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Amir Abdollahian: Iran ready to meet Pakistan energy needs

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During their discussions, the two top diplomats emphasized the need for the enhancement of bilateral ties on political and economic fronts.

They also exchanged views on the positive steps taken in recent months with regards to the promotion of Tehran-Islamabad economic relations, particularly the establishment of two new border posts and holding of a joint economic commission as well as a joint trade committee meeting in the near future.

In the meeting, the Iranian foreign minister underscored the need to remove infrastructural obstacles to the promotion of bilateral ties, resolve the existing problems at border crossings, namely facilitate the travelling of trucks through Iran-Pakistan border posts, and further enhance mutual economic relations given the fact that the two countries’ economies complement each other.

He also underlined Iran’s preparedness to meet Pakistan’s energy needs, especially in the domains of natural gas, electricity and industrial products.
He further touched upon Iran’s economic needs which could be met by Pakistani products.

The top Pakistani diplomat, in turn, expounded on his negotiations with officials of three Central Asian countries as well as on the latest situation in Afghanistan.

Also on the agenda of the talks was Tehran and Pakistan’s support for peace and stability in Afghanistan and the establishment of a broad-based government in that country with the presence of all ethnic groups.

Meanwhile, the Iranian foreign minister embraced his opposite number’s proposal to hold a foreign ministerial meeting of six neighbouring countries, announcing Tehran’s readiness to host that meeting in the coming days.

Raisi: US Afghan withdrawal a chance to establish peace, security

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Ebrahim Raisi made the remarks in a Thursday meeting with visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureishi in Teran.

He noted there’s no doubt that the US presence in Afghanistan and the wider region would not bring security and regional nations must join hands in helping Afghan factions create an inclusive government.

Raisi also rejected any paternalistic attitude toward Afghanistan. He said paternalism shows the US’s failed policy on Afghanistan and cannot establish peace in the country.

Raisi added that other countries must also limit their role to assisting in creating an inclusive government with the participation of all Afghan groups and ethnicities.

Raisi went on to say that Iran has hosted 4 million Afghan refugees so far and will continue supporting the Afghan people.

He also described Iran’s relations with Pakistan as “age-old” and “people-based”, saying Tehran is ready to boost economic ties with Islamabad.
The Iranian president added that strengthened relations will set the stage for the development of regional and international cooperation between Iran and Pakistan.

The Pakistani foreign minister also described ties with Iran as historical and deep, saying Pakistan seeks to further expand the relations in all areas including regional and economic ties.

Qureishi said Iran is a key player in the region and Pakistan believes it can work with Iran toward strengthening peace in the region, especially in Afghanistan.

He hailed Iran’s resistance against sanctions, saying the Iranian people safeguarded their honor against the sanctions.

Qureshi also invited Iran’s president for a visit to Pakistan.

Raisi urges quick vaccination against covid-19

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speaking at the first cabinet session of his administration on Thursday, Ebrahim Raisi said the main problem facing Iran is the Coronavirus.

Raeisi urged all state organizations to join hands to defeat the pandemic, adding, “We should guarantee people’s vaccination and health in a short period of time”.

He said it’s time Iran moved from the defensive to the offensive in the battle against Covid-19 and to prevent and overcome the disease.

The President ordered the Foreign Ministry to do necessary consultations to increase vaccine imports.

Iran’s health ministry reported on Thursday 694 have died of coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total death toll from the disease to 104,716.

Raisi also added Iran’s conditions are unbecoming the great Iranian nation and they must change.

He said people’s servants must do all in their power to resolve the problems faced by Iranians.

Ayatollah Raeisi also said citizens must feel justice and progress in running the country adding that abiding by the law is a basic rule and it is compatible with being a revolutionary.

He said, “We should not allow ourselves to be entangled by paperwork and administrative complications; people expect the government to fight corruption”.

While noting that people expect the government to fight corruption, Ayatollah Raeisi said the ministers must identify points that are vulnerable to corruption and make necessary changes.

He underlined that his administration will invoke the Supreme Leader’s 8-point message of 2001 in its fight against corruption.

Saying that he’ll stick by his campaign promises, the Iranian president noted that his administration should learn lessons from previous ones and try to avoid problems they faced.

He further turned to inflation and the need for tackling the problem. Raisi described the issue as highly important and said people expect officials not to sit idly by.

Iran Beauties in Photos; Imam Mosque of Semnan

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The mosque is a four-aisled structure in terms of architecture. It is one of the historical monuments built during the reign of Fat’h Ali Shah Qajar, around 200 years ago.

It has four large entrances from the north, south, east and northwest. In the northwest, it opens into a long corridor, at the end of which there is mourning zone.

The special decorations of Imam Mosque are beautiful gypsum plasterworks, tiles and inscriptions decorated with Quranic verses.

The mosque was registered in 1936 by Iran’s Ministry of Culture and Arts in the list of national monuments of the country.

The following photos of the mosque have been published by the Mizan News Agency:

New consignment of covid vaccines in Tehran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran’s Red Crescent says the shipment contains 1,110,000 doses of vaccine. The head of the Red Crescent, Karim Hemmati, said the organization is continuing to import two Covid vaccine consignments each week.

According to Hemmati, the Red Crescent imports the shipments from China and delivers the vaccines to the Ministry of Health after collecting them at Imam Khomeini Airport.

Hemmati added that Iran gas so far imported 17 shipments including 20,390,000 doses.

He said the Red Crescent has taken a series of measures to help contain the pandemic such as speeding up imports; forming the Covid headquarters; participating in the vaccination campaign; setting up makeshift hospitals; implementing health programs to prevent further expansion of the disease; checking travelers arriving by air, land and sea; and developing the production of syringes.

Iran has had difficulty importing vaccines since the pandemic began in early 2020. Authorities blame this on US sanctions. They say the sanctions make it extremely difficult to make payments for the imports. Delays in vaccine purchases and the resulting slow vaccination rollout caused public anger in the country.

To fight the pandemic, Iran is partly depending on home-grown vaccines too.

Iran foreign minister: Asia, neighbors our priority

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In the Name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful 

After the honorable President, Ayatollah Raeisi, placed his trust in me, and the respectable MPs endorsed my appointment as Foreign Minister, I assumed the heavy task of representing the great Iranian nation at the international level. I pray to God to help me be a worthy servant for the people of this great and ancient land of religions and civilizations. 

I promise the grateful and brave people of Iran that my colleagues and I will utilize our utmost energy to promote Iran’s national interests and national security. We also promise not to hesitate to do whatever it takes to defend the Islamic Republic of Iran’s honor, clout and lofty place and to pursue the lofty goals of late Imam Khomeini, the Supreme Leader and our dear martyrs. 

With an operational plan, we will pursue balanced, dynamic and smart foreign relations based on mutual respect and our priority will be relations with neighbors and Asian countries. We will also expand ties with the rest of the world in a balanced way and will strengthen the place of economic diplomacy and international commerce in the Foreign Ministry. 

I will also use the full potential of the diplomatic apparatus to resolve the problems of the Iranian people and elevate the name of our country and nation in the world with the help of my hardworking, revolutionary, expert and committed colleagues in the Foreign Ministry,  diplomatic missions, consulates general, and provincial offices. 

In the end, I appreciate the efforts of my brother Mr. Dr. Zarif and wish him well and ask our people to pray for me and my colleagues.

Kuwaiti FM congratulates Iran’s Amir Abdollahian

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a phone call to Amir Abdollahian, the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister called for deeper ties between his country and Iran in all areas and also urged increased cooperation in the region.

Al-Sabah also extended the Kuwaiti Emir’s warm greetings to high-ranking Iranian officials.

The Iranian Foreign Minister thanked his Kuwaiti counterpart for his phone call. He also underscored Iran’s policy to have good-neighborly relations with regional countries.

Amir Abdollahian said the Islamic Republic of Iran sees no limits on expanding ties with Persian Gulf neighbors and considers it highly important to deepen relations with Kuwait.

Russian FM congratulates Iranian counterpart

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In his message, Lavrov expressed his pleasure at the high level of bilateral ties.

The Russian foreign minister underlined the need for maintaining close cooperation between Iran and Russia with the aim of further deepening interactions to serve the best interests of the two friendly nations and to strengthen international peace and security.

Iran MPs approve all Raisi’s cabinet picks but one

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The president himself defended the proposed ministers for two and a half hours before the final voting.

The table below shows the names of all ministers along with the votes lawmakers cast for them. 

Number Name and Surname Ministry of Yes No Abstention Void and Blank
1 Hossein Baghgoli Education 76 193 18
2 Issa Zarepour Communications and IT 256 17 10
3 Seyyed Esmaeil Khatib Intelligence  222 48 17
4 Seyyed Ehsan Khandouzi Economic Affairs and Finance  254 25 8
5 Hossein Amir Abdollahian  Foreign Affairs 270 10 6
6 Bahram Einollahi Health 214 55 15
7 Hojatollah Abdolmaleki Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare  191 77 13 5
8 Seyyed Javad Sadatinejad Agricultural Jihad 253 27 4
9 Amin Hossein Rahimi Justice 277 5 3
10 Mohammad Reza Ashtiani Defense and Armed Forces Logistics  274 4 4 2
11 Rostam Ghassemi Roads and urban Development  267 14 4
12 Seyyed Reza Fatemi Amin Industry, Mines and Trade  205 60 14 6
13 Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili Culture and Islamic Guidance 181 77 28
14 Ahmad Vahidi Interior 266 16 3
15 Mohammad Ali Zolfi Gol Science, Research and Technology   210 56 19
16 Seyyed Ezatollah Zarghami Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism 262 13 6 5
17 Javad Owji Oil 198 70 18
18 Ali Akbar Mehrabian Energy 220 47 15 3
19 Seyyed Hamid Sajjadi Sports and Youth 165 108 13

 

 

 

Raisi: Expertise, fighting corruption qualifications for cabinet picks

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speaking at Parliament on Wednesday following discussions meant to confirm his picks for cabinet posts, Raisi says the only red line for tackling corruption is making unsubstantiated allegations.

The Iranian president also said a mere accusation or a claim stated in a program or written elsewhere wouldn’t suffice.

Raisi added that sound and accurate probes are needed to find damning evidence and there must be a mechanism for this purpose. He was referring to accusations leveled against the proposed ministers.

Raisi however noted that those allegations are not substantiated and “I can say this with certainty”.

The president maintained that anyone making an unfounded allegation against someone else has definitely crossed a red line regardless of who the accuser is.

He underlined that he has however raised some accusations with the Intelligence Ministry and the intelligence of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and that due investigations will be conducted if it is necessary.

An Iranian lawmaker has leveled accusations against Raisi’s picks for Oil Minister and Minister of Roads and Urban Development.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi also thanked Parliament for dedicating two weeks to the confirmation process for his proposed ministers.
Raisi said under the law, Parliament is not obliged to examine the eligibility of proposed ministers but the lawmakers dedicated a lot of time and energy for this purpose.

He said it’s an incarnation of religious democracy that people’s representatives examine the eligibility of the proposed ministers with high sensitivity.

President Raisi also said the commitment makes people and the ministers know the nature of the lawmakers’ sensitivity regarding economic, social, cultural and political issues.

Elsewhere, the president noted that the introduction process for the ministers was in line with the qualifications he referred to while addressing people during the presidential campaign.

Raisi added that the qualifications included efficiency, expertise, respect for people, fighting corruption, and sincerity.

This means, Raeisi said, “I put an emphasis on the scientific and practical eligibility of the proposed ministers.”

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