated warnings from judicial officials,” he said.

Deadly blast rocks Afghanistan’s Bagram district

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A bomb exploded in a car belonging to the Taliban in the Bagram district in the central part of Kabul Province.

Eyewitnesses announced the bomb exploded around 12:00 local time. Two children were killed and several civilians were wounded.

The blast also damaged several vehicles and nearby buildings. 

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.

Reports say that 38 people were killed and 16 others injured in separate incidents in Afghanistan’s Kabul, Heart, Faryab, Laghman and Nangarhar provinces during the last week.

Militants affiliated to the Daesh terror group have claimed responsibility for a number of bomb attacks in Afghanistan in recent months.

Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration has vowed to crack down on the outlaws and criminals to ensure law and order in the Asian country.

Russia TV: Putin to host Iran’s Raisi within days

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Rossiya-1 did not disclose when precisely the meeting between the two leaders would take place, nor the issues they would discuss.

This will be the first official meeting between the two since Raisi was sworn in as president of Iran in August 2021.

On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Raisi’s upcoming visit to Moscow will be very important.

“The visit, in short, is very important. It’s time to resume contacts at the highest level, which are traditionally close and regular among us and which also fell victim to the coronavirus infection,” Lavrov stated.

“The significance (of the visit), first of all, is the need to take an inventory of our entire agenda taking into account changes in the leadership of Iran,” he added.

Central Bank Chief: Iran inflation down 17%, economic growth likely 8%

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standing 17 percent lower in comparison to August. 

Ali Saleh-Abadi, however, said the reduction of inflation rate shows that the inflation has continued to decrease and the pace of price hikes has slowed. 

The CBI chief said the new government has drawn up  next year’s budget – including currency rates, oil sales and prices, and expenditures – in a way to prevent deficit that is a main factor behind the rise in inflation.

He expressed hope that the inflation would keep reducing in the future and the country would witness an eight percent economic growth in the coming Iranian year (late March 2022).

The CBI chief said, “The country’s oil and non-oil exports have considerably increased,” adding that the economic growth in the first six months of the Iranian calendar year (staring March 21, 2021) rose to 3.3 percent.

The figures indicate, Saleh-Abadi continued, the country’s economic conditions are improving, but the growth in the economic sector is still far from what the government is seeking.

Iran’s NW city of Ardabil covered in snow again

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EU’s Mora says success of nuclear talks still uncertain

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“Working Group on sanctions lifting meeting right now at Coburg. More meetings scheduled for today,” he wrote on Twitter on Sunday.

“Success of Vienna Talks on JCPOA is still uncertain, what’s only logical in such a complex negotiation. But, as coordinator I can’t but commend delegations commitment to a success,” he added.

On Friday, European Union’s foreign affairs representative Josep Borrell announced an agreement with Iran could be achieved “in the coming weeks” due to a “better atmosphere” in Vienna, where negotiations are currently being held.

“We’re arriving at the end of a long process… there’s a better atmosphere since Christmas — Before Christmas I was very pessimistic. Today I believe reaching an accord is possible,” he added.

He stated a final deal could be concluded “in the coming weeks”.

An informed source has noted that diplomats in Vienna have bridged many of their differences in the sanctions removal negotiations and that delegations of Iran and the P4+1 group are now discussing how to implement and sequence a possible agreement.

Iran has stressed the ball is in the court of the United States, and Washington must remove the anti-Tehran sanctions. Iranian officials have also reiterated that there is no way to revive the landmark agreement without removing all anti-Tehran sanctions.

UN envoy: No party seeks regime change in Syria

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Geir Pedersen, who is visiting Iran, made the comment during a Sunday meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian.

Pedersen described the situation in Syria as stable, stressing that under the current circumstances no involved party is talking about regime change in the country.

He also underlined the significance of maintaining the national sovereignty, political calm and territorial integrity of Syria.

Syria has seen a period of calm, which allowed for holding of nationwide presidential elections in May 2021. The elections saw Syrian President Bashar al-Assad win another term in office, in a blow to western governments and their regional allies that had consistently called for removal of Assad from power, claiming that he did not represent the Syrian people.

Damascus, however, says it is open to constitutional reforms, demanded by a number of opposition groups in 

the country.

During the meeting with the UN envoy, the Iranian foreign minister reiterated that Tehran is ready to help fully restore peace and stability to Syria.

Amir Abdollahian reiterated the Islamic Republic of Iran’s viewpoint concerning a political solution for the crisis in Syria, stressing that the United Nations is part of the political resolution in the country.

Amir Abdollahian also said the illegal presence of American forces in Syria and also the Israeli attacks against the country disrupt the political process there, and underlined the need for the international community and the United Nations to pay attention to this issue.

Covid kills more in Iran; Omicron cases rising

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The deaths happened in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry figures put the number of new Covid infections at 2,292. 

Earlier, reports said some people had died of the Omicron variant.

It’s unclear how many of the infections are the new strain’s cases. But officials are issuing stark warnings about a possible surge in the number of Omicron infections. 

Iran has managed to shield itself from the new strain of Covid through placing curbs on arrivals from countries that are hotspots of the variant. 

But officials say it will sneak into Iran sooner or later.

Social maladies should be tackled: Iranian official

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Deputy Interior Minister Taghi Rostamvandi referred to alcohol consumption in the country as a social malady, saying, “Between 9 to 10 percent of individuals ranging in age from 15 to 64 years old use alcohol in the country, which means over five million people consume alcohol across the nation annually,” he said in a national conference on social maladies.

The Iranian official said the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended zero consumption of alcohol, stressing that due attention should be paid to the issue of alcohol use in the country.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the top official said between 50,000 to 60,000 people die in the country due to tobacco and drug use, referring to drug addiction as “a matter of life and death.” 

He further said as many as 100,000 people attempt suicide in Iran annually, of whom between 5,000 to 5,500 lose their lives.

The deputy interior minister said between 11-13 million people are residing in unofficial settlements on the outskirts of cities. 

He then noted the number of illegal abortions in Iran stands at between 300,000 to 400,000 annually.

The official also called for the promotion of chastity and Hijab (the Islamic Dress Code) in society while referring to sprawling websites and social media pages promoting the practice of temporary marriage (concubinage).

“The number of matchmaking pages promoting concubinage is growing on social media as a social malady, and we should definitely be sensitive about this, so that religious concepts (including ‘temporary marriage’) are not distorted,” he said.

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