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Tehran, Dohan to Forge Closer Economic Cooperation

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The two countries discussed closer collaboration on the economic front at the 7th Meeting of the Iran-Qatar Joint Economic Cooperation Commission held in the city of Isfahan in central Iran.

Speaking on the sidelines of the event, Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said the meeting was held with a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The session was scheduled to be held [some time] in the past months and to be attended by a large number of economic activists of both countries, but unfortunately, due to the outbreak of the virus and the restrictions imposed on travel and holding gatherings accordingly, the seventh meeting of the two countries’ joint economic cooperation commission was held on a limited scale,” said the minister.

“After the US, Britain and France, the Qatari government sent its commercial attaché to Iran, and today, Iran is the fourth country where Qatar has sent its commercial attaché to boost commercial ties, which means the two countries are seriously determined to promote their cooperation on different fronts,” he said.

The minister said Qatar has gone through difficult times recently, and at the same time, Iran has been facing an economic war launched by enemies, making mutual economic cooperation all the more significant.

He said the two sides can also work together in the areas of water, technical and engineering services, energy and transportation.

Iran Advises Europe Not to Sacrifice Its Independence for US

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Emad Askarieh
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During the phone call, the two sides conferred on the latest international developments, regional issues, JCPOA-related issues, and bilateral and consular relations between Tehran and Stockholm.

Foreign Minister Zarif referred to the United States’ unlawful and unfair sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and criticized European countries for their failure to fulfill their commitments under the JCPOA.

He also advised the Swedish top diplomat not to sacrifice their independence and sovereignty for the bullying and cruel policies of the US.

Iran Says Tracking Infected Patients to Combat COVID-19

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IFP Editorial Staff
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President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that an increase in the number of tests will greatly help contain the disease.

“Increasing the number of tests to 100 thousand per day and tracking infected people and their relatives will be the most important step toward reducing fatalities, and I hope these measures will soon cut off the chain of infection,” he said.

The president further expressed gratitude to people and business owners for their cooperation to stem the spread of the disease.

“Despite sustaining economic and financial losses, business owners shut down their activities for the sake of people’s health during the time restrictions were enforced,” he said at a meeting of specialized committees of the National Coronavirus Headquarters.

In the meeting, the president instructed the committees to make every effort in order to keep the COVID-19 infection from surging again when restrictions end.

Elsewhere in his remarks, President Rouhani appreciated efforts to develop a vaccine for coronavirus and purchase vaccines from other countries.

“Incontrovertibly, given the scientific and technological capabilities in the country, Iran will be able to produce a vaccine in the country with reliance on its scientists,” he noted.

“Given that the necessary infrastructure has been provided, Iran will be able to mass-produce the vaccine in the country as well,” he said.

Iran Says to Continue Talks over Karabakh Conflict to Ensure Lasting Peace

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei made the comment in response to a question about Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s upcoming visit to the Azerbaijan Republic and Russia for talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh dispute as well as issues of mutual interest.

“As announced before, Mr. Zarif’s travel schedule has changed as he had to take part in a session on the next year’s budget,” he said.

“But due to the friendly relationship that we have with both neighbouring countries, i.e., the Azerbaijan Republic and Armenia, we will continue consultations with all sides to make sure that first, the peace achieved will be fully observed by the warring sides, and second, this peace will be a prelude to a permanent and lasting settlement of differences in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and will delineate the future path to securing the interests of both countries and lead to collective and fair development in a peaceful atmosphere,” he said.

“We know that the lives and minds of people in the Nagorno-Karabakh region are harmed by violent incidents over the past few days,” the spokesman added.

“We hope all regional countries, in tandem with diplomatic efforts to stabilize peace, will try their best to cure these wounds and ease the sufferings of people ravaged by war,” he said.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

By
Fatemeh Askarieh
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Iran Newspaper Headlines

Iranian Newspapers

Abrar Newspaper:

1- Yemen’s Ansarullah Attacks Saudi Aramco Oil Facilities

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Aftab-e Yazd Newspaper:

1- Architects of JCPOA in Biden’s Foreign Policy Team

2- Why Did Putin Refuse to Congratulate Biden?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Arman-e Melli Newspaper:

1- Trump’s Trap for Iran Won’t Work

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Donya-ye Eqtesad Newspaper:

1- Paradigm Shift in US Foreign Policy

* Who Will Lead Biden’s Diplomacy

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Ebtekar Newspaper:

1- Conspiracy of Black Triangle in Overnight Meetings

* Bibi Meets Bin Salman in Saudi Arabia: What’s the Purpose?

2- Judiciary Chief: Canada Turned into Haven for Corrupt, Criminals

3- Iran DM: Homegrown Dena Destroyer to Be Unveiled Soon

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Etemad Newspaper:

1- Conspiracy in Riyadh: Bin Salman Has Met Netanyahu

2- Coronavirus’ Destructive Impact on Iran’s Economy

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Iran Newspaper:

1- Iran’s New Role in OPEC

2- Blinken to Replace Pompeo

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Javan Newspaper:

1- Child Killers Gather Together in NEOM

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Kayhan Newspaper:

1- Lift Domestic Sanctions First, Then We’ll Overcome Foreign Sanctions

2- Queues for Receiving Food in US Getting Longer Every Day

3- Nouri al-Maliki: US-Israel-Saudi Triangle Targeting Iraq Sovereignty

4- Hitting Aramco with Pinpoint Accuracy: Ansarullah Welcomes Bibi, Pompeo

5- Biden Seeking to Return to JCPOA to Expand It, Influence Iran Elections

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Mardom Salari Newspaper:

1- Return of JCPOA Guys to US Diplomacy

2- JCPOA Ball in Biden’s Court

3- Analyst: Saudi Believes US Return to JCPOA Will Increase Iran’s Power

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Shahrvand Newspaper:

1- Blinken Picked as Biden’s State Secretary: A Man Who Defends Nuclear Deal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

 

Shargh Newspaper:

1- Government Seeks to Withdraw Money from National Development Fund to Pay Compensation to Families of Victims of Ukrainian Plane Crash

2- When Will COVID-19 Vaccine Arrive in Iran

3- Pragmatism and Biden Administration [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 24

US’ Responsible Withdrawal from Afghanistan Positive Step towards Peace: Zarif

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Addressing the 2020 Geneva virtual conference on Afghanistan, Zarif said the military approach to building peace has failed, and the presence of foreign troops has been a lingering problem.

“A responsible exit of foreign troops from Afghanistan—with a smooth and effective assumption of their duties by the Afghan security forces—will be a positive step toward a sustainable peace,” he noted.

He said Iran has always supported intra-Afghan talks, owned and led by Afghans themselves, including the Taliban, which preserves the post-2001 achievements: the democratic Constitution, the right of the people to self-determination through elections, the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, the rights of women; and combating terrorism.

What follows is the full text of Foreign Minister Zarif’s speech:

Distinguished Friends,

It is a tragedy of epic proportions that twenty years after the conference in Bonn, we are still talking about war in Afghanistan. For over 40 years, Afghans have endured bloodshed, perpetrated primarily from the outside.

The military approach to building peace has failed, and the presence of foreign troops has been a lingering problem. A responsible exit of foreign troops from Afghanistan—with a smooth and effective assumption of their duties by the Afghan security forces—will be a positive step toward a sustainable peace.

Iran has always supported intra-Afghan dialogue, owned and led by Afghans themselves, which should include the Taliban, and which preserves the post-2001 achievements: the democratic Constitution, the right of the people to self-determination through elections, the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, the rights of women; and combatting terrorism. The UN should be central in facilitating intra-Afghan dialogue, and Iran stands ready to cooperate.

Distinguished Friends,

We all know that poverty and unemployment are fertile grounds for extremism, terrorism, and drug trafficking. Peace will not be sustainable if Afghans have to struggle to simply survive.

For our part,

We host over 3 million Afghans, using our subsidized food, transport and health services, in spite of savage US economic war against our people.

470000 Afghan students attend our schools,

22000 Afghans are being trained by our universities.

We connect Afghanistan to the outside world through Chabahr, The Khaf-Herat railway is due to be inaugurated in the coming days.

Our power plants provide electricity for Afghan people.

And we can do far more in the field of energy.

But instead of facilitating, the US—through its economic terrorism targeting Iranians and Afghans alike—impedes such cooperation.

Also, international donors have a seriously flawed approach—exemplified in the order of speakers in this meeting putting the neighbors last.

The world must put the people of Afghanistan before other considerations.

 

Daily Rise in Iran’s COVID-19 Cases at All-Time High Despite Lockdown

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a press briefing on Tuesday, Sima-Sadat Lari said the virus has also killed 483 patients since Monday noon, increasing the overall death toll to 45,738.

She said so far 617,715 patients have recovered from the disease or been discharged from the hospital.

Lari went on to say that 5,824 patients are also in critical conditions caused by more severe infection.

The spokeswoman noted that 5,871,098 COVID-19 tests have been taken across the country so far.

She said the high-risk “red” zones include Tehran, Qom, Mazandaran, East Azarbaijan, Isfahan, Yazd, Ardabil, Khorasan Razavi, Khuzestan, Hamadan, West Azarbaijan, Bushehr, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Alborz, Lorestan, Markazi, Ilam, South Khorasan, Kermanshah, North Khorasan, Semnan, Gilan, Zanjan, Qazvin, Kurdistan, and Kerman provinces.

The “orange” and “yellow” zones also include Golestan, Hormozgan, Fars, and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces, she added.

Iranians Happy to See Failure of US Maximum Pressure: Spokesman

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ali Rabiei

Speaking in a Tuesday press conference, Ali Rabiei said Iranians are happy to see the policy has been a non-starter.

“What made people happy was the failure of the ‘maximum pressure’ policy as well as the masterminds and advocates of that policy,” he said.

“Regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election, our people became pleased to see the ‘maximum pressure’ policy had failed. And Iranian people had every right [to be happy],” said the spokesman.

“Today, illegal sanctions against our nation are at their weakest and most ineffective point ever in the past three years. People and markets have clearly received the message that the sound of the wall of sanctions and the maximum pressure policy crashing down has echoed across the world,” he noted.

Rabiei said the outcome of the US presidential vote had no bearing on the failure of the “maximum pressure” policy.

“The reason behind the collapse of the wall of sanctions was not a change of administrations in the US; rather, the reason was definitely our people’s resistance against the United States’ bullying as well as weak, inhumane and coercive logic, which came to light for the international community, too,” he said.

“We do believe that even if Trump were elected President, the policy of sanctions would be doomed to failure, too.,” said the spokesman.

Iran’s Missiles None of Europe’s Business: Ayatollah Khamenei

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ayatollah Khamenei

Speaking in a Tuesday meeting with heads of the trio branches of power, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the Europeans keep taking positions against Iran while they themselves are making the most incorrect interference in regional issues.

“Our missile program and our region are none of your business,” said the Leader, addressing the E3 leaders.

“They keep telling us not to meddle in the region while Britain and France possess destructive atomic missiles, and Germany is one the same path,” said Ayatollah Khamenei.
The Leader also warned the Iranian officials that foreigners cannot be trusted.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader described anti-Iran sanctions as a crime.

“The issue of sanctions is a bitter reality and a crime committed by the US and its European partners against the Iranian nation,” he explained.

“This crime has been committed against the Iranian nation for years, but it has intensified over the past three years,” he noted.

Ayatollah Khamenei urged people to continue their resistance against sanctions.

“If we can overcome sanctions by making efforts and taking initiatives and standing up to problems, and the other side sees that sanctions have become ineffective, they will gradually give up on sanctions,” he said.

The Leader said Iran should either have the sanctions removed or try to neutralize them.

“We once tested the first path and engaged in negotiations for years, but that did not work,” he said, suggesting that the country’s officials must strive to neutralize the sanctions instead of opting for negotiation with the new US administration.

With Trump Gone, Foreign Investment in Iran Will Increase: Spokesman

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Government Spokesman Ali Rabiei noted the lifting of sanctions will also contribute to a growth in foreign investment.

“With the easing of ‘maximum pressure’ and lifting of cruel sanctions and with Trump gone, the presence of foreign firms and willingness to invest in Iran will rise,” said the spokesman in a Tuesday press conference.

He said foreign companies have recently increased their contacts requesting to open offices in Iran.

Rabiei underlined the companies which have already been present in the country will have more opportunities to expand their activities.

“Iran has significant potential for investment by foreign companies,” he noted.

The spokesman said Iran’s special social status as well as expert workforce and inexpensive sources of energy are among the potentialities attracting foreign investment.

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