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Poetry Can Illustrate Sufferings of COVID-19 Patients: Iran

Poetry Can Illustrate Sufferings of COVID-19 Patients
A Persian calligraphy by Omid Rabbani which roughly means, "Empathy is more important than speaking the same language."

Seyyed Abbas Salehi noted the COVID-19 pandemic is a common problem gripping all peoples.

“The coronavirus pandemic was a malady which affected all people around the world and which all poets across the globe wrote poems about, and we should use it as a path to connect to the world,” he said.

“Poetry came to the aid of health protocols and prevention measures, and poets’ experience with regards to coronavirus turned into a work of art,” he added.

The minister underlined that poems have been written to illustrate the pain and sufferings of people afflicted with the disease.

He said the poems written about coronavirus serve as a linking route to the world as COVID-19 was a common illness of the entire human community

In Photos: Four Seasons Bathhouse of Arak

Photo by Sadegh Miri

This bathhouse was built in the late Qajar (Ahmad Shah) by Haji Muhammad Ibrahim khansari. A variety of decorated tiles in the building display designs of humans, animals, and plants.

The distinguishing feature of the Four Seasons Bathhouse is its separate sections for religious minorities.

What follows are photos of the bathhouse retrieved from various sources:

‘Iran Intelligence Forces Hunting for Mastermind behind Scientist’s Assassination’

Mahmoud Alavi said the mastermind used to work for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, but had been fired before the assassination.

“He had left the country before the [assassination] operation, and he is wanted now,” added the minister.

“After the assassination of Fakhrizadeh, the Zionist regime [of Israel] intended to conduct several other evil deeds in the country, which were identified and foiled thanks to the vigilance of intelligence agents,” he added.

“Several individuals were also identified in that connection,” said the minister.

Iran Says Informed IAEA of Its Confidentiality Concerns

Iran Sees ‘Positive Outlook’ for Ties with IAEA after Latest Report

“Protecting confidential information on discussions related to the IAEA’s bylaws had long been at issue as a major point,” Kazem Gharibabadi said on Sunday.

“Still, despite the existing normal regulations, the leakage of, or unauthorized access to the agency’s confidential information over the past two decades has been a major challenge in relations between the IAEA and the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he added.

“Over the past two decades, Iran has repeatedly reminded [the agency] of its concerns on failure to properly live up to obligations pertaining to confidentiality, but those concerns have not been properly addressed, yet,” he said.

“Generally speaking, it is countries that leak information to media,” said Iran’s ambassador.
“Nevertheless, the agency is responsible for protecting confidential information and should either introduce plans and the necessary procedures to allay concerns or reconsider the current situation,” he said.

Iran Congratulates Serbia on National Day, Hopes for Closer Ties

Iran Serbia flags

In a message to President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, Rouhani facilitated him and the people of the country on the national day of the Serbia and expressed hope that political, economic and cultural relations would further deepen.

“I hope that with regard to the ample potentials in the two countries, political, economic and cultural relations further deepen under cooperation and joint efforts,” Rouhani said.

He also wished health and success for his counterpart and prosperity and felicity for the people of the Republic of Serbia.

National Day is a holiday celebrated every February 15 in Serbia to commemorate the outbreak of the First Serbian Uprising in 1804, which evolved into the Serbian Revolution against Ottoman rule. The revolution ultimately resulted in the recognition of Serbia’s National by the Ottoman Empire (formally in 1817, de jure in 1830).

Iran Tests Smart, Precision-Guided Missile

Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari said the projectile is regarded as a medium-range missile of the Ground Force of the Army.

“This missile is being tested today in terms of accuracy and power,” said General Heidari, the commander of the Ground Force of the Iranian Army.

The senior commander also weighed in on the operational features of the missile.

“This missile can hit targets with pinpoint accuracy, is smart and enjoys automation capabilities, and is ready to defend the frontiers and territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran in different climatic conditions,” he said.

“In this domain, we try to develop weaponry which is smart, has automation capabilities and can strike targets with pinpoint accuracy,” he added.

UK Hides Truth about Mutated Strain of Coronavirus: Iran

UK Hides Truth about Mutated Strain of Coronavirus: Iran

Saeed Namaki said the incident proves that that the mutated variant of the virus has spread in the country.

“I had already predicted that the mutated strain of the virus would get into the country,” he said.

The minister noted that Britain had lied about the severity of the infection that the new variant of the virus can cause.

“In the early days, the UK lied and said the new virus could spread between 30-70 percent faster. However, I told my colleagues that the mutated variant can definitely spread several times faster, and can also infect and kill people way faster than what British officials have said,” he noted.

The minister said the UK has, unfortunately, confessed to the high contagion power of the virus only recently.

He urged Iranian authorities to keep tighter controls on the country’s border entry points to curb further spread of the virus.

Iranian Women Shining in Higher Education Sector: Minister

Iranian Women Shining in Higher Education Sector: Minister

Mansour Gholami said women have secured great achievements in this sector.

“With their considerable efforts, erudite women have managed to secure great progress and high rankings in the higher education domain which are unique in the region, in the world of Islam and even across the globe,” he added.

The minister said Iranian women have made their presence felt when it comes to gaining knowledge, offering educational services, conducting effective research, carrying out executive and managerial activities, and working in the domain of production within the framework of innovative and technological units.

He said figures and statistics bear witness to the effective presence of women, which can easily be observed in society as well.

Iran Mobilizes Firefighters, Relief Teams to Contain Blaze on Afghanistan Border

Es’haq Jahangiri emphasized that firefighters and rescue teams in the province should be on high alert.

He stressed the necessity of conducting all-out aid and firefighting operations to tackle the massive fire.

Jahangiri was also briefed on the latest situation following the blaze at Islam Qala border post in a phone conversation with the governor of Khorasan Razavi province, who was on the ground at the border crossing to see the situation first-hand.