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Iran Overturns Death Sentences of Three Convicts Involved in 2019 Fuel Protests

Upon a decree by the head of the Supreme Court, the three convicts, Amir-Hossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi, and Saeed Tamjidi will be tried again in another court branch.

They had been found guilty of involvement in unrest and riots in the country in late 2019, and sentenced to death.

The Supreme Court had earlier upheld their sentences and they were awaiting execution.
Retrial is an extraordinary proceeding which can take place only with the approval of the Supreme Court.

COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Shouldn’t Keep People from Observing Protocols: Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani said compliance with health measures should not decrease at any rate.

“Abidance by health protocols should not decrease in the hope that a vaccine may be developed, and we know that no vaccine is 100% effective,” he said.

Rouhani noted relevant measures are enforced depending on how affected an area is.
“Any place which is declared as a red, orange or yellow area, we will act in accordance with protocols again,” he said.

“The restrictions have had positive effects, and this trend (drop in infections) will continue only if people keep wearing masks, do not hold gatherings and minimize travel,” he added.

The president underlined the number of COVID-19 tests will soon reach 100,000 per day.

He said those ordered to remain in quarantine must do so or they will have to pay fines.

“If it becomes evident to us that someone has violated quarantine instructions, they will be fined,” he noted.

The president then said the capital, Tehran, is in an “orange” state, but that it is on the verge of turning “red.”

“Seven cities are in an “ultra-red” state which is getting worse,” he said.
“We will re-impose the restrictions in any place which is in a red state,” he noted.

IAEA Duty-Bound to Ensure Confidentiality of Safeguards Information: Envoy

Kazem Gharibabadi made the remarks in a post on his twitter account on Friday as the confidential IAEA report obtained by Reuters said the Islamic Republic plans to install three more cascades, or clusters, of advanced IR-2m centrifuges in the enrichment plant in the central city of Natanz.

“In a letter dated 2 December 2020, Iran informed the Agency that the operator of the Fuel Enrichment Plant (FEP) at Natanz ‘intends to start installation of three cascades of IR-2m centrifuge machines’ at FEP,” the IAEA’s report to its member states said.

Gharibabadi wrote, “@iaeaorg confidential report, based on Iran’s confidential letter, appeared in Media immediately even before the BoG Members could track it down,” referring to the IAEA Board of Governors.

“Agency is not merely responsible to update the development, but shall ensure confidentiality of safeguards information,” he added.

“If neither the Agency nor its Member States are to be blamed for this crack in confidentiality, @iaeaorg should revise its confidentiality mechanisms including regarding using GovAtom as the safe and confidential means for communications.”

GovAtom is a service provided by the IAEA to its Member State representatives. It provides them with online documentation on the work of the Board of Governors and its Committees.

Additionally on Friday, Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov criticized the leaking of the confidential IAEA report on Iran.

“Yet another confidential #IAEA report on #Iran was leaked to mass media immediately upon its circulation in Board of Governors. The Ambassador of Iran in his Twitter account has already reacted by suggesting to strengthen mechanisms of confidentiality. Good idea but will it help?” he asked.

Iran showed to the world the peaceful nature of its nuclear program by signing the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with six world states — namely the US, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China — in 2015. The nuclear deal was also ratified in the form of a UN Security Council Resolution 2231.

However, Washington’s exit in May 2018 and the subsequent reimposition of unilateral sanctions against Tehran left the future of the historic agreement in limbo.

Tehran remained fully compliant with the JCPOA for an entire year, waiting for the co-signatories to fulfill their end of the bargain by offsetting the impacts of Washington’s bans on the Iranian economy.

As the European parties failed to do so, Tehran moved in May 2019 to suspend its JCPOA commitments under Articles 26 and 36 of the agreement covering Tehran’s legal rights.

Iran Urges UNESCO to Condemn Assassination of Fakhrizadeh

Iran’s Ambassador to UNESCO Ahmad Jalali asked the organization not to seal its lips in the face of such terror acts.

“You are all aware that terrorists assassinated the fifth Iranian top scientist six days ago … Today, not as an Iranian, nor as an academic, but as an individual, who has spent 20 years of his life in this house, I urge UNESCO not to remain silent, but to condemn it,” he said.

“It hurts the human conscience, let’s find a solution together,” the official added.

“Terrorism must be condemned, no matter who it targets, scientists, teachers, journalists or anyone else,” he said.

“For many years, hundreds of scientists from developing countries have been killed and we are doing nothing,” he said.

“Dear colleagues, if there is only one world organization to address this serious issue, it is UNESCO,” said Iran’s ambassador.

US Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Medical Sector amid COVID-19 Pandemic: Minister

Speaking at a virtual meeting of the UN, Saeed Namaki described Washington’s sanctions as economic terrorism.

“The unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States will have a negative impact on the trend of fighting the [coronavirus] pandemic in my country,” said the minister.

“Illegal unilateral actions impede people’s easy access to basic medial items and needs, and hence, jeopardizes Iranian citizens’ health,” he added.

“This pandemic reminds us of how much honesty, solidarity and cooperation we need at local, regional and global levels,” he said.

He said the COVID-19 pandemic has swept the world and has offered numerous lessons to learn for all, which shows the international community lacks enough preparedness to counter the disease.
“Global readiness and emergency reaction should top the agenda of governments and international agencies for the decades to come,” said Namaki.

“Leadership, solidarity, cooperation among different sectors, intervention based on evidence and coordination between countries are the necessary tools to manage the COVID-19 pandemic,” he highlighted.

“Moreover, we should reinforce the information technology infrastructure to provide more reliable medical data and virtual education in the new era,” he added.

“I urged international financial institutions to offer considerable financial support to member states regardless of political impediments,” the minister said.

Croatia Sympathizes with Iran over Fakhrizadeh Assassination

In the phone call, the Croatian top diplomat offered condolences over the assassination of Martyr Fakhrizadeh and expressed sympathy with the Iranian nation and government.

Grlić-Radman and Zarif also conferred on bilateral relations, the regional and international conditions, and the issues related to the JCPOA.

It should be noted that the Croatian Foreign Ministry had earlier, in a statement, condemned the act of terrorism which resulted in Dr Fakhrizadeh’s martyrdom, and sympathized with the Iranian nation and government on behalf of the Croatian people and government.

Zarif Hits Out at German Foreign Minister’s Anti-Iran Comments

“Here’s what Heiko Maas & E3 (France, Germany and the UK) must do before speaking about what Iran should do,” Zarif tweeted Friday.

“Stop despicable Covid Apartheid, honour your obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2231, and stop violating JCPOA,” Zarif noted.

He also urged Berlin to end “its malign behaviour” in Iran’s region, including $100 billion arms sales to Persian Gulf and blind support for Israel terror.

Attached to Zarif’s tweet was a screenshot of a news story by TRT World which highlighted Germany’s discrimination against Palestinians by inclusing Israel, not Palestine, in its European vaccine programme.

Zarif made the remarks after Maas said that a new broader Iran nuclear accord must be reached to also rein in Tehran’s ballistic missile programme, warning that the 2015 deal was no longer enough.

Iran Urges IAEA to Condemn Assassination of Fakhrizadeh

IAEA to Send Two Rapid Coronavirus Testing Devices to Iran: Envoy

In a letter to IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, Iran’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi also urged the agency to denounce any move to sabotage Iran’s nuclear facilities.

“The agency should disavow the assassination of nuclear scientists and moves to sabotage peaceful atomic installations of one of the signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and a member of the IAEA,” read the letter.

“There is fundamental and clear evidence suggesting the involvement of the Israeli regime in this terrorist act and its responsibility for it, especially when Israeli officials had time and again mentioned Dr. Fakhrizadeh’s name several times,” read part of the letter.

He also asked the IAEA chief to stop releasing unnecessary detailed information about Iran’s nuclear program.

He said the agency is expected not to release confidential information and to remain committed to the principles of confidentiality.

Over 700,000 Patients Recover from COVID-19 in Iran: Ministry

Over 270,000 Iranians Recover from COVID-19: Ministry

In a press briefing on Friday, Sima-Sadat Lari said the virus has killed 347 patients since Thursday noon, increasing the overall death toll to 49,695.

She said 1,016,835 patients have contracted the novel coronavirus so far, including 13,341 new cases identified in the past 24 hours.

Lari said 5,824 patients are also in critical conditions caused by more severe infection.

The spokeswoman noted that 6,298,438 COVID-19 tests have been taken across the country so far.

She said currently 64 cities are in the “red zone”, 278 in the “orange zone”, and 106 in the “yellow zone” in terms of coronavirus outbreak.

8 Bad Pet-Owner Habits

I’ve seen people doing harsh things with them like beating them up and treating them poorly. Seeing such cruel acts shakes me up, however, those acts diverted all my attention towards them, to make them better.

I treat pets as if they are my family and they should be treated that way. But there are people who do cruel things to them without even realizing it. To make such people realize the things they are doing is the whole motive of this article.

So, basically, this article is all about the habits that are bad as a pet owner and most importantly as a human. Further, I’ve jotted down some points or your bad habits. How often do you make such mistakes?

Some of the most common bad habits that the let owners have:

  1. Impulsive buying

This is the most common behavior of most of the people these days. They buy pets without any forethought. Like some people buy pets/ dogs just because they see everyone else has one. So, what happens is that they get bored after some days.

The dogs make them feel in the beginning but then they regret purchasing them. In addition to this, some don’t even have the proper equipment to deal with the uninvited responsibilities.

That’s why it is suggested to think properly before buying a pet because they need care.

  1. Beating the pets

What’s most common among pet owners is beating up their pets, which is totally wrong. There’s no actual point in beating them up because they too get hurt. If you’ll beat them, then they’ll become comfortable with that. And that’s totally a wrong habit!

So, if you beat your dog too often, then stop doing it right now. Instead of beating them up, try conveying what you think is wrong, they’ll surely understand.

  1. Not setting compatible rules

The next big mistake that you keep doing with your pet is not setting up a consistent set of rules for them. Some of the inconsistent patterns of rules can be, you are allowing your dog to sit on the bed whereas your mom doesn’t like him sitting on the bed.

Because in such a way your dog will get confused and he’ll not be able to understand what exactly he/she needs to do.

The solution for this is, sit with your family and fix some common rules for your dog, including getting your dog their own comfortable bed.

  1. Lack of regular exercise

As much as you need exercise, your pet requires them too. Without exercise, dogs become unhealthy. Lack of proper exercises can lead your pet to become fidgety, destructive and overactive.

So, if you own a pet or a dog, then you must know that she/he needs to do proper exercises daily. In addition to this, you can also take your pet to a walk for twenty to thirty minutes a day.

Or if you own cats, then try to play for about ten to twenty minutes with them daily.

  1. Skipping training

Pet training is an important part of owning a pet. You should start training your pet when he/she’s eight weeks old. Because that’s the perfect time to teach them anything you want.

And if you’ll not train them properly, then they might catch some bad habits. The unlearning of those bad habits will be very hard for them as well as you.

In case you don’t know the way to train the pets, then go to the professionals and they’ll handle them better.

  1. Too many treats

Giving treats as an award is a significant part of the training, but offering them too many treats is surely a big blunder!

Treats help in positively reinforcing the dogs and also encourage them to learn quicker and to do better. But when you’ll give a lot of treats to your dog, then he/she won’t value them. There will come a day when they’ll not do any work without them.

So, keep the treats only to give the rewards to your pets only for some specific behaviour.

  1. Absence of socializing

If your pet or dog isn’t social, then there are chances he/she might become fearful and aggressive.

That’s why it’s so important to make them friendly with the other dogs. For that, you can start teaching them about socializing when they are between three to twelve weeks. With that, they’ll become more cheerful and positive.

  1. Prolonged isolation

As much as we fear being lonely, in the same way, dogs feel that way too. They need friends and companionship. It’s fine to leave them alone for two to three hours but leaving them for so long will make them anxious and they’ll even show destructive behavior.

That’s why it’s so important to give various training to your dog to feel good even without people.

Also, if you need to go out sometime then make sure to ask someone else be it your neighbor or your friend to take care of him by visiting him every two-the two-three Moreover, if you’re a cat owner then you do not need to worry because cats can stay alone for quite a long time. But please leave some food and enough toys for them.

Conclusion

So, this is all about the things you are doing wrong and you need to abandon them as quickly as possible.

If you wish to have a happy and healthy pet, then please avoid such mistakes and bad habits. Because your pets also have a heart, they too get hurt and they too need care and love.

If there is someone in your neighborhood or in your contact who doesn’t treat their pets nicely, then please ask them to stop doing that.

To conclude, I would just say, treat your pets like you wish to be treated. And most importantly make them a pet and bring them to your house only when you are fully capable of taking their responsibility.