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President Rouhani Highlights Efforts to Facilitate Investment in Iran

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Addressing a Tuesday session of the Administration’s Economic Coordination Headquarters, President Rouhani said the government has always pushed for the removal of obstacles to investment.

The administration has tried to revoke and reform the obstructive regulations and reduce the damaging bureaucracy for attraction of investment in order to neutralize the sanctions and attain the goal of a jump in production and improvement of resistance economy indices, the president added.

A rise in investment is one of the main factors in economic development, President Rouhani added, saying the enemies have imposed sanctions to impede foreign investment in the development of Iran’s infrastructures.

“Erasing the motivation for the withdrawal of investment from the country and encouraging the attraction of investment from abroad are two basic steps in sustainable development and strengthening of the country’s economy,” the president noted.

The major element in attraction of investment is the mutual trust between the government and the private sector, the president noted, stressing, “None of the investors making an investment in the country legally should feel economic, social and political insecurity in the process of participation in the development of the country.”

President Rouhani also urged the Iranian ministries dealing with the investment issues to carry out their duties accurately, stressing the need to create “direct and indirect economic incentives” and formulate clear regulations on application for the permissions.

The Iranian administration provides special support for the domestic and foreign investors making investment in revenue-generating economic sector and would offer them incentives to ensure reliable and secure investment, the president added.

President Rouhani finally warned that the attempts to misrepresent the situation in Iran and carry out harmful psychological measures in the economic sector, as in the stock exchange and currency markets, are aimed at dissuading the community of economic activists and investors.

Iran Draws Up Timetable for Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine

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Alireza Moezzi said the timetable specifies the groups to be vaccinated in order of priority.

“As President Rouhani officially announced, by purchasing vaccines from different companies in the coming weeks, vaccination will get underway based on the priorities said and the table drawn up based on the target community, with medical personnel and the elderly taking precedence,” said Moezzi, the deputy chief of staff of the President’s Office for communications and information dissemination.

He reiterated that the president and vice president had already announced that the government would not delay efforts to either import or develop the vaccine domestically.

“They had also stressed transparency in the distribution of the vaccine,” he added.

“The vice president had also announced clearly that Iran would not wait even for a single day if it can import safe vaccines from any part of the world,” Moezzi noted.

“Jahangiri (the vice president) also said clearly that no state official and their families have the right to access the vaccine outside the instructions,” he added.

Moezzi underlined the government major concern amid sanctions is to ensure citizens’ health.

Iran’s Army Starts First Large-Scale Drone Drills

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The two-day drill involves hundreds of operational drones of the army’s ground, air and navy forces in the general area of Semnan province and different parts of the country.

The homegrown unmanned aerial vehicles undertake combat, surveillance, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare in short and long distances flights.

The army is also showcasing its achievements in drone manufacturing in an exhibition with the presence of high-ranking military commanders.

Some $9.2 Billion in Iranian Funds Frozen at South Korean banks: Yonhap

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The figure was announced on Tuesday by South Korean news agency Yonhap, which quoted the country’s banks as saying.

As of September last year, about 3 trillion won worth of Iranian money was held at the Bank of Korea. The money was deposited by the Seoul branch of Bank Mellat of Iran.

Separately, about $7 billion worth of Iranian oil money was frozen at two South Korean banks — Industrial Bank of Korea and Woori Bank.

Hossein Tanhaee, head of the Iran-South Korea Joint Chamber of Commerce, reportedly said last year that the amount of Iran’s frozen funds in South Korea is between $6.5 billion and $9 billion.

Tensions between Seoul and Tehran rose on Monday after the IRGC seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Persian Gulf waters, citing “chemical pollution” offences.

A South Korean delegation is to visit Tehran in coming days to discuss possible resolution of the disputes.

Iran Closely Monitoring US, Israel Moves in Region: Foreign Ministry

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Speaking at a weekly press conference on Monday, Khatibzadeh said the mischievous acts of the United States are not concealed from Iran.

“Our intelligence, security and military organizations are fully aware of the apparently covert movements of the United States in Iraq and the region,” he underlined.

The spokesman said the US has been given “the necessary messages through various channels explicitly and clearly” about the consequences of its activities.

In addition to Washington, the whole Persian Gulf countries have also received the message and have been warned not to be entrapped by the acts of mischief, Khatibzadeh added.

“We are monitoring the moves carefully,” the spokesman stressed.

Reiterating the warnings issued by Iranian diplomats over the past few days, he said Iran is “clearly observing the role of the elements and allies of the Israeli regime in the creation of some tensions, particularly in Iraq.”

“They have no compunction about reaching a number of their objectives with the blood of Americans,” he noted.

“However, our response is that we do not look for tensions, but we do not hesitate a moment to defend our national boundaries and interests, and we will respond seriously, openly and directly,” Khatibzadeh stated.

Iran Says Rapprochement Possible If Saudi Arabia Changes Tack

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“Iran’s message has remained the same. When Saudi Arabia comes to realize that it can talk to us and to the region in a straightforward manner, and return to the region and stop buying security from countries beyond the region, then the region will definitely have better days ahead,” Khatibzadeh said Monday.

“Saudi Arabia is an important country. Saudi people are highly respected. We had good relations in the past. And it is possible to revive those relations if the Al Saud rulers stop following the wrong path they have chosen,” he said.

He lashed out at Saudi Arabia for imposing a blockade and famine on the Yemeni nation, and said if the Yemen crisis is settled, it will benefit the whole region.

“What is happening in Yemen, and is happening every day is really saddening. Imposing a blockade and famine on a nation is a historical catastrophe,” he said.

“Yemen is a close neighbour of Saudi Arabia, and Riyadh should know that this is not the right way of dealing with a neighbour,” he added.

“Saudi Arabia has also maintained a blockade on Qatar for several years now, which is not good at all. We believe the sooner any of these two crises are settled, the better it will be for the region,” said the spokesman.

Iran Raps Iraq, Other Neighbours for Failing to Vote against US Move at UN

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Speaking to reporters on Monday, Saeed Khatibzadeh said Iran has expressed its discontent to its neighbours over the issue.

“The Iraqi prime minister announced his country is following up on this issue,” he said.

“We believe our neighbouring countries themselves know better that the United States’ unilateralism, actions and defiant moves have been to the detriment of the regional nations,” Khatibzadeh noted.

Meanwhile, he made it clear that Washington’s anti-Iran attempt failed, this time, too.

“The important point was that the United States failed, for the third time, in its moves at the United Nations against the Iranian nation,” he said.

“The US had already failed, two times, in its anti-Iran attempts at the UN Security Council. This shows the ever-increasing isolation of the White House,” Khatibzadeh explained.

“The US move to insert two clauses to revive the committee tasked with imposing sanctions on Iran was another humiliating defeat for Washington,” he added.

In its recent push against Iran, the United States tried to add two clauses to the United Nations’ budget plan to revive a committee tasked with imposing sanctions on Iran.

However, the proposal was rejected with an overwhelming “NO” vote by members of the UN General Assembly. Only 10 members voted in favour, and 110 voted against.

Several of Iran’s neighbouring countries abstained. Surprisingly enough, Iraq was among those countries.

IAEA Confirms Beginning of 20% Uranium Enrichment in Iran: Envoy

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In comments on Monday, Kazem Gharibabadi said director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed in a report that Iran has begun to enrich uranium up to a purity level of 20 percent.

The envoy said the report came after Iran provided the IAEA with an amendment to the Design Information Questionnaire (DIQ) for Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP) where the IAEA inspectors visited on Monday morning to verify the information and to break seals on a cylinder containing uranium enriched to 4.1 percent.

The UN nuclear agency’s report declares that the IAEA inspectors have removed the seal on a 137.2 kg cylinder containing 4.1% uranium, the cylinder has been connected to the production line, and the enrichment of uranium up to purity level of 20% has begun, Gharibabadi added.

The envoy noted that resumption of 20% uranium enrichment in Iran follows a letter that Tehran sent to the IAEA on December 31, 2020, saying the UN nuclear agency had been notified that the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has plans to enrich uranium to 20% purity level in compliance with a bill recently ratified by the Iranian Parliament.

Iran had announced in the recent letter that it would provide the IAEA with an updated Design Information Questionnaire for Fordow nuclear site, he concluded.

Zarif Says 20% Enrichment Reversible If JCPOA Fully Implemented by All

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IAEA’s Access to Iran Sites, Materials Subject to Legal Considerations: Tehran

In a tweet on Monday, Mohammad Javad Zarif noted the resumption enrichment work is in line with the recent parliamentary legislation.

“We resumed 20% enrichment as legislated by our Parliament,” he wrote.
“IAEA has been duly notified,” he added.

“Our remedial action conforms fully with Paragraph 36 of JCPOA, after years of non-compliance by several other JCPOA participants,” Zarif explained.

“Our measures are fully reversible upon FULL compliance by ALL,” the tweet also read.
Iran officially restarted enriching uranium at a rate of up to 20 percent at its Fordow facility on January 4, 2021.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani had, in recent days, ordered the implementation of parliamentary legislation which was aimed at tackling sanctions.

The legislation instructs the government to resume 20%-enrichment as part of meausres aimed at having anti-Iran sanctions removed.

Second Group of Volunteers Injected with Iranian COVID-19 Vaccine

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Four new volunteers were injected with COVIran on Monday, a vaccine developed by Iranian scientists at the Barakat Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of Imam Khomeini.

An official at the headquarters said authorities gave permission for the test on the four individuals after a detailed analysis of health conditions of the first three volunteers who received the jab on December 29.

The first person to get the Iranian vaccine was the daughter of chairman of the Headquarters for Executing the Order of Imam Khomeini.

The volunteers injected with the homegrown vaccine are accommodated at a hotel in Tehran.

In comments on Sunday, the Iranian health minister said a domestically-produced vaccine for the coronavirus will be definitely ready for use by the end of spring.

He also gave an assurance that the pilgrims planning to take part in the next year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia will have access to both the Iranian vaccine and the ones purchased from other countries.

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