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France’s FM to discuss Iran, Ukraine with Lavrov

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IFP Media Wire
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Speaking at a news conference in New York late on Monday, Le Drian said he intended to discuss the Iranian nuclear deal with China and Russia, particularly, with Lavrov at their meeting this week.

Developments in Afghanistan and Ukraine are also planned to be discussed with Lavrov, according to the French foreign minister.

The talks involving Iran and five world powers (Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and France) on restoring the nuclear deal in its original form have been underway in Vienna since April.

The agenda includes issues related to the lifting of US sanctions on Iran, Tehran’s implementation of its nuclear obligations and Washington’s return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The nuclear deal’s participants are also holding separate consultations with the US, which don’t involve Iran. The delegations initially had intended to wrap up the endeavor by late May.

Source: TASS

Canada’s Trudeau wins third term, no majority

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IFP Media Wire
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Canada’s Liberal Party leader Trudeau is to continue his third mandate as prime minister in his second minority government.

Trudeau’s party has won 156 seats of the House of Commons in the 44th general election, followed by the Conservative Party with 121 seats, Bloc Quebecois 32, the New Democratic Party 27 and the Green Party two, according to local media.

The final seat tally may not look very different from the composition of the House of Commons when it was dissolved last month.

There are 338 seats in the House, where a party needs to win at least 170 seats to form a majority government. The Liberals held 155 seats at the end of the last House, followed by the Conservative Party with 119 seats, the Bloc Quebecois 32 seats, the New Democratic Party 24 seats and the Green Party two seats.

Facing criticism from opposition parties for calling the election in the midst of the fourth wave of COVID-19, Trudeau called the election on Aug. 15, putting an end to his nearly two-year minority government.

Trudeau billed the snap election bid as a chance for Canadians to have their voices heard about who they want to lead the country out of the COVID-19 crisis, and into a new era of considerable change.

Political opponents argued his decision was motivated by a desire for a majority government and that his sole focus should be on governing, not campaigning, while the pandemic continues to spread throughout the country.

Source: Xinhua news agency

IRGC commander: Iran will prevail in struggle against enemies

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Brigadier General Hossein Salami was speaking on the occasion of Commemorating One Million Iranian War Veterans on Tuesday in Tehran.

Salami noted that small powers like the Israeli regime have no place in the Islamic Republic’s equation.

The IRGC’s commander said the Iranian people have blunted the anti-Iran sanctions through their resistance against the oppressive US and Western embargoes and the psychological and economic warfare of the enemies. Salami said Iran’s enemies are on the wane and are in retreat.

The IRGC’s commander added that the enemies are being humiliated before Iran’s eyes and that “thanks to our dear leader, our great nation, the Islamic Revolution and Islam, we will prevail”.

Sudan Officials: Coup attempt failed, plotters arrested

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IFP Media Wire
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Sudan’s state-run television called on the public “to counter” the attempt but did not provide further details.

“All is under control. The revolution is victorious,” Mohamed Al Faki Suleiman, a member of the ruling military-civilian council, wrote on Facebook, calling on the Sudanese to protect the transition.

The state run Sudan News Agency later tweeted that “an authorised source in the presidency of the council of ministers said that security and military authorities have thwarted a coup attempt at dawn today”.

“The situation is under control, and those involved in it [the coup attempt] have been arrested and investigations are underway,” added the statement.

A military official added an unspecified number of troops from the armored corps were behind the attempt and that they tried to take over several government institutions but were quickly stopped

A government spokesman said on state TV that “remnants” of the regime of ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir participated in the attempt, although no further details were given.

A government told Al Jazeera that information about the coup attempt was made available to the government on Monday evening, which helped thwart it quickly.

All the individuals complicit in a foiled coup plot in Sudan have been taken into custody and are being interrogated, the Sudan News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing a statement by the government’s council.

Traffic appeared to be flowing smoothly in central Khartoum on Tuesday, including around the army headquarters, where months of mass protests prompted the ouster of al-Bashir in a palace coup two years ago.

Sudan has been on a fragile path to democratic rule since the military ousted the country’s longtime autocratic ruler al-Bashir in April 2019, following four months of mass protests.

Sudan is currently ruled by a transitional government composed of both civilian and military representatives that was installed in the aftermath of al-Bashir’s overthrow and is tasked with overseeing a return to full civilian rule.

Deep political divisions and chronic economic problems inherited from the Bashir regime have overshadowed the transition.

Tensions between civilian and military have persisted. As have tensions between the military and the Rapid Support paramilitary forces, which at time operate under the auspices of the military.

Meanwhile, in recent months, the government has undertaken a series of tough economic reforms to qualify for debt relief from the International Monetary Fund.

The steps, which included slashing subsidies and a managed float of the Sudanese pound, were seen by many Sudanese as too harsh.

Sporadic protests have broken out against the IMF-backed reforms and the rising cost of living.

Sources: Al-Jazeera, Sudan News Agency

US Border Patrol whips at migrants from horseback

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IFP Media Wire
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The videos and images of Border Patrol agents on horseback charging at Haitian migrants drew an emotional response online since the Border Patrol has a troubled and violent history against communities of color.

Reuters witnesses saw mounted officers wearing cowboy hats blocking the paths of migrants, and one officer unfurling a cord resembling a lariat, which he swung near a migrant’s face. A video showing a border guard apparently threatening migrants with the cords was shared on social media.

US government officials have called the situation in Del Rio “unprecedented” and the Joe Biden administration began deportation flights for scores of migrants held there. Removal flights are going to Haiti, Mexico, Ecuador and Northern Triangle countries.

The Department of Homeland Security has also sent 400 agents to Del Rio to assist with the process.

A DHS spokesperson announced the agency “does not tolerate the abuse of migrants in our custody and we take these allegations very seriously”.

Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the incident and has alerted the DHS Office of Inspector General.

The White House on Monday criticized the use of horse reins to threaten Haitian migrants, saying it is seeking more information on the “horrific” viral images and videos.

“I don’t think anyone seeing that footage would think it was acceptable or appropriate,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters.

“I don’t have the full context. I can’t imagine what context would make that appropriate,” she added.

The State Department issued a statement on Monday night saying that Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry “about the migrant crisis and efforts to repatriate migrants who arrived at the southern border”.

Homeland Security officials have acknowledged internally that deported Haitian immigrants “may face harm” upon their return to the country due to its political instability and state of violence, according to BuzzFeed.

Rights groups in the United States have blasted the Biden administration for its planned expulsion of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers who have been camped under a bridge in Del Rio, after wading across the Rio Grande River from Mexico.

Sources: Axios, Reuters, CNN

Iran denounces Saudi Arabia’s nuclear accusations

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“The Islamic Republic of Iran fully and genuinely implements its comprehensive safeguards agreement with the agency (IAEA),” Political Counselor to the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Vienna Khodayar Rouzbahani said on Tuesday.

He said Saudi Arabia is still implementing the old version of the Small Quantities Protocols of the International Atomic Energy Agency and is therefore preventing the agency from comprehensively monitoring and verifying the nature of its nuclear program.

The Iranian diplomat noted that Iran, the IAEA and the international community will be very happy if Saudi Arabia and others in the Middle East start fulfilling the same safeguard commitments that Iran is honoring.

At the 65th General Conference of the IAEA in Vienna on Monday, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman expressed concern over what he called “Iran’s lack of transparency” with regards to its nuclear program.

Under its nuclear deal with world powers in 2015, Iran agreed to unprecedented IAEA monitoring and inspection of its atomic energy program in return for the removal of sanctions.

In 2018, former U.S. president Donald Trump withdrew America from the deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and re-imposed sanctions on Tehran.

The Iranians have in response rolled back some of their commitments.

Iran Covid death toll rises to 117,905

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The fatalities happened in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, 17,564 more people tested positive for Covid-19 since Monday. Iran’s Covid kill count now stands at 117,905 while the total caseload is 5,459,796. Iranian healthcare workers have stepped up their fight against the deadly virus over the past few weeks.

Health Minister Bahram Einollahi says 45 million have so far been vaccinated against Covid. That translates into more than 50 percent of the population.

Einollahi added that the figure will increase to 70 percent in the coming weeks.

The health minister also said the government is going to partially or wholly lift some Covid-related restrictions like traveling or nighttime driving bans in the next two weeks.

Iran Says No Plans for Talks with 4+1 Group in New York

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Saeed Khatibzadeh made the comment after French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian pointed to the possibility of a meeting about the deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the 4+1 group (including France, Germany, Britain, Russia and China) on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York.

The top French diplomat had also suggested that time was acting against any possible agreement with Iran.

He had also said he would meet Iran’s foreign minister.

“Other foreign ministers had also expressed their interest in this regard, too, and the JCPOA will be one of the topics of our discussion with the foreign ministers of countries which are members of the 4+1 group, but talks between Iran and the 4+1 group is not on the agenda,” said Khatibzadeh.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is in New York to attend an annual meeting of the UN General Assembly set to start on Tuesday.

He is scheduled to have dozens of one-on-one meetings on the sidelines of the event.

Lebanon new government wins parliament confidence vote

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IFP Media Wire
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Following a parliamentary session on Monday, 85 Lebanese lawmakers voted for Prime Minister Najib Mikati’s cabinet while 15 voted against it.

The remaining 17 MPs were not present during the voting session, which was hit by a power outage and lasted for more than seven hours.

Mikati has drawn up a policy program aimed at reviving talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package to purportedly rescue the debt-ridden country from its worst economic meltdown in history.

The program also involves controversial reforms that donors want to see before they unlock foreign assistance.

“From the heart of the suffering of Beirut … our cabinet was born to light a candle in this hopeless darkness,” Mikati said in his speech.

“We will immediately begin the reform file. We have actually begun discussions with the International Monetary Fund… This issue is not an option but a mandatory passageway that must succeed in order to serve as the first foundation toward salvation and the right way for Lebanon’s revival,” he added.

Referring to the ailing electricity sector, the Lebanese premier underlined the need for raising electricity tariffs and increasing supply and production.

He further promised that the government would thrash out a plan to restructure the banking sector and revitalize the economy saddled with over $90 billion in public debt.

Paralyzed by severe fuel shortages and wide-scale power cuts, Lebanon has been mired since late 2019 in a deep financial crisis that has caused the Lebanese pound to lose around 90 percent of its value to the dollar.

The US has exacerbated the crisis by imposing a siege on Lebanon in a bid to force the formation of a Western-friendly administration there.

Mikati also underscored his government would seek to boost Lebanon’s international relations and appealed to “brotherly Arab countries” to help Beirut out of its current crisis.

He stressed that “Lebanese citizens have the right to oppose Israel’s occupation, and to respond to its attacks”.

Mikati also pledged that his government would continue to work to liberate territories occupied by Israel.

The new administration, the prime minister added, supports the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and will demand that it “end Israel’s invasion of Lebanese sovereignty — land, sea, and air”.

Mikati further said he plans to resume indirect talks with Israel on the demarcation of Lebanon’s southern maritime border with the occupied Palestinian territories.  

Lebanon fought off two Israeli wars in 2000 and 2006. On both occasions, battleground contribution by its Hezbollah resistance movement proved an indispensable asset, forcing the Israeli military into a retreat.

Lebanon and the occupying regime are technically at war since the latter has kept the Arab country’s Shebaa Farms under its occupation since 1967.

Pro-Putin party wins majority in Russia election

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Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani
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The United Russia political party won the majority of seats after the nationwide election to the State Duma (the lower house of the Russian parliament), the Central Election Commission reported on early Tuesday.

After 100% of casted ballots were processed, the United Russia won 49.82% of the votes to take some 112 seats in the parliament’s lower house. The party’s representatives are also winning the election in 198 single-mandate constituencies of the country.

Therefore, the United Russia political party receives the constitutional majority of over 300 mandates on the overall.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation is second with 18.93%, the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, third with 7.55%, A Just Russia, fourth with 7.46%, and New People, fifth with 5.32%.

These five parties have cleared the five-percent hurdle required for their representation in the State Duma.

Elections to the 8th Russian State Duma (lower house) were held during three days – on September 17, 18 and 19. In addition to the State Duma elections, voters went to the polls to cast ballots for the heads of nine Russian regions and in elections for 39 regional parliaments.

Remote electronic voting in Russia’s parliamentary elections on the federal platform was held in six regions: the city of Sevastopol, as well as the Kursk, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov and Yaroslavl regions. Remote voting in Moscow took place on its own platform.

Source: TASS

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