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Iran’s Bagheri: Tehran not to retreat from demands in Vienna

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In an exclusive interview with the Italian News Agency, ANSA, Bagheri emphasized Iran’s clear stance that all oppressive US sanctions against Iran must be lifted. Bagheri added that it was the US that first left the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, and Washington now must take the first step toward reviving the agreement. 

He noted that Iran’s proposals to the other signatories to the JCPOA for the purpose of reviving the deal are substantiated and logical and they can serve as a basis for talks. 

Bagheri was referring to Iran’s initiatives laid out in two draft documents the Iranian negotiating team presented to the P4+1 group of countries in Vienna last week. Earlier, Bagheri said in an exclusive interview with Al-Jazeera that Iran’s proposals aimed at removing the sanctions are such that the other side cannot reject them. 

The chief Iranian negotiator added that if the 4+1 agrees to the two drafts, Iran will present a third draft concerning the sanctions removal verification. 

Iran says with the proposals having been presented to the 4+1, , namely Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany, the ball is now in the West’s court. 

After Iran put forth its proposals, the 4+1 negotiators returned to their capital from Vienna for consultations with their governments.

Explosions heard inside US military base in Syria

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IFP Media Wire
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Syrian state television reported on Sunday that multiple explosions had been heard inside the US base in the Al-Tanf region in eastern Homs.

The American military has not commented on the reports so far.

Last month, the New York Times reported that the base was targeted by “suicide drones” in October, alleging that the attack was coordinated by Tehran.

The desert base, located along the M2 Baghdad-Damascus highway, has been held by American forces since 2016. At the time, it was used to train Washington-backed opposition forces, fighting against the government of President Bashar Assad.

Damascus previously called the base “a sanctuary for the terrorists in the region”, stating that the anti-government militants are getting their weapons there.

American forces are operating on Syrian territory without the consent or authorization of the United Nations. Damascus has repeatedly stressed that the presence of US troops in Syria is illegal because they were never invited for deployment.

Over 20 countries deeply concerned over ‘Taliban summary killing’

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IFP Media Wire
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The countries in a joint statement said that the summary killings of the former men in uniform are clear abuses of human rights and in contradiction with the general amnesty announced by the Taliban, according to Khaama press news agency.

The countries include the United States of America, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine.

The world is expressing worry after Human Rights Watchdog released a report alleging the Taliban fighters of retaliatory killings and disappearance of military personnel of the previous Afghan government.

The joint statement called on the Taliban to fully enforce their general amnesty equally on common Afghan and former Afghan security forces and government officials.

“Reported cases must be investigated promptly and in a transparent manner, those responsible must be held accountable, and these steps must be clearly publicized as an immediate deterrent to further killings and disappearances,” reads the statement.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has not commented on the allegations yet.

Meantime, a spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Ahmadullah Wasiq stated the level of civilian casualties has dropped to zero showing the lowest level ever in the past 40 years.

Pajhwak News Agency-Afghan news agency- has reported five killings in the past week.

Wasiq in a Twitter post said the survival of the Islamic system – Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan – is the guarantor of securing the lives and properties of the Afghan people.

He added that the support of the system is the obligation of every Afghan.

The claim comes as Daesh is still inflicting casualties to both the Taliban fighters and civilian people across the country.

On the other hand, the Human Rights Watchdog report over retaliatory killings of former Afghan security forces by the Taliban also questions the claim.

The Taliban have not reacted to the allegations of the HRW yet.

It is worth mentioning that the war of the past two decades would kill and wound up to 300 people every single day that including civilians, the Taliban fighters, and former Afghan security forces.

Europe seeking to please US in Vienna talks: Iran

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Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani
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The official was quoted by ISNA as elaborating on the latest developments pertaining to negotiations in Vienna between Tehran and other signatories to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

“Although the Iranian negotiation team’s approach has been based on interaction and flexibility since day one, unfortunately the three European countries do not have enough freewill to make decisions,” said the official.

“The Europeans’ ongoing concern is to keep the American delegation satisfied and coordinate their positions with those of the US team. This is while the talks are being held between Iran and the 4+1 group, not between Iran and the US”, the official added. 

“It is clear that the Western sides, which came to Vienna under the delusion that they would give minimum concessions and get maximum concessions, were not fully satisfied with Iran’s proposed documents and clear demands,” he said.

“However, none of these countries could find fault with these legal texts or described them as being contradictory to the JCPOA,” said the official.

As the foreign ministry official noted, the Europeans said they were not ready to offer the benefits clearly stated in the JCPOA.

“The most important challenge to making headway with the talks is the United States’ reluctance to fully lift sanction,” he said.

“We believe whenever the US abandons its ‘maximum pressure’ campaign and the Europeans show the necessary political will in the negotiations, then a path will open to rapidly reaching an agreement,” the official explained.

He said Iran believes the draft proposals it has submitted to the other parties are negotiable, and added Tehran has urged the other sides to the talks to present their clear texts and proposals based on “common principles and within the framework of the JCPOA.”

“One of the points stressed during talks with the other side is that all sanctions imposed within the framework of the ‘maximum pressure’ policy clearly aimed at eliminating the JCPOA must be lifted; so, all sanctions are related to the JCPOA,” he said.

“As long as this issue is not settled, other issues cannot be finalized,” said the official.

“The method and timing of verification as well as issues related to the US giving guarantees that it won’t withdraw from the deal again are among the topics to be discussed as talks continue,” he said.

Iranian Diplomacy: Why the Vienna talks were not so fruitful?

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Nouri cites the transfer of power in Germany and the elections in France as two reasons why the European troika did not take the negotiations seriously. 

Another reason, according to the expert, is the resetting of foreign policy in Britain after the Brexit. He believes that London is seeking to further bolster ties with Israel as an ally outside Europe as per the periphery alliance strategy, given that its ties with the EU is strained following the UK’s divorce from the bloc. 

As for the IAEA’s reports on Iran, Nouri says the agency’s chief Rafael Grossi failed to fulfill his professional duties toward Iran in terms of neutrality and somehow sided with the other parties to the nuclear deal, JCPOA. 

The other factors the article cites as reasons for the fruitlessness of the Vienna talks are what he calls the unprofessional lineup of the Iranian negotiating team and their big demands of the other sides. 

Nouri said the Vienna talks call for negotiators who have a full command of the topic of the negotiations. 

He writes chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri  is not a world class interlocutor despite being a decent and revolutionary person. 

Also, Nouri says ever since President Raisi took office, political right-wing groups have made the success of any nuclear talks with the West conditional on the lifting of all nuclear and non-nuclear sanctions, and on the unlocking of Iran’s frozen assets. “This demand is seen as impractical by the US, which decreased chances of success in talks. “

Finally, Nouri believes that political negotiations do not require a large negotiating team. He says in any political and security talks, the number of negotiators must be limited and this can prevent the leakage of sensitive information and can increase chances of a breakthrough in a stalemate.

Official: Drone made emergency Landing in Iran’s Kouhrang

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Jafar Mardani told Fars News Agency that the drone was being used by the meteorological organization as part of a cloud fertilization project in the area, when the incident happened.

He said the UAV began its flight from the provincial capital Shahr-e Kord on Thursday and headed to the western parts of the province for the project.

Mardani added that the drone was forced to use its parachute and make an emergency landing due to “adverse weather conditions in Kouhrang area and strong winds” there. 

The drone, he said, was carried from the local heights to the village of Meymeh on Saturday and “was transferred by land to its origin by experts”.

Media reports earlier reported the drone had crashed. It came after local people shared footage on social media, which showed the drone being carried by a chopper to Meymeh.

Iran, Kyrgyzstan call for all-out expansion of cooperation

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IFP Editorial Staff
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They made the call during a meeting between Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Vice Admiral Ali Shamkhani and Chairman of Kyrgyzstan’s National Security Council Talatbek Masadykov in Tehran.

During the meeting, Shamkhani said Tehran is ready for all-out cooperation with Bishkek in different spheres. He added that Iran has specifically potential for joint work in the fields of transit, energy, science, medicine, Information Technology and knowledge-based companies. 

Shamkhani also touched on the situation in Afghanistan. He said the “complicated” situation in the country, and in the wider region, is a result of the 20-year occupation of the Afghanistan and other “wrong policies of the US”, which are to blame for regional crises.

“Seeing the need for establishing lasting peace, stability and security in Afghanistan, we consider formation of an inclusive government with the participation of all tribes as a key factor in the realization of this objective,” he added.

Masadykov, in turn, said his country is willing to upgrade political, security and economic ties with Iran. 

He called for cooperation with Iran to use its southern ports as a transit route for Kyrgyzstan’s imports saying this is a priority for Bishkek.

Masadykov also called for security cooperation against terrorism, narcotics and organized crime. 

The official added that regional countries should join hands to help restore stability to Afghanistan and prevent a humanitarian crisis and growth of terrorism in the country.

Iranian teacher travelling 80km daily to teach nomad students

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IFP Editorial Staff
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To teach students and get back home, Reza Rezaee travels a total distance of 80 kilometers between the counties of Siahkhani and Qadah in the Western Iranian Province of Ilam, across hardly negotiable nomadic regions every day.

Having 25 years of teaching experience, Rezaee himself studied in a nomad-populated area when he was a student.

“Teaching nomad students is a very attractive and enjoyable job for me,” he told Fars News Agency.

“The number of students was more over previous years as nomads migrated to this area, but this year, they didn’t come here due to drought,” he added.

He says these students are very far from the nearest schools, so he decided to reach out to them to educate them two days a week.

He says he goes to them on motorbike, though the road ahead is rough and difficult to pass.

He says he loves his job and is really satisfied when he can see his students learning lessons.

“Drone Crashes in Western Iranian Kouhrang County”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Witnesses said the drone was transferred by a chopper from the local highlands to Meymeh and was later transferred from the village by a crane truck, after what they called a crash.

Iran’s official news agency IRNA said a local official in Kouhrang confirmed the authenticity of the footage of the chopper and the drone, circulating on social media. 

“A drone crashed in the village of Meymeh in Kouhrang county,” the informed source was cited as saying.

“So far no information on the drone is available and detailed reports have not been published.”

Kuwait prohibits entry of vessels carrying goods destined to, originated from Israel

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IFP Media Wire
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Kuwaiti Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Rana al-Faris on Saturday announced the ban, the Kuwaiti daily newspaper al-Anba reported.

The order prohibits entry permits requested for ships carrying goods to or from the occupied Palestinian lands, even if goods carried from the territories are brought to another country outside of Kuwait.

Under the Kuwaiti law, individuals and companies cannot conclude agreements with organizations or persons living in the occupied lands and cannot deal financially or commercially with persons who have an interest there, even if they live outside Israel.

It is also illegal to import, exchange or possess any Israeli goods, commodities or products, whether received directly or indirectly. Products also cannot include any material from Israeli products.

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas welcomed the decision and said it was in line with the policy of the Kuwaiti government, Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah and the Kuwaiti nation, who have supported Palestinians in all political, diplomatic, parliamentary and international spheres.

It also called on other countries to “follow the same approach” and restrict trade and maritime traffic with the Israeli regime.

Kuwait’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Talal al-Fassam on December 1 denounced Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s to the Ibrahimi Mosque in the southern West Banks city of al-Khalil during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, saying the move hurt the sentiments of Muslims worldwide.

Back in late May, Kuwait’s National Assembly unanimously approved bills that outlaw any deals or normalization of ties with the Tel Aviv regime.

On August 18 last year, 37 Kuwaiti lawmakers called on their government to reject a normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In a statement, the members of parliament affirmed their solidarity with the Palestinian people, “recalling the parliament’s stable and continuous position against normalization [with Israel] in all its forms.”

Anti-Israeli sentiments run high in Kuwait. A poll conducted in 2019 by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, an American think tank, showed that 85 percent of Kuwaitis oppose normalizing ties with Israel.

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