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  Russia: Regional dialog on JCPOA necessary

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Reacting to E3 and US joint statement over Persian 

Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC)’s demand on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Russia’s ambassador at the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, wrote on Twitter, “I would single out positively from this Statement the message that there is the need for a negotiated solution on JCPOA as well as enhanced regional dialogue.”

His remarks came in response to claims leveled by US Special Representative for Iran’s Affairs over Iran’s nuclear deal. Robert Malley met with the E3 political directors and senior officials from Egypt, Jordan, and the PGCC to discuss two paths open to Iran: continued nuclear escalation & crisis, or mutual return to the JCPOA, creating opportunities for regional economic & diplomatic ties. Time to choose is short, The President Joe Biden’s envoy has claimed.

The nuclear deal was unilaterally abandoned by the US in 2018 despite Iran’s full compliance with its nuclear undertakings, as repeatedly certified by the UN nuclear agency. The US then unleashed a “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, which practically deprived the country of all of the deal’s economic benefits.

Tehran fully honored its nuclear obligations for an entire year, after which it decided to ramp up its nuclear work as a legal “remedial measure” against the US violation of the deal and the abject failure on the part of the other signatories, the E3 in particular, to safeguard its benefits.

Envoys from Iran and the P4+1 are expected to hold the seventh round of discussions in Vienna on November 29. The negotiations were paused in June, when Iran held its presidential election. Since then, the new Iranian administration has been reviewing the details of the six rounds of discussions held under the previous administration.

China calls for compliance with JCPOA

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We hope that the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran will resolve their differences in inspection and monitoring programs through dialog and negotiation, based on mutual respect, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday. 

He stressed that all parties should work to strengthen the diplomatic efforts to advance the process of resumption of Iran’s nuclear talks and achieve positive results. 

Top negotiators from Iran and the remaining parties to the JCPOA namely Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany will convene in the Austrian capital Vienna later this month for their seventh round of talks this year on a possible return of the United States to the deal. 

American diplomats will also travel to Vienna, but Iranian and U.S. negotiators will not talk directly. 

The U.S. abandoned the nuclear deal in May 2018 and re-imposed unilateral sanctions against Tehran. 

Iran insists that it will abide by its commitments only if the negotiations lead to the removal of all sanctions against Tehran.

Iran to produce 20mn doses of domestic Covid vaccine in months

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“So far, we have produced as many as 5 million doses of the Razi Cov Pars vaccine, and with a permit for emergency use being issued, we are seeking to produce 20 million doses by the end of the [Persian] year (ending March 21, 2022) and hand them over to the Ministry of Health and Medical Education,” said Mohammad Fallah, the deputy head of the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, which has developed the vaccine. 

“It is up to the health ministry to decide on the timing of the public distribution of the Razi Cov Pars vaccine across the country, and whenever an agreement is concluded and the vaccine is prepurchased, the vaccine can be supplied to different centers through the health ministry’s distribution networks and made available to the public in different parts of the country,” he added. 

He said a protocol is being drawn up to use this vaccine as a booster dose for all other COVID-19 vaccines. 

Razi Cov Pars is the second Iranian coronavirus vaccine the clinical trial of which has already begun. 

The recombinant protein method has been used in developing Razi Cov Pars, making it one of the safest vaccines. 

Razi Cov Pars can both be inhaled or injected.

  Iran seizes foreign vessel smuggling fuel

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In a well-coordinated operation, the Iranian flotilla seized the ship with 11 crew members on board off the coast of Parsian town in Hormozgan province. 

Over 150 thousand liters of diesel was confiscated from the vessel and all 11 crew members were handed over to local judicial authorities as part of legal proceedings. 

Iran says it will seriously deal with fuel-smuggling in a bid to protect the country’s economy.

 

EU: Armenia, Azeri leaders to meet in Brussels

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“Leaders have agreed to meet in Brussels to discuss the regional situation and ways of overcoming tensions for a prosperous and stable South Caucasus, which the EU supports,” a spokesman for Charles Michel, the president of the European Council representing EU member states, stated in a statement.

The meeting is to take place in the margins of the EU’s Eastern Partnership Summit in Brussels on Dec. 15.

The announcement came after talks between Michel and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev as well as Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday.

“During the phone calls, the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders have also agreed to establish a direct communication line, at the level of respective Ministers of Defense, to serve as an incident prevention mechanism”, the EU added.

The European Union had urged both countries on Wednesday to disengage their troops and respect the ceasefire agreed the previous day, after reports that seven Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in border clashes.

On Tuesday, Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a ceasefire at their border after Russia urged them to step back from confrontation following the deadliest clash since a war last year over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave that killed at least 6,500 people.

Iran urges UN to put spotlight on Israeli crimes

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Ismail Baghaei Hamaneh, Iran’s Permanent Representative to the UN European Headquarters in Geneva, made the remarks in a meeting between ambassadors of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and members of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva on Friday to discuss crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the oppressed Palestinian people.

The Iran’s envoy has also called for distinguishing between fake and original accounts, referring to unfounded stories equate victims of Israeli crimes with the perpetrators of the heinous acts.

Such an account that perceives victims of Israeli crimes in the same place of the perpetrators of the misconduct is humanly shocking, legally unfounded and morally shameful, Baghaei Hamaneh cautioned.

The UN Commission on Human Rights has a historic responsibility to prevent normalizing systematic violation of human rights by the apartheid regime of Israel, he mentioned.

The Iranian envoy urged other participants in the meeting to cry out for justice and do not allow war crimes, crimes against humanity and blatant violation of human rights to become normal throughout the world.

Given the fact that the Zionist regime continues to commit crimes against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and other regions of the occupied land, Muslim nations called for holding an urgent session by the UN Commission on Human Rights, which was held on May 27, 2021, issuing a resolution against the Israeli crimes.

According to the resolution, a group of three international lawyers from South Africa, India and Australia have been tasked with reviewing Israeli crimes in Palestinian territories.

Envoys from Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Maldives, Egypt and Palestine have urged the UN commission to hold Israel accountable for the crimes.

The UN Commission on Human Rights is scheduled to report on the issue in June next year.

Iran-China trade at over $10bn in first 9 months of 2021

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According to figures released by China’s customs administration, bilateral trade decreased 7% compared to the same period in 2020. 

China’s imports from Iran in the January to September period grew 5 percent year on year to reach 4.818 billion dollars. 

But China’s exports to Iran fell by 15% to 5.607 billion dollars. 

China is Iran’s biggest trade partner and remains an important customer of its crude oil even as many other countries avoid buying Iranian oil out of fear of unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States.

The two sides signed a 25-year cooperation agreement this year to strengthen their long-standing economic and political ties. 

Iran FM condemns UK decisions to outlaw Hamas as a terror organization  

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“We condemn the UK’s decision to declare the popular resistance movement of HAMAS a terrorist organization,” said Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a tweet.

“Rights of Palestinians cannot be trampled on by distorting facts,” he added.

“The only political solution for Palestine lies in holding a referendum among all indigenous residents,” the foreign minister further said.

Amir Abdollahian’s comments came after the British government announced it would ban all activities by Hamas in Britain upon orders by UK Home Secretary Priti Patel.

“Hamas has significant terrorist capability, including access to extensive and sophisticated weaponry as well as terrorist training facilities, and it has long been involved in significant terrorist violence,” said the foreign secretary.

In response, Gaza-based Hamas said Britain should be ashamed of its role in establishing the Zionist regime of Israel and supporting “the aggressors at the expense of the victims”.

Iran wildlife refuge home to various species of animals

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People in Isfahan demand revival of dried-up river

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The protesters gathered on the dry riverbed of the Zayandeh Rud River on Friday calling on authorities to open a dam that they say has played a major role in causing the current situation. 

The people in Isfahan are also critical of the development of water-intensive industries in central Iran and want the re-distribution of the river’s water to other cities to stop. 

Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber and Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian were quick to react to the mass rally in Isfahan. Mokhber asked the energy and agriculture ministers to take immediate measures to deal with the issue. 

He also said the administration is determined to resolve the water problems of people in the three provinces of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Isfahan and Yazd. 

The energy minister apologized to the farmers for failing to provide them with necessary water, expressing hope that the administration will take measures to deal with the situation in the coming months. 

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed the importance of water management calling for optimal use of Iran’s capacities. 

Isfahan is Iran’s third largest city and is a major tourism hub with world famous heritage sites, including the historic Si-o-se-pol bridge which was built on the Zayandeh Rud River in the early 17th century. 

Iran is ranked among the world’s arid countries with its annual precipitation levels at about one-third of the global average. Hundreds of Iranian cities and villages, mostly in the central and southern parts of the country, are water-stressed with significantly lower rainfall in recent years.

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