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Makran Forward Base Ship Joins Iran’s Navy Fleet

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The huge ship is said to be the biggest forward base ship in the Middle East, and enjoys special support capabilities.

Makran can serve both the naval flotilla of the Iranian Army, and other Iranian cargo vessels.

Admiral Hossein Khanzadi, the commander of the Iranian Navy, said in September that Makran will be able to carry six to seven helicopters.

He said the ship can also be used for a wide range of missions, including e-warfare, missile, drone, chopper, and even special operations.

He did not give details about its size, but said Makran will be 24 metres longer than Iran’s Kharg vessel.

The forward base ship is said to be similar to the American-made Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) ships.

Trump’s Moves in Region Discrediting US: Iran

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No Change in Iran’s Borders as Karabakh Peace Deal Unfolds: Spokesman

Speaking in a Monday press conference, Saeed Khatibzadeh said Iran condemns Washington’s backing for the Saudi war on Yemen.

“The US has supported an unfair war in Yemen for years, an embarrassing war against defenceless people,” he said.

“They have put 20 million Yemenis under complete blockade. The people of Yemen will never forget that they were under a complete blockade where they were unable to receive medicine, foods, bread and water,” said the spokesman.

“Epidemic diseases have gripped the whole of Yemen. These things would not have happened if the US hadn’t given Saudi Arabia and its allies carte blanche to do so,” he said.

“After years of bombarding Yemen, they have now got to a point where they are hiding their inability behind these actions which are doomed to fail,” Khatibzadeh noted.

He said US actions in the region like its support for the Yemen war and the blacklisting of officials who are against Washington will further erode the United States’ credibility.

“During its final days in power, this bankrupt government of the United States is not unlikely to deal another blow to the US credibility and make the legacy it has left behind in the region all the more poisonous,” he said.

“The US is very concerned about the Iraqi parliament’s legislation which demands the expulsion of American troops from Iraq,” he added.

“Neither the US nor any other unruly country in this region can make a move unless they respect realities in this region. The day is close at hand when they will sit down for talks with domestic groups in different countries, including Yemen.”

“The measures they adopt are worthless, and the Trump regime is going through its final days in office,” he explained.

Iran President Praises Local Firms Working to Develop COVID-19 Vaccine

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President Hassan Rouhani said the government seeks to procure and produce a safe vaccine.

Hence, he added, the government supports all knowledge-based firms and centres which are trying to develop and purchase vaccines for the COVID-19 virus.

“The government’s top priority is to secure people’s health. So, among the key objectives in the fight against this virus is to provide, buy and produce a safe vaccine for coronavirus,” the president said.

“The government will stand by knowledge-based companies and the executive committee tasked with producing a vaccine for coronavirus, and will support all scientists working in this field to produce a safe vaccine,” he noted.

Iran‌ Says Won’t Remain Indifferent toward South Korea’s Seizure of Its Assets

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“$7 billion in assets belonging to the Iranian nation have been blocked at South Korean banks for more than two years now,” Hemmati said in a meeting with South Korea’s First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jung-kun.

“This is something unacceptable, and Iran will definitely not remain indifferent if this continues,” he added, expressing hope his talks with the South Korean official will bear fruit.

“South Korean banks have seized our assets for years, and they refuse to clarify the issue,” said Hemmati.

“Our assets have even gained no interest,” he said.
He underlined Tehran’s key challenge with South Korea is its seizure of Iranian assets.

“We had assets in other countries as well, but we gained access to them and were able to use them despite the US sanctions,” he noted.

“But regarding South Korea, which is one of Iran’s key trade partners, still we have not been able to gain access to our assets in this country,” he said.

“This behaviour of South Korea is a big mistake, and it is basically unacceptable for South Korea to block Iran’s assets upon orders by a third country,” he noted.

He said if this issue is not settled, Iran will move forward with the legal proceedings which it has already started.

Seoul’s Freezing of Tehran’s Assets Damages South Korea’s Image in Iran: Zarif

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Zarif made the remarks in a Monday meeting with First Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Korea Choi Jong Kun, who is heading a delegation of South Korean officials in a trip to Tehran to address the problems in the bilateral relations, particularly the Iranian frozen assets in South Korea.

In the meeting, Foreign Minister Zarif described the blocking of Iranian currency assets in the South Korean banks as the biggest obstacle to the expansion of relations between Tehran and Seoul in the current circumstances.

The Iranian minister also called on the government of South Korea to take the necessary measures to remove those obstacles immediately, stressing that the top priority in the relations between the two countries at present is Iran’s access to those assets, considering the health and economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

The South Korean banks’ illegal move to freeze the assets has had an extremely adverse effect on the Iranian public opinion and views of people about South Korea and has seriously damaged the image of that country, Foreign Minister Zarif said, adding that’s why the representatives of people in the Iranian Parliament have reasserted their legal authority to address the case and insist that the problem must be resolved immediately.

For his part, Choi Jong Kun reaffirmed South Korea’s resolve to settle the problem, pledging that Seoul will do its utmost to pave the way for Tehran’s access to the financial resources.

He also touched on the seizure of a South Korean vessel in the Persian Gulf, urging efforts to expedite the settlement of the issue.

In response, Foreign Minister Zarif emphasized that the South Korean tanker has been captured because of polluting the Persian Gulf waters.

Therefore, the seizure of the Korean vessel is a completely technical issue which is being addressed within the framework of legal and judicial regulations, Foreign Minister Zarif underlined, saying the administration is naturally unable to interfere in the judicial processes.

Iranian Diplomat, UN Envoy Discuss Syria Developments

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During the Monday talks, the two sides discussed the latest developments pertaining to Syria, including the upcoming meeting of the Syrian Constitutional Committee, developments related to the Astana talks and an escalation of activities by the ISIS terrorist group in Syria.

They also reviewed the achievements of the committee in 2020, and underlined the need for the committee to keep moving forward in the year 2021.

The two officials further expressed their support for holding a fifth meeting of the committee slated to be held in late January in Geneva.

Pedersen and Khaji also voiced concern over the activities of terrorist groups, especially those of the ISIS, and stressed the need to keep fighting terror.

Iran Dismisses Claim It Will Expel IAEA Inspectors If US Bans Not Lifted

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Speaking in a weekly press briefing on Monday, Khatibzadeh said the country will stop inspections beyond the Safeguards if the other parties fail to implement their commitments according to the legislation passed by the Parliament.

However, he added, that does not mean the expulsion of the inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

The Strategic Action Plan passed by the Parliament is totally clear in that regard, Khatibzadeh noted.

His comments came after Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, a member of the Parliament’s Presiding Board, said the IAEA inspectors will be expelled by February 21 in line with the recent parliamentary act aimed at countering the US sanctions.

“Based on the Parliament’s legislation, if the United States fails to lift financial, banking and oil sanction by February 21, 2021, we will definitely expel IAEA inspectors from the country and we are sure to stop the voluntary implementation of the Additional Protocol,” said Amirabadi Farahani.

“This is the parliament’s law and the government is obliged to enforce it,” he added.

Iran Reports 91 More Deaths Caused by Coronavirus

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Iran's Single-Day COVID-19 Deaths at All-Time High

In a press briefing on Monday, the Ministry’s spokeswoman Sima-Sadat Lari reported 6,208 new cases of COVID-19 infection, raising the total number of cases to 1,292,614.

So far, Lari added, 1,081,736 patients have recovered from the disease or been discharged from the hospital.

Lari said 4,568 patients are also in critical conditions caused by more severe infection.
The spokeswoman noted that 8,207,975 COVID-19 tests have been taken across the country so far.

She said currently the cities of Sari, Amol, Fereydounkenar, Qaemshahr, and Neka in Mazandaran province and Bandar Gaz and Kordkuy in Golestan province are in the “red” zone, 30 cities are in the “orange” zone, 219 are in the “yellow” zone, and 192 are in the “blue” zone in terms of coronavirus outbreak.

Iran Condoles with Indonesia over Deadly Plane Crash

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Indonesian rescue teams find part of a Sriwijaya airplane on January 10, 2021 near Jakarta, Indonesia. / Photo by Getty

In a Monday telephone conversation with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Zarif offered his condolences to the families of victims of the fatal crash and wished divine mercy for the dead.

Earlier in the day, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh had also expressed regret over the tragedy.

In his statement, Khatibzadeh offered condolences to the Indonesian nation and government over the incident, and expressed sympathy with the families of the victims.

Rescuers searching for the wreckage of the Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean with 62 people on board on Saturday say they have located the plane’s black box flight recorder and obtained communications data.

The head of Indonesia’s National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said late on Sunday evening that the two black boxes from Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 are believed have been detected within 150 to 200 meters (492 to 656 feet) of the crash site — and that search and rescue operations are continuing around the clock.

Authorities said Monday that their efforts to recover bodies, the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) were hampered by debris in the water.

Iran to Produce Electric Engines for Vehicles

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The agreement was signed in a bid to attract, regulate, manage and boost accelerators, start-ups, technological companies and knowledge-based firms operating in the field of modern transport with urban application.

Present at the signing ceremony was Sorena Sattari, the vice president for science and technology, who said good cooperation has taken shape and good measures have been adopted in the domain of developing electric engine.
“Fortunately, thanks to efforts by knowledge-based companies and start-ups, we are capable enough in this field,” he said.

“If we eliminate companies from this process, we will definitely get nowhere. So, it is necessary that we tap into their potential and produce electric vehicles as well as electric engines in order to play a key role in reducing air pollution,” he said.

The top official underlined the electrification of vehicles will overhaul the auto industry.

“Many start-ups and knowledge-based companies are active in this domain in this country,” he said.

“We have made considerable progress in the field of producing electric engines. One of the most important challenges in this field is to procure their batteries. We are removing these challenges with the help of knowledge-based and capable companies,” he explained.

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