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Iran navy flotilla back home following long journey

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“The [country’s] most historic and greatest military mission in the marine arena conducted by the Navy has come to an end,” said Rear Admira Sahram Irani, the commander of the Naval Force of the Iranian Army.

“A combat flotilla comprising the all-Iranian Sahand destroyer and the Makran port ship and destroyer, has successfully accomplished its mission after plying across the oceans for around 45,000 kilometres and confronting the rough nature of oceans, and returned home,” the top commander added.

He said the mission signifies Iran’s self-reliance and capability on the world stage.

“This armada led those who never believed in the capabilities of Iranians to believe in this capability now,” the admiral explained.

“Crossing by 55 countries in three continents had a message of peace and friendship to the world,” he noted.

“Iranians have always been harbingers of peace and friendship and have never launched aggression against any country or people,” said the top commander.

He said the naval mission proves that sanctions and threats against Iranians have always been a nonstarter, and that Iran can overcome major hurdles by relying on its own capabilities.

He said the presence of Iran’s naval forces in high seas ensures security not only for the country’s own commercial vessels, but for other countries as well.

Riyadh executes young Shia man over ‘terror charges’, opposition denies allegations

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The death sentence was carried out against Adnan bin Mustafa Al-Sharfa, The Ministry of Interior, reported on Monday.

It alleged that the Saudi national had “smuggled weapons to and from the kingdom and was part of a terrorist cell that aims to destabilize security in the country”.

The statement further claimed, “The terrorist cell he was a part of had plans to target Saudi Arabian security forces in their headquarters and kill them.”

Saudi opposition sources have rejected all false claims by the government, noting that the execution was in line with the Riyadh regime’s heavy-handed policy to sow fear among dissident figures and stifle opposition against the monarchy.

Saudi security forces arrested Al-Sharfa, and referred his case to the so-called Specialized Criminal Court in the capital Riyadh, where an investigation was launched.

The Saudi Ministry of Interior said the man was sentenced to death. The ruling was later upheld by the Specialized Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, and a royal order was also issued to enforce the decision.

Saudi Arabia has stepped up politically-motivated arrests, prosecution and conviction of peaceful dissident writers and human rights campaigners, in particular in oil-rich and predominantly Shia eastern Province.

The province has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011. Protesters have been demanding reforms, freedom of expression, the release of political prisoners, and an end to economic and religious discrimination against the oil-rich region.

The protests have been met with a heavy-handed crackdown, with regime forces increasing security measures across the province.

Ever since MbS became Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader in 2017, the kingdom has ramped up arrests of activists, bloggers, intellectuals, and others perceived as political opponents, showing almost zero tolerance for dissent even in the face of international condemnations of the crackdown.

Muslim scholars have been executed and women’s rights campaigners have been put behind bars and tortured as freedoms of expression, association, and belief continue to be denied.

Over the past years, Riyadh has also redefined its anti-terrorism laws to target activism.

In January 2016, Saudi authorities executed Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir Al-Nimr, who was an outspoken critic of the Riyadh regime. Nimr had been arrested in Qatif in 2012.

Source: The Saudi Press Agency (SPA)

Biden: US ‘long way off’ from recognizing Taliban

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On the White House lawn, journalists asked the president as to whether the US was going to recognize the power of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

“No. That’s a long way off. That’s a long way off,” he responded

Last week, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki stated that the US administration was “in no rush” to recognize the Taliban as the new leaders of Afghanistan.

After the Biden administration had announced the end of Washington’s 20-year-long military operation in Afghanistan and the launch of its troop pullout, the Taliban embarked on an offensive against Afghan government forces.

On August 15, Taliban fighters swept into Kabul without encountering any resistance, and gained full control over the Afghan capital within a few hours.

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani claimed he had stepped down to prevent any bloodshed and subsequently fled the country. Vice President Amrullah Saleh announced that, in the absence of the head of state, the constitution empowered him to become the caretaker president and urged the Afghan people to join the resistance against the Taliban.

At the end of August, the US completed both the evacuation of civilians from Kabul and its entire military mission to Afghanistan, ending its longest foreign military campaign.

Source: TASS

Iran Leader’s Condolence on Demise of Sheikh Qabalan

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رهبر معظم انقلاب اسلامی

“I extend my condolences on the passing away of the devoted scholar Hojjatol Eslam Mr. Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan, may God bless him, to his honorable family and the valuable Supreme Council and all his followers and friends and all Shias in Lebanon,” the leader said in his message.

“He was a valuable and faithful friend of the resistance and yours and spent a prolific life in the service of the prominent goals in Lebanon. His demise is a source of sorrow. I pray God to bless him.”

Sheikh Qabalan passed away on Saturday while hospitalized for illness at the age of 85.

Biden’s approval rating declines amid delta variant surge

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IFP Media Wire
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In a new Washington Post/ABC News poll, 52 percent of respondents said they approve of the way Biden is handling the pandemic, which is down from the 62 percent of adults who gave him positive marks in late June.

The drop comes as the delta variant, which is more contagious than previous versions of COVID-19, is spreading rapidly throughout the US and is now the dominant strain in the country.

Biden’s overall approval rating has also dropped since June, according to the new survey, falling from 50 percent to 44 percent.

Part of that decrease can be attributed to the situation in Afghanistan, pollsters noted.

Thirty percent of adults questioned said they approve of the president’s handling of the situation in Afghanistan, while 60 percent said they disapprove.

While a majority of those polled support Biden’s decision to withdrawal US troops from Afghanistan and end America’s war, a large percentage of respondents disapprove of the way he handled the mission.

Twenty-six percent said they support the withdrawal and approve of Biden’s handling of the situation, while 52 percent said they support the withdrawal but disapprove of Biden’s handling.

Seventeen percent said they oppose the withdrawal overall.

Source: The Hill

Next round of Iran-Saudi talks to be decided soon: Envoy

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“Iran calls for honest and brotherly relations with Saudi Arabia on political, economic and cultural fronts,” Iraj Masjedi was autoed by Al-Masaaleh as saying.

“Talks are ongoing, but have not produced tangible results yet,” he added.

The Iranian ambassador to Iraq has also expressed his gratitude to the Baghdad government for acting as an intermediary between Tehran and Riyadh, reported the source.

He said Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi had a key role in the mediation, and that Tehran appreciates Baghdad’s move to set the stage for negotiations.

The top Iranian diplomat reportedly underlined that all differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia should be resolved through talks.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have had no diplomatic relations following the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran in January 2016 after Saudi Arabia executed Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

The two countries have held three rounds of talks.

Reciprocal ties between the countries have been strained over several geopolitical issues such as Riyadh’s relations with Washington, Saudi war on Yemen as well as oil export policy.

Iranian Doctor Loses Life to Covid After Visiting “24k” Patients

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Doctor Abdoljalil Ghiadi, a physician from Yekkeh Soud village in Raz and Jargalan, ran a three-member medical team since the breakout of the pandemic to visit patients with little access to medical care.

Raz and Jargalan is one of the underprivileged areas lying on the border areas of North Khorasan province. The province is facing a dire need for physicians.

Dr. Ghiadi was sent there for his medical internship some thirty years ago. But he refused to leave after the completion of his internship period so that he could provide medical care to the locals.

He lost his life to the coronavirus at the age of 56 on Monday, after being hospitalized at the ICU section of a medical center in the provincial capital Bojnourd.

Iran FM: US main culprit in violating JCPOA

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IFP Editorial Staff
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main culprit behind violating the agreement.
He was speaking on Monday at his first session with foreign ambassadors to Tehran.

The foreign minister however noted the European troika is also partly to blame for the situation of the deal also known as the JCPOA.

Amir Abdollahian said the European troika- Britain, France and Germany- failed in sticking by its side of the JCPOA and couldn’t prevent the US from violating the deal.

Referring to the stalled talks in Vienna over the Iran nuclear deal, he added that Tehran believes talks for talks’ sake will not be useful.

Amir Abdollahian described Iran’s foreign policy as balanced, active, dynamic and smart, adding Iran’s priority is its neighbors and Asia but it will expand ties with the rest of the world including Arab and Islamic countries, Africa, Latin America, Europe and the West. On Afghanistan, He said Iran is in touch with all countries involved and wants a broad-based government in Afghanistan with the participation of all Afghans.

He voiced concern over the developments in Afghanistan as well as the growth of terrorism and drug trafficking there.

The foreign minister also said the Islamic Republic is pursuing a program that aims to vaccinate more than 4 million Afghan refugees in Iran against Covid-19.

Iran Records a Trade Surplus of $1.2bn Last Month, China largest client

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Spokesman for the customs administration Rouhollah Latifi said Iran exported $3.2 billion of non-oil products between July 23 and August 22. Latifi said this is a 54 percent growth compared to the previous year, but a nine percent fall compared to the previous Persian calendar month.

Latifi further said China has been the largest client of Iran during the July 23 to August 22 period, importing over $1.5bn worth of products, equal to 45 percent of Iranian exports.

Iraq, the UAE, Turkey and Afghanistan were the other largest importers from Iran, with purchases of $346mn, $285mn, $184mn and $127mn , respectively.

The spokesman also said $2.05bn worth of products were cleared from Iranian customs administration over the one-month period, which is a 26 percent fall compared to the same period last year.

Latifi explained that the lion’s share of the imports were from the UAE, China, Turkey, Germany and Switzerland, from where Iran bought $711mn, $476mn, $281mn, $105mn and $33mn worth of imports, respectively.

Latifi also touched on goods transited through Iran in the 31-day period. He said Iran was a transit route for 974-thousand tons of foreign goods in the period, which is a 94 percent growth, year on year.

Afghans to get scholarship and special residency in Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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According to the office of Iran’s vice president of Science and Technology, so far 200 Afghan citizens have been vetted for this purpose.

A human resources official at the office said qualified candidates will be granted 3-, 5- and 10-year residency. Seyeyd Ali Hosseini added that those holding such a residency will be treated as Iranian citizens and enjoy all rights except the voting right.

Afghans to get scholarship and special residency in IranHosseini said Afghans who receive the special residency card will be employed as researchers and entrepreneurs at knowledge-based companies.

He noted that people from other countries like France, Spain, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq have received the special residency and they no longer need to extend their visas. Hosseini said some 100 prospective students who contested the Afghan university entrance exams were also identified and 80 students said they were willing to study in Iran for a Bachelor’s degree.

He said after obtaining a Bachelor’s degree, the students may apply for admission to graduate programs but their success in doing so depends on their performance as undergraduate students. That’s, Hosseini said, also the case with PhD candidates.

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