A hot cup of tea at break time, after a hectic day, at work, at home or better to say almost anywhere, anytime is something that an Iranian never says no to.
Snapshots of Iranians taking a rest to have tea released online by the Young Journalist Club:
President Hassan Rouhani said this is the first of such projects to supply desalinated water to desert areas.
“Tomorrow, we are inaugurating a project which will be a little different from the projects that became operational in the past week. Our country has developed a new technology to desalinate water for regions which are more frequently affected by drought, including areas in and around deserts,” he said.
“In fact, we are going to utilize the desalination technology on a large-scale across the country. Areas which need water, be it for drinking or industrial use or other uses, and which would like to make investment in this regard, will be able to do so,” the president added.
“Fortunately, the Ministry of Energy has been conducting feasibility studies in 17 provinces in the central plateau of Iran as well as in coastal areas of the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman,” the president said.
“Some of the coastal provinces need water, event slat water without being desalinated, for farming marine creatures and other uses. And some provinces need desalinated water. To that end, the first step will be launched tomorrow,” the president added.
“That is a project to supply water to Kerman province, i.e., the project coming on line tomorrow will connect the Persian Gulf to Kerman province. In the next stages, the provinces of Yazd and other provinces will be connected as to the Persian Gulf as well,” said Rouhani.
“But this very project being inaugurated tomorrow will see 450 million cubic metres of salt water turned into 150 million cubic metres of desalinated water,” he added.
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Ferdows is a business law graduate from Loyola Marymount University in the United States and is one of the strongest voices supporting startups. She is also an investor in many startup companies that are usually based on risky ideas and their business models are mostly disruptive.
One of the reasons she entered this sector is that she has worked in the biggest startup hub in the world in the US and has done extensive research on startups at the international level. Undoubtedly, there were many obstacles in her way, but her interest in investing and supporting startup businesses has determined her to continue.
At this meeting, Mitra Ferdows placed a lot of emphasis on supporting startups and new businesses and considered it a necessity.
“Today, startups play an undeniable role in the development and prosperity of societies,” said the startup activist and investor. “Creating a new way of thinking, creating jobs, advancing industry, creating new jobs, earning money and growing the economy through technology is the result of supporting this emerging phenomenon,” she added.
Ferdows added, “If our goal is economic growth and the creation of new jobs, we must trust and support people with dreams. Although investing in startups is risky, they can be supported by research and potential investment opportunities.”
She, who has a history of investing in various startups, continued,: “New startups need to raise capital to achieve their goals in a short time. On the other hand, investors can buy a part of the shares of startup companies, while partnering, to help achieve their goals.”
“The COVID-19 pandemic has seriously damaged traditional businesses around the world and in some cases led to their complete closure,” Ferdows said. “This was a compelling reason to support startups, especially online startups. The boom in startups not only creates jobs and income, but in some cases can help traditional businesses prevent stagnation or even closure,” she added.
“The initial obstacles for starting startups are the cost of setting up an office, equipment, establishing the company, administration, law, tax, and so on, so we have to support young graduates of related fields to overcome these obstacles,” she said of the mechanisms of supporting startups.
“So far, a large number of talented young people have been supported by us in the field of scholarships, employment and partnerships for starting new businesses, and we are trying to continue this movement. Through our team, we are identifying start-ups in need of financial support,” Mitra Ferdows concluded.
Speaking in a weekly cabinet session on Wednesday, President Hassan Rouhani asked the United States to honour its international obligations and return to the law.
“What is important to us is the approach adopted by the next US administration. We want the United States to return to the law. This is what matters to us,” said the president.
“The US should return to all international and multilateral agreements,” he added.
President Rouhani underlined the next US president, whoever he might be, should stop sanctions and threats against Iran and respect Iranians instead.
“What is important to us is that the United States respect the Iranian nation. We want sanctions to be replaced by respect, no matter who wins the election,” he said.
“If the next US president lifts illegal and unfair sanctions and, instead, respects Iran, then the situation will be different,” he noted.
“If the new US president gives up threats and chooses to respect the Iranian nation, if threats are replaced by respect, then the situation will be different,” said the president.
“If there is compliance with obligations and laws rather than violation of commitments, agreements and laws, then the situation will be different. What matters to us is principles, approach and policy. The person or the party is not important to us,” President Rouhani noted.
Elsewhere in his remarks, the president touched upon the situation in the region and the security of Iran’s northwestern borders.
“The security of borders and that terrorists and terror groups must not be present near Iran’s borders is important to the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said.
He then stressed the significance of the Azerbaijan Republic’s territorial integrity.
He once again emphasized the need to resolve the conflict between Armenia and the Azerbaijan Republic peacefully.
Kerman’s Rayen Citadel, the world’s second adobe structure, is an important historical site in southern Iran which dates back to the Sassanid era in the pre-Islamic period. The castle is made up of different parts, including a market, houses owned by aristocrats, four storage places, a fire temple and areas which were home to common people.
Images of Rayen Citadel by Tasnim News Agency:
Located in Isfahan Province, Garmeh Village is 750 meters above sea level and has a hot and dry climate because of proximity to desert.
The village is home to extremely beautiful palm groves and a pond encircled by tall palm trees. A castle dating back to the Sassanid Empire in the heart of the village is among other tourist attractions of the rural area.
The following is a photo gallery that Jamaran website released of the village:
The automated and smart system, used for launching multiple long-range ballistic missiles, has been manufactured by the IRGC Aerospace Force.
The homegrown missile launcher system was unveiled by IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami.
“The launch of our missiles rattles the enemy. Our missile power guarantees the withdrawal of enemies,” the IRGC commander said in the unveiling ceremony.
He also said that the deterrent and defense capabilities give Iran huge power that helps the country demonstrate its political will and impose it on the enemy if necessary.
Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in the arms sphere.
In February 2018, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei called for efforts to maintain and boost Iran’s defense capabilities, hitting back at the enemies for disputing the country’s missile program.
“Without a moment of hesitation, the country must move to acquire whatever is necessary for defense, even if the whole world is opposed to it,” Ayatollah Khamenei said at the time.
Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi said the US is breaching the court ruling by imposing different sanctions on Iran.
In a speech at the UN General Assembly, the top Iranian envoy referred to the United States’ use of coercive measures as a foreign policy tool.
He touched upon the sanctions that Washington has imposed on Iran over the recent years, saying the bans have intensified after the US unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Takht-Ravanchi noted the sanctions have directly or indirectly targeted Iranian companies and people and affected Iran’s free trade potential.
“This comes as the US president has blatantly announced that the toughest sanctions will be slapped against Iran, leading to more problems for the Islamic Republic,” he said.
“In response to these illegal and unlawful measures which run counter to the principles of the UN Charter, international law and the 1955 bilateral agreement between Iran and the United States, the Islamic Republic of Iran brought a lawsuit with the International Court of Justice and called on the court to issue a provisional order to stop the United States’ illegal actions,” he said.
“On October 3, 2018, the International Court of Justice issued, by consensus, a binding provisional order obligating the US to stop its restrictive measures in accordance with its commitments under a treaty of amity, and to guarantee that restrictions do not apply to permits needed to transfer money in areas stipulated in the court ruling,” he said.
“Unfortunately, the US has not abided by the court’s provisional order so far and has, ironically enough, imposed more sanctions and tightened its coercive measures, so much so that more Iranian banks have come under sanctions recently amid the spread of the coronavirus outbreak,” he said.
The Iranian ambassador to the UN said these sanctions have created problems for Iran with regards to the procurement of medicines and equipment needed to combat COVID-19.
“The US is obliged to abide by the court order, and any non-compliance will bring international responsibility for the US. The court has asked both parties to the lawsuit to avoid any measures that would worsen or intensify the case,” he said.
Major General Mohammad Baqeri said Iran’s missile attack on a US base in Iraq in revenge for the slaying of General Soleimani was a “temporary balm” for this tragedy of the Muslim world.
The top commander underlined the violent assassination of General Soleimani by the criminal US regime was testimony to “state terrorism.”
General Baqeri further slammed Washington for slapping bans on Iran amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“The peak of the United States’ savagery becomes evident when it imposes the toughest economic sanctions, so much so that it has become very difficult to procure medicines for patients,” said General Baqeri, the chairman of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.
“Enemies are planning to destroy the Islamic community by sowing discord,” he said.
“Painting a violent picture of the Islamic community is only one of the small pieces of the Islamophobia puzzle,” the top commander said.
“The Muslim community is experiencing a critical juncture now. Today all Takfiris and atheists are confronting pure Islam and they leave no stone unturned,” he said.
“Some heads of Islamic states have now become so brazen that they have resorted to the wicked United States and have backstabbed the Islamic community by normalizing their relations with the Zionist regime [of Israel],” General Baqeri said.
“These rulers have relied on a hollow power called the US, which itself is on the decline and is scared of the resistance front,” he noted.
He further urged the Muslim community to remain united against enemies.
“The enemies of Islam make the most capital out of internecine conflicts within the Islamic community, and we should prioritize the realization of unity,” he said.
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