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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21

Iranian Newspapers

Aftab-e Yazd Newspaper:

1- Sanctions Will Be Removed If Biden Wants So

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Arman-e Melli Newspaper:

1- Democrats to Start with Removal of Food and Medicine Sanctions

2- Wave of Shutdown amid Horrific Surge in COVID-19

3- They Tried to Prevent Major Regional Transit Routes from Passing through Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Ebtekar Newspaper:

1- Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Denies Exchange of Message between Tehran, Washington

2- Fate of World’s Populists after Trump

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Etemad Newspaper:

1- Iran, P4+1 Have the Political Motivation to Revive JCPOA

2- Trump Lovers Embarrassed in Iran [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Ettela’at Newspaper:

1- Leader’s Military Aide: Iran Not to Negotiate with Anyone over Its Military Power

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Iran Newspaper:

1- Two Vital Weeks to Contain Coronavirus Outbreak

2- IRGC Chief: Iran Not Geographically Bound in Defending Its Security, Vital Interests

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Javan Newspaper:

1- IRGC to Navigate World Waters with Ocean-Going Warship

2- Europe Feels Pain after Iran’s Nuclear Fuel Injection

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Kayhan Newspaper:

1- Shahid Rudaki Warship Joins IRGC Navy Fleet

2- Coronavirus Totally Defeated in China

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Khorasan Newspaper:

1- Iran among 20 Leading Countries Involved in COVID-19 Vaccine Development

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Mardom Salari Newspaper:

1- Iran Denies Claim Araqchi Contacted Biden

2- Trump Thinking of Taking Revenge against Biden

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21


 

Shargh Newspaper:

1- Coronavirus and Destruction of Salman’s Dreams

2- Americophobia or Delaying Negotiations (until 2021 Iran Elections) [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 21

Iran Starts Enforcing Partial Lockdown to Contain COVID-19

Speaking in a Saturday meeting of the National Coronavirus Headquarters, President Hassan Rouhani urged citizens to feel responsible and cooperate with relevant bodies to successfully implement the partial lockdown.

“All state and non-governmental institutions should join hands to enforce these restrictions,” he said.
“Undoubtedly, we can implement this plan successfully by fully abiding by health protocols and avoiding family and social gatherings and reducing travel,” he said.

The president noted the new measures are put in place following the third surge in the disease.

“The main objective is to contain the spread of the virus and identify and treat infected people as soon as possible and offer good healthcare to people who must be put in quarantine,” President Rouhani said.

He urged people to take the danger posed by COVID-19 seriously and observe social distancing rules.

The president said monthly cash handouts will be offered to around 30 million people for 4 months whose businesses and income have been affected by the new closures.

“Moreover, ten million households will each receive a10-million-rial loan, which will be repaid by installment in 30 months,” he said.

According to the spokesperson for the National Coronavirus Headquarters, more than 100 cities categorized as high-risk red zones are partially shut down under the new program. In these areas, which include almost all provincial capitals, restrictions are imposed on the businesses and activities of the occupation categories 2, 3, and 4 (non-essential occupations).

The limitations enforced in the orange zones would apply to 150 cities, while at least 155 other towns will come into the category of yellow zones with low risk of coronavirus, the spokesperson added.

According to the new restrictions in the areas categorized as red zone, only a third of the employees will be allowed to leave home for work purposes, and road travels (entering and leaving the zone) would be also limited.

Iran Urges Int’l Community to Pressure Israel into Joining NPT

Kazem Gharibabadi added all Israeli nuclear activities, installations and materials should be subjected to the safeguards agreements of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“It is regrettable that the Israeli regime is the only non-party to the NPT in the Middle East and, accordingly, prevents the treaty from becoming universal,” he said in a speech at a seasonal meeting of the IAEA’s Board of Directors.

The top official noted that Israel’s covert nuclear capabilities coupled with the regime’s full non-compliance with international rules and norms pose a serious threat to security and stability in the region and across the world.

Not being a signatory to the NPT and not having joined the IAEA’s Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (CSA) have apparently turned into an excuse for some countries to dodge their responsibility with regards to the full and verifiable implementation of their obligations. Accordingly, he expressed concern over Saudi Arabia’s refusal to implement the IAEA’s Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement as well as the condition of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in that regard.

“Riyadh is not fully implementing the SCA by possessing small amounts [of materials], and the UAE still officially has a protocol with the IAEA which allows the country to possess small amounts,” added the top Iranian diplomat.

“As long as they refuse to revoke the protocol, as the IAEA’s Secretariat has demand time and again, the UAE will not feel responsible at all to fully and effectively implement the CSA,” he said.

“As for Saudi Arabia, the reality is that the IAEA is not given the least authority to verify the country’s nuclear activities,” said the official.

“With regards to the UAE, although the country is, in Emirati officials’ own estimation, implementing the CSA and the Additional Protocol, the country still maintains a protocol which authorizes them to possess small amounts; hence, they can stop fulfilling their commitments whenever they wish,” he said.

Gharibabadi noted failure to implement the IAEA’s safeguards agreements allows Riyadh and Abu Dhabi to conceal some of their nuclear activities without allowing them to come under the IAEA’s supervision.

He criticized the so-called advocates of non-proliferation, who have sealed their lips in the face of these countries’ non-compliance. He also slammed some IAEA member states for cooperating with non-compliant countries to help them develop their nuclear capabilities.

Tehran, Moscow to Boost Tourism Cooperation after Pandemic

Iranian Minister of Tourism, Cultural Heritage, and Handicrafts Ali-Asghar Mounesan said the COVID-19 outbreak has kept the two sides from moving forward with bilateral cooperation programs.

“We had drawn up a special plan for Russia, but unfortunately we were hit by the coronavirus outbreak,” said the minister in a meeting with Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan.

Mounesan said Iran wanted to hold a meeting like the one it held with authorities of China’s private and tourism sectors in order to establish links between tourism agencies of Iran and Russia.

“Iranian tourists like Russia and are interested in traveling to this country. Therefore, a large number of Iranian tourists travelling to Europe can go to Russia as well. We would like to see the number of Iranian tourists to Russia rise,” said the minister.

He said trips to Iran and Russia by tourists of both countries can bring the two nations closer together and make them get more familiar with each other.

“The coronavirus outbreak restricted our programs.

We intended to … travel to Russia with a 40-strong delegation and hold a handicrafts exhibit there and run Iranian performances for several nights, so that Russian travel agencies would get more familiar with Iran’s tourist potential, and so would Iranian agencies,” he said.

The Russian ambassador, in turn, said he agreed with Mounesan’s viewpoints on the promotion of mutual tourism cooperation.

President Thanks Domestic Firms for Developing Rapid COVID-19 Diagnosis Test

Speaking in a Wednesday cabinet session, President Rouhani said the kits can diagnose the disease in a very short time.

“When these kits are used, the result of the test is known in less 20 minutes. This is of great help,” he said.

The president noted domestic firms are now developing many pieces of equipment used to treat coronavirus patients.

“We are now self-sufficient in producing CT-scan devices and ventilators. We do not need to import these products from abroad and our knowledge-based companies are producing them inside the country,” President Rouhani said.

“We are now producing in the country all the medicines said to be useful in treating COVID-19,” said the president.

He underlined Iranian companies are also working hard to produce vaccines for coronavirus.

“Efforts are being made to develop a vaccine for coronavirus,” said Rouhani.

“Of course, we have been trying to buy vaccines from other countries as well, so that we can purchase vaccines from other countries if they develop it sooner,” he said.

“Still, we will help all knowledge-based companies trying to develop vaccines for COVID-19. We hope to develop a safe vaccine sooner or later,” said the president.

Iran Condemns E3’s ‘Irresponsible’ Statement on JCPOA Commitment

No Change in Iran’s Borders as Karabakh Peace Deal Unfolds: Spokesman

In a Friday statement, Khatibzadeh said the E3 is expected to implement its JCPOA commitments in full, act upon what the Joint Commission has approved, and return to the full implementation of the JCPOA instead of playing such political blame games.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities are totally legal, legitimate, and within the framework of the international law, and are pursued as part of the inherent and essential rights of the world countries,” he noted.

“Following the United States’ withdrawal from the JCPOA and the reimposition of sanctions, and considering Europe’s continued failure to live up to its commitments to helping Iran reap the economic benefits of the removal of sanctions as per the JCPOA, the Islamic Republic took nuclear steps according to the articles 26 and 36 of the JCPOA,” Khatibzadeh said.

“These steps were taken in full compliance with the JCPOA, and the country has always stressed that they will be reversible once the other parties to the JCPOA implement the deal in full,” he added.
The remarks came after France, Germany, Britain in a joint statement on Thursday urged Iran to return to its commitments under the JCPOA.
The Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was signed in 2015 between Iran and six world states — namely the US, Germany, France, Britain, Russia and China — and was ratified in the form of Resolution 2231.

However, the US under President Donald Trump unilaterally pulled out of the JCPOA in May 2018 and reinstated the sanctions that had been lifted by the deal.

As the remaining European parties failed to fulfill their end of the bargain and compensate for Washington’s absence, Iran moved in May 2019 to scale back its JCPOA commitments.

Iran’s New COVID-19 Cases Still Above 13,000: Ministry

Coronavirus Figures Continue to Rise in Iran

In a press briefing on Friday, Sima-Sadat Lari said the virus has killed 479 patients since Thursday noon, increasing the overall death toll to 43,896.

So far, she added, 589,025 patients have recovered from the disease or been discharged from the hospital.

Lari said 5,756 patients are also in critical conditions caused by more severe infection.

The spokeswoman noted that 5,706,834 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.

Biden Unlikely to Have Smooth Transition of Power: Iran FM

Speaking in an interview with Iran newspaper, Zarif said the US will probably not see a smooth transition period if Biden is confirmed as president.

“It is clear that such a thing will not happen this year. They have already lost two weeks, and two weeks out of seventy days is quite a considerable amount of time,” said the top Iranian diplomat.

“Now, supposing that Mr. Trump stops his bothersome moves and Mr. Biden is confirmed as president, Biden will definitely not go to the White House under normal, conventional circumstances,” he said.

“Several months ago, seasoned American diplomat Mr. Bill Burns, who has seen the transition periods of several US presidents, wrote an article where he predicted that Trump and his team at the White House would not cooperate with Biden if the latter is elected president,” he said.

“So, what we are seeing today are not things which were unimaginable or unpredictable. Given Mr.

Trump’s character and the local base that his has built for himself, and the kind of language that he has used over the past four years, i.e., the language of sowing discord inside the US as he has done in the rest of the world, we are likely to see a period of time full of tensions in the United States,” Zarif explained.

Iran Launches Modern Heavy Ocean-Going Warship

The Shahid Roudaki warship is a multi-purpose long-range vessel capable of carrying and operating different types of aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as well as missile, air defence and radar systems including the homegrown 3rd of Khordad missile defence system which was used to shoot down a US drone last year.

The 400-tonne warship is 150 metres long and 22 metres wide. It is fitted with a 3-D phased array radar system, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles, a cutting-edge integrated telecommunications electronic-war and missile system, and capable of carrying domestically-developed choppers, drones and operational vessels.

The heavy combat, intelligence and logistics vessel is like a mobile marine town which, will all the necessary equipment and facilities, stands ready to carry out marine missions by ensuring lasting security along marine communications lines and assisting commercial and fishing vessels of Iran and regional countries.

With the vessel joining the IRGC’s naval fleet, the warship and its crew began their mission to make their presence felt in remote waters.

Iran Key Transit Route as 1,400 Flights Pass through Iranian Skies Daily: Rouhani

The president said Iran enjoys a unique geographical position as it lies on major air, rail and road transit routes.

He noted Iran’s transit privilege also contributes to the country’s economy and political relations.

“The issue of transport and transit is very important in foreign relations. Iran’s geopolitical situation, in particular, is of significance. Iran enjoys a very important status in terms of linking the north of this region to its south, and the east of this region to its west,” he said.

“Iran can link the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman and the Indian Ocean to our northern regions, Central Asia, Russia and Northern Europe. Again, due to its situation, Iran can link the east and west of Asia,” he said.

President Rouhani underlined that Iran is implementing various transportation projects which facilitate the transit of goods and people via Iranian soil.

“Very good measures have been adopted in the domain of road and railway construction. In the coming weeks, we will inaugurate the Khaf-Herat railroad whereby Iran’s rail network will be connected to that of Afghanistan for the first time,” he said.

“There are other very important railway projects in the offing as well, and we hope we will inaugurate most of them by the end of the tenure of the current administration,” he said.

President Rouhani also lashed out at the United States for seeking to stop transport routes from passing through Iran.

“We have been facing US officials’ cruelty over the past few years. One of the plots they hatched against the Iranian nation was to not allow the region’s key transit routes to pass through Iran.

They made a lot of efforts to achieve that end,” the president said.

“Of course, they mostly failed due to the status of Iran,” he noted.