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Iran Objects to Saudi Participation in Disarmament Conference

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In remarks on Tuesday, January 19, Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN Office at Geneva, Esmaeil Baqaei Hamaneh, deplored Saudi Arabia’s record of creating instability and its destructive role in the region and in the formation of a military coalition against its neighbouring state which has slaughtered civilians, devastated Yemen’s infrastructures, and led to the spread of insecurity and instability in the region.

The Iranian envoy then slammed as “destructive” Saudi Arabia’s attendance at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva as an observer, saying the Riyadh regime’s involvement in the conference would run counter to the forum’s goals and mission.

He emphasized that Iran has acted to prevent the participation of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the Conference on Disarmament, because the Islamic Republic has concerns for the protection of the Conference on Disarmament’s status and place as the only multilateral international institution in the nuclear disarmament sphere.

Baqaei Hamaneh further decried Saudi Arabia as the spearhead of plans to form coalitions for war and aggression against the neighbours, as the biggest stockpile of destabilizing weapons in the region, and a country pursuing its questionable nuclear program without supervision from the relevant international organizations.

He then concluded that Saudi Arabia could not have any constructive presence in the disarmament debates, saying, “As experience shows, that country (Saudi Arabia) only abuses the meetings and discussions at the Conference on Disarmament to distract public opinion and pin the blame on others for its own mistakes and crimes in Yemen.”

According to the decision-making process in the Conference on Disarmament that operates on a consensus basis, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were blocked from joining the conference as observers in 2021 after the Islamic Republic’s opposition.

Iran Blacklists Trump, Nine Other US Officials for ‘Acts of Terror’

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In a Tuesday statement, Saeed Khatibzadeh said the move is in line with the Iranian Parliament’s legislation in that regard.

“In line with implementing “Countering the US’ Human Rights Violations as well as Adventurist and Terrorist Moves in the Region Act” ratified by the Iranian Parliament, the foreign ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has put on Iran’s sanctions list a number of US individuals for committing terrorist crimes as well as promoting and supporting terrorism, which poses a serious threat to regional and international peace and security, and for breaching basic regulations and fundamental principles of international law, including human rights regulations,” said the spokesman.

“The US authorities which will be put on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s sanctions list as of today include President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Defence Secretary Mark Esper, Acting Secretary of Defence Christopher Miller, Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Gina Haspel, former National Security Advisor John Bolton, Head of the Iran Action Group and former Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook, the US State Department’s Special Representative for Iran Elliott Abrams, and Andrea Gacki, the acting Deputy Director as well as the Associate Director for Compliance and Enforcement at the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of the Treasury,” he added.

“These individuals have been put under sanctions for reasons such as issuing orders to conduct, and leading the operation to assassinate martyr General Qassem Soleimani and his companions, organizing and supporting acts of terror against the Islamic Republic of Iran, creating, sponsoring, offering weapons to, and training terrorist groups, offering all-out support to the Israeli regime’s oppression against the Palestinian nation, especially the terrorist acts committed by this regime in the assassination Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, imposing cruel, illegal and unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iranian nation, and acting deliberately to impose special living conditions on Iranians, including by preventing Iranians from gaining access to food and medicines as well as medical services and equipment, supporting oppressive regimes in the region, backing crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Yemen by the above-mentioned regimes, and having active and all-out links to the terrorist MKO group and offering political, propaganda and cultural support for this group which has committed numerous terrorist acts against the interests of the government and citizens of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the spokesman noted.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran reminds them that based on the basics of international law, the imposition of unilateral actions (coercive unilateral actions) amounts to blatant violation of the fundamental principles of international law stipulated in the UN Charter and [principles] against international law, including humanitarian international law, and prevent the realization of human rights,” Khatibzadeh added.

“Accordingly, the Islamic Republic of Iran reserves the right to adopt the necessary measures to counter international acts of violation by the US in all domains,” he said.

The spokesman said the Iranian foreign ministry will, in the first opportunity, release a detailed statement on the crimes committed by the above-said US officials.

Iran-Kenya B2B Meeting: 30 Iranian High-Tech Firms Due in Nairobi for Business Talks

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Iran and Kenya have maintained friendly relations in commerce, culture, politics, and a wide range of other fields. 

Kenya is the fifth largest economy south of the Sahara, and enjoys a well-educated, qualified, skilled and young labour force, advanced infrastructure and IT capabilities and access to vast agricultural resources.

Opportunities for mutual cooperation

Considering Tehran’s interest in reinforcing its relations with Nairobi, the two nations’ economic relations could experience a growing trend, particularly in the sphere of the knowledge-based products and services. In recent years, Iran has paid special attention to its knowledge-based companies, in a way that almost 5,000 high-tech companies are currently active in the country in various fields.

Accordingly, arrangements are being made for an official visit to Kenya by over 30 Iranian knowledge-based companies in order to promote the international cooperation between the Iranian knowledge-based, innovative and technological firms and the Kenyan enterprises.

Promotion of mutual trade and technological ties

The business trip to Nairobi, due to take place on January 27, 2021, will be aimed at enhancing economic interaction between the private sectors of the two countries in the area of high technologies. The activities of the Iranian knowledge-based companies that are planned to visit Kenya are mainly focused on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Information Technology (IT), electricity and electronics, medicine and medical equipment, advanced materials, engineering services, and machinery and equipment.

One of the main events during the three-day business trip to Kenya will be B2B meetings between the Iranian knowledge-based companies and their Kenyan peers, slated for January 27, 2021 at the Iran House of Innovation and Technology (IHIT), which is to be opened by high-ranking officials of the two countries on the same day.

The IHIT is located at Dennis Pritt Road, next to Maalim Juma Road, Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya. P.O. Box 38101-00100.

In order to participate in these B2B and expert meetings with Iranian companies, you can review their activities and sign up for participation.

Three Innovation Centres Inaugurated in Iran’s Qom

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One of the centres was the Eshraq Cultural Creativity and Innovation Centre which seeks to develop innovative ideas of Islamic theology schools.

The centre guides and supports seminary students and teams presenting creative ideas in order to set up and develop creative companies working in cultural and religious domains.

Another centre was the Mobtada Creativity and Innovation Centre which aims to support creative ideas in cultural and religious domains.

The third centre was the one at the sci-tech park of the province of Qom.

Present at the inauguration ceremonies of all three centres was Iranian Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari.

During his trip to Qom, Sattari also visited several knowledge-based companies as well as an exhibition showcasing the products of these firms.

Tehran, Baku Reach Deal on Reconstruction of Liberated Azeri Towns

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Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Farhad Dejpasand said the two countries are planning to run joint projects in different sectors.

“Our memorandum of understanding includes two parts. The first part is to follow up on the projects we are implementing and finalize our future plans,” he said.

“The second part concerns the participation of Iran’s private sector and utilizing the potential of Iran’s construction sector for restoration, rebuilding and construction [of buildings] in liberated areas in the Azerbaijan Republic,” he added.

“Fortunately, the Azeri side warmly welcomed this offer of cooperation. We can best utilize these potentialities. We are jointly running some projects in Iran and in the Azerbaijan Republic, projects on water, roads and industries, especially the pharmaceutical and machinery industries,” said the Iranian minister.

“They are very good projects, and I hope we will be able to implement them according to the timetable,” he noted.

“I believe today will be a turning point in Iran-Azerbaijan relations. Hopefully, if these programs come to fruition, our foreign trade will take a giant leap, too, because we have more potential that what we are already doing,” he underlined.

Biden Must Return to Commitments as First Step to Win Iran’s Trust: Spokesman

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New US Sanctions Not to Affect Iran’s Activities: Spokesman

Speaking at a weekly press conference on Tuesday, Ali Rabiei said Iran has focused efforts on the “full revival of the JCPOA” by all parties to the agreement.

“We expect the new US administration to focus on winning Iran’s trust by honoring all of its commitments fully and instantly,” he noted.

“Iran’s stance on the US’ return to the JCPOA has been declared and reiterated by our country’s officials several times. The US administration must first carry out its commitments under the JCPOA and the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231, and this is the only existing way for the new administration of the United States,” the spokesperson added.

Rabiei also dismissed reports on contact with the new US administration, saying Tehran has not received any message from the team of US president-elect Joe Biden.

On the prospect of talks with the next US administration, the Iranian spokesperson underlined, “Negotiations would be basically meaningless as long as we do not make sure that the US will return to its commitments unconditionally and fulfill those legal duties in full.”

Iran Not After War with US: FM Zarif

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“Iran is not after tensions and war, but the actions of the disgraced, outgoing Trump will not affect Iranian people’s willpower,” said Mohammad Javad Zarif on the sidelines of a meeting of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament.

“If he (Trump) intends to launch aggression against Iran, he needs to take into account the history of previous instances of aggression, but I think our deterrence power is working well in the one or two days left until the Trump administration’s life ends,” the top diplomat underlined.

Zarif then touched upon the legislation passed by Parliament to counter US sanctions, saying the government will implement the law.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Zarif said the foreign ministry is pursuing measures to bring to justice those who ordered and perpetrated the assassination of top Iranian commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani.

He said Iran is following up on the issue through legal channels both in the country and in Iraq.

US Will Get Nowhere by Pursuing Policy of Hostility: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Majid Takht-Ravanchi said Washington has a grudge against Iran and Iranians.

“In a policy of hostility, General Soleimani is assassinated in a hostile manner, which is against international law. Of course, this shows the Americans’ spite, grudge and hostility toward the Islamic Republic of Iran are endless. They should give up these wrong policies which leads to Washington’s isolation,” he said.

He underlined the current team in the US foreign policy are addicted to imposing sanctions.

“They should abandon animosity and come to realize that Iran … is a powerful country in the region and wants to live in peace and tranquility with its neighbours within the framework of international law,” Takht-Ravanchi said.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the top diplomat touched upon the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

He noted the nuclear agreement is not in a good position now because some signatories to the JCPOA failed to live up to their commitments under the deal.

“By withdrawing from the JCPOA, the US blatantly violated the deal,” he said.

“The US also prevented other countries from doing their job (fulfilling their obligations),” he added.

He added it is too early to tell how the new US administration will act“We can judge the new US government’s performance only after it has started its work,” he said.

Iran Gov’t Assures Knowledge-Based Companies of Continued Support

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In remarks at a meeting of the Pardis Technology Park managers on Monday, January 18, Jahangiri said the administration’s focus on strengthening the digital and knowledge-based economy in recent years has reversed the trend in the emigration of elites and educated people.

Reports suggest that a remarkable number of elites have returned home for scientific activities, the vice-president added, noting that at least 200 ones have established knowledge-based companies in the homeland.

Hailing the technology parks as perfect institutions that link the scientific and technological sector to the market and society, the vice-president said the number of Iranian knowledge-based companies has grown dramatically in recent years.

Jahangiri further stressed the need to remove bureaucratic obstacles to the activities of the Iranian startups and knowledge-based enterprises, saying the country’s main asset at present is the knowledge and ideas of the young people that create added value, not the oil, gas or natural resources.

The vice-president finally emphasized that the Science Ministry, the Health Ministry, and the Vice Presidency for Science and Technology are duty bound to synchronize the domestic scientific developments with the global scientific advances and turn the knowledge into added value.

Iran, China to Hold Meeting of Women’s Cultural Dialogue

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The new round of cultural dialogue among the Iranian and Chinese women with the purpose of stronger interaction in the post-coronavirus era will be held via videoconference on Tuesday, January 19.

The webinar, entitled “common world, common fate”, would be held under the auspices of the Islamic Culture and Communication Organization of Iran, the Iranian cultural attaché office in Beijing, the All-China Women’s Federation, the Iranian Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs, and Al-Zahra University of Iran.

According to director general of cultural cooperation and Iranian expatriates’ affairs department of the Islamic Culture and Communication Organization, Mohammad Ali Kiani, six Iranian and four Chinese women will deliver speeches to the webinar on various topics, such as women’s health, role of women in stability of families under the coronavirus pandemic, women’s role in tackling poverty, as well as the lifestyle and psychological health of women in the post-coronavirus era.

The first edition of cultural dialogue between the Iranian and Chinese women was held in Lanzhou, capital of China’s Gansu Province, seven years ago.

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