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Raisi’s Unannounced Visit to Khuzestan under Media Spotlight

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Jomhouri-e Eslami, a moderate newspaper, recommended Raisi report to people on the performance of his administration only when a job has been done.

Jomhouri-e Eslami, a supporter of former President Hassan Rouhani and his camp, urged the Raisi administration to replace the customary language used by governments, i.e., “should be done,” with “has been done,” wrote the paper in an editorial.

“Tell people whenever you have actually done something,”

“Ceremonial moves such as visiting the holy shrine of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Khomeini, posing for a photo with employees of the morgue of the Behesht-e-Zahra Organization (an institution charged with handling the burial procedure), and ministers’ going to their ministries in the middle of night … were just a show and they would work only if they swell the family purse, bring down prices and push down COVID-19 deaths to near zero,” the newspaper said.

“Otherwise, the 13th administration would be similar to the previous administrations, especially the ninth and tenth ones, which had focused on staging shows,” the newspaper added.

The newspaper said people are tired of simply hearing words but seeing no action.

Meanwhile, many Twitter messages suggested that residents of Ahvaz were pleased to see their president visiting their city despite the coronavirus outbreak.

The conservative Kayhan newspaper said Raisi’s trip raised hope among people at a time when citizens are waiting to see the new administration solve their economic problems.

Kayhan added Raisi talked to people face to face and got a firs-hand account of their problems and listened to their grievances.

IRNA also said the president confidently took his first step with that trip.

Raisi, who ran on a platform of administering justice and tackling corruption in the 13th presidential election, saw his proposed ministers receive votes of confidence from Parliament, and immediately started his work, wrote IRNA.

“He appeared among people without luxury car and created a wave of happiness among them,” the news agency added.

Meanwhile, an MP said such day-long trips will not solve any of the problems facing Khuzestan province.

Aftabnews website quoted Majid Naserinejad a principlist representative of Shadegan as saying
problems such as sewage issues, unemployment, drought the destruction of palm trees, etc., are problems which need constant attention and major decisions.

President Raisi made an unannounced trip to Khuzestan of Friday. The province has faced water shortage amid a widespread outbreak of covid-19.

Ayatollah Khamenei: US to blame for Afghan sufferings, carnages and recent blasts

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Ayatollah Khamenei was speaking on Saturday in a meeting with President Ebrahim Raeisi and his cabinet members. 

The leader said the US occupied Afghanistan for twenty years and oppressed its people in different ways. Ayatollah Khamenei said the US is responsible for all the incidents happening in Afghanistan including Thursday’s bomb blasts and all other carnages there. 

Ayatollah Khamenei added that the Americans themselves also bombed wedding and mourning ceremonies, increased drug production ten-fold and imprisoned some people in the country. 

He noted that the US did not take a single step to construct Afghanistan, saying Afghanistan has not made any progress compared to the past, if it is not more underdeveloped than what it used to be.  

Ayatollah Khamenei reaffirmed Iran’s support for the people of Afghanistan, adding Afghans “have the same religion and language as ours”. 

The leader said governments come and go but people remain and Iran’s relations with any government depend on that government’s relationship with Iran. 

He expressed hope the situation will improve in Afghanistan.

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution condemned the US as being shameless regarding the nuclear issue. He said the US withdrew from the nuclear deal before the eyes of the world and now they are speaking in such a way as if it was Iran that left the agreement.

The leader said Europeans were no better than the US in terms of hampering [the deal] and bad behavior. Ayatollah Khamenei also noted that the current US administration is no different than the previous one. He reiterated the US officials are “wild and predator wolves” when it comes to diplomacy, saying no one should be deceived by their smiles.

Ayatollah Khamenei also urged the new Iranian administration not to tie economic problems to sanctions and make plans to resolve the problems.

He said Iran must expand trade with 15 neighbors and many other countries of the world except a couple of them.

He stressed that diplomacy must not be tied to the nuclear issue either because the nuclear case is different and must be resolved appropriately.

Iran’s leader then turned to the Coronavirus pandemic, describing it as an urgent issue that must be addressed because it affects people’s health. While praising efforts by the previous administration to fight Covid including vaccine imports, Ayatollah Khamenei said treatment, prevention, screening and public vaccination as highly important.

Crazy Dream Comes True: Football Fan with Down syndrome Becomes Team Manager

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Mortazavi, who suffers from Down’s syndrome, had said in a video going viral on social media that he wished to become the manager of Esteqlal one day and have Farhand Majidi, the current Esteqlal manager, as his assistant.

In a nice move, and in coordination with Esteqlal’s Assisant Manger Farzad Majidi, Mortazavi attended a training session of the team.

First, he talked to the players for a few minutes, and later monitored the training session like a real manager.

Persepolis and Esteqlal, two long-running Iranian football clubs, have millions of avid fans both across the country and among Iranian expatriates around the world.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic reared its ugly head, the 100,000-capacity Azadi Stadium in Tehran would become filled with spectators, who would throng the venue to watch the capital’s Derby held regularly between the two powerhouses.

There was such a huge crowd that many enthusiasts would not be allowed into the filled-to-capacity stadium and would be deprived of being present at the event.

Esteqlal have, so far, become champions for two times at the Asian club competitions.

Tehran to EU: Nuclear talks must meet Iranians’ rights

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The foreign minister also said the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran treats the law approved by the country’s parliament regarding the nuclear issue as binding.

The law obliged the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization to increase its nuclear activities including uranium enrichment at 20 percent purity. Under the law, the government is also bound to suspend the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities.

In a telephone conversation, Amir Abdollahian also told Borel that any negotiations over the nuclear deal known as the JCPOA must enable the verification of any side’s actions by other parties.

After congratulating Amir Abdollahian on his appointment as Iran’s foreign minister, the top EU diplomat said the bloc was hopeful a date would be set as soon as possible for resuming the Vienna talks following the formation of the new administration in Iran. The nuclear negotiations continued for months between Iran and other sides under former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to revive the JCPOA.

After the US withdrawal from the agreement under former president Donald Trump in 2018 and his reinstatement of sanctions on Tehran, Iran reduced its nuclear commitments in retaliation. It now says it will return to full compliance only after the US removes all the sanctions in one go and return to the JCPOA.
Iran also says the European signatories to the nuclear agreement have failed to stick by their side of the JCPOA under pressure from Washington.

Kabul blasts death toll rises to 170

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The explosions happened at the gates of the Kabul International Airport where thousands of people had gathered to take evacuation flights following the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban.

Reports say 132 bodies have yet to be identified.

At least, 13 US troops were also killed and a number of others injured. Over 200 people were also wounded in the bombings.

Immediately after the explosions that happened successively, the Daesh terror group claimed the attacks.

The Taliban who are in control of Afghanistan have condemned the blasts as terrorist attacks.

Meanwhile US president Joe Biden has vowed to exact a heavy price from those behind the explosions.

China says ready to expand strategic ties with Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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China’s State Councilor and Top diplomat Wang Yi has sent a message to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian to congratulate him on his appointment to the post.

In his message, Wang Yi highlighted the age-old and traditional friendship between Iran and China and referred to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties.

He said Tehran and Beijing have maintained and deepened their relations based on a strategic partnership.

Wang Yi also referred to the recent telephone conversation between the presidents of Iran and China and their agreement to promote ties, saying he’s ready for joint efforts with the Iranian foreign minister toward coordination, cooperation and further expansion of the strategic ties between Tehran and Beijing.

Iran and China have recently signed a 25-year-old Cooperation Program that reportedly covers various areas including military and energy sectors.

Iranian Sardar Scores Winner against CSKA Moscow

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3 Afghan Airliners Land in Iran to Avoid Violence; No Passengers Aboard

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“Three airplanes operated by the Afghan airline Kam Air have landed in Mashhad due to the current crisis in this country,” said the Public Relations Office of Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport on Thursday.

“Given the flare-up of violence in Kabul, the Kam Air airline today requested three of its aircraft with no passengers on board to land in Iran,” said the office, adding, “They touched down at Mashhad airport today.”

The airline has requested that the three aircraft remain grounded at the airport for a few days, said the Public Relations Office.

“One of the planes came in from Kabul and the other two from Dubai,” it noted.

On Thursday, scores of Afghan civilians and at least 13 members of the US military were killed and many more injured in Kabul suicide bombing attacks claimed by the Daesh terrorist group.

Two explosions also hit Kabul International Airport.

Raisi in Kuzestan vows to Address Ongoing Problems

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“My and my administration’s whole concern is to solve the problems of all people across the country, especially those in this resistant province, in cooperation with people themselves,” said Raisi during an unannounced visit to Khuzestan, which was his first provincial trip as president.

Raisi said he had planned to travel to the province earlier, but he was unable to because he was dealing with a lot of work associated with problems concerning the establishment of the new administration.

“There are very good people in Khuzestan, who did their utmost to defend the country, and our nation are beholden to them,” he explained.

“I was really keen to have a meeting with the good people of this province, but due to the coronavirus disease and the necessity of observing health protocols, it is not possible to have public meetings with people,” said the president.

“But I will get a first-hand account of the problems facing Khuzestan during brief meetings with provincial managers in different sectors,” he added.

“During this meeting, I will have consultations with ministers and provincial officials in order to work out proper solutions in order to rapidly settle the problems facing he province, and proper decisions will be made accordingly,” President Raisi said.

This comes as the province had, in recent months, seen protests over a shortage of potable water, a problem worsened by the coronavirus outbreak.

Currently, some 20 towns and cities in Khuzestan province are rated as very high-risk spots and several as high-risk locations in terms of COVID-19 transmission.

Rouhgly 1 million 447 thousand people in the province have received he coronavirus jab so far.

Iran Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attacks at Kabul Airport

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh condemned attacks targeting innocent Afghan people as well as any terrorist operations directed at men, women, youth and children.

He expressed hope with the immediate establishment of a broad-based government in Kabul, relevant government bodies and institutions discharge their responsibilities with regards to protecting people’s lives and property.

Scores of Afghan civilians and at least 13 members of the US military were killed and many more injured in Kabul suicide bombing attacks claimed by the Daesh terrorist group.

Two explosions rattled the area outside the airport in the Afghan capital on Thursday (August 26) amid the precarious security situation following the Taliban’s takeover of the country.

Iran Condemns Deadly Terrorist Attacks at Kabul Airport
Scores killed and many wounded in blasts at Kabul airport

The attacks killed 12 US Marines and one Navy medic, US officials confirmed, noting 18 other US service members were injured.

A senior Afghan health official also said 90 Afghan civilians were dead and over 100 others wounded.

Meanwhile, General Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, said that the United States would retaliate against the perpetrators of the attack.

“We believe it is their desire to continue these attacks and we expect those attacks to continue and we’re doing everything we can to be prepared for those attacks,” McKenzie said, noting, “We will go after them.”

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