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Rouhani’s Pick for Trade Ministry Wins Iran Parliament’s Confidence Vote

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Rouhani’s Pick for Trade Ministry Wins Iran Parliament’s Confidence Vote 2

During an open session of the parliament on Tuesday, Razm-Hosseini was approved with 175 in favour, 80 against and 9 abstentions.

Razm-Hosseini, a veteran of the imposed Iraqi war in the 1980s, earlier served as the governor of his birthplace Kerman province from 2013 to 2018.

Rouhani’s previous pick for the ministry, Hossein Modarres Khiabani, had earlier failed to garner the minimum number of votes by the Parliament members for the post.

In August, Modarres Khiabani was kept from taking the helm at the ministry with 140 votes against, 104 in favour and 10 abstentions from a total of 254 votes.

In May, Rouhani dismissed the former minister of industry, Reza Rahmani, and appointed Modarres Khiabani as caretaker to the ministry to handle the situation in the domestic car market and ensure a steady supply of basic commodities amid the cruel sanctions against Iran.

Rouhani had ordered the caretaker to focus efforts on management of the market and supply of the basic commodities, regulation of car prices, removal of the obstacles to domestic production and promotion of the homegrown products, enhancement of non-oil exports, and improvement of the business activities.

Another Iranian Tanker Delivers Fuel to Venezuela in Defiance of US Bans

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IFP Media Wire
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Another Iranian Tanker Delivers Fuel to Venezuela in Defiance of US Bans

According to Refinitiv Eikon vessel tracking data, the Iran-flagged tanker Forest, which is transporting some 270,000 barrels of fuel loaded in the Middle East, entered Venezuela’s exclusive economic zone around 8:05 a.m. local time (1205 GMT) on Monday with no disturbances.

Two other Iranian tankers — the Faxon and the Fortune — are following the same route and are crossing the Atlantic Ocean. They are scheduled to arrive in Venezuela’s waters in early October.

The Iranian vessels are expected to jointly deliver about 820,000 barrels of gasoline and other motor fuels to Venezuela.

Five Iranian vessels had made a previous fuel delivery to Venezuela between May and June.

Iran’s fuel shipments have drawn the ire of the US, which has imposed draconian sanctions on the two states with the aim of chocking their oil trade.

On June 24, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced sanctions on five Iranian ship captains who delivered oil to Venezuela.

He warned mariners against doing business with the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and said, “As a result of today’s sanctions, these captains’ assets will be blocked. Their careers and prospects will suffer from this designation.”

Iran slammed the US sanctions, saying such moves would not keep Tehran and Caracas from defying Washington’s sanctions against both nations.

The two OPEC-member countries have taken major steps to promote bilateral trade this year by exchanging crude, fuel, food, equipment for refineries and other industrial goods.

According to a source and loading schedules of state-run oil firm PDVSA, a very large Iranian crude carrier (VLCC) is also set to leave Venezuela’s Jose port this week to transfer 1.9 million barrels of Venezuelan heavy oil for National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC).

US Killed Number-One Enemy of ISIS: Iran FM

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IFP Editorial Staff
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US Killed Number-One Enemy of ISIS

“You claim that you eliminated the ISIS, but you, instead, killed the terrorists’ number-one enemy with desperation and savagery,” Zarif said on Monday, referring to Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, who was assassinated in a US drone attack in Iraq in January.

“You are cowards and savage, but you were not able to bring Iranians to their knees,” said Zarif in a ceremony commemorating the martyrs of the Iranian foreign ministry.

The top diplomat also hit out at the US for arming Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein during the eight-year Iraqi-imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.

“All of you contributed to sending arms to Iraq, but how come that Saddam [Hussein] and his supporters ended up in the ash heap of history?” he said.

Zarif underlined that people will not forget the crimes that the US has committed.

“What has empowered us and helped us overcome all the pressure and hardships is the presence of the people as well as the culture of devotion and martyrdom,” he noted.

He said the US keeps hatching plots against Iran, but this very culture of devotion and martyrdom has made Iran stand strong.

Iran Providing Special Aid for Export of Knowledge-Based Products

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Providing Special Aid for Export of Knowledge-Based Products

The Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology has established a specialized office, called the Corridor on Promotion of Exports and Exchange of Technologies, to facilitate the domestic knowledge-based companies’ access to foreign markets.

By proving services for the applicants in more than 5,300 cases, the office has facilitated the process of export of knowledge-based products.

The Vice Presidency for Science and Technology’s Corridor on Promotion of Exports and Exchange of Technologies also identifies and evaluates the capabilities of Iranian enterprises, providing them with consultation services and training for the exports.

The presidential department provides supports for the knowledge-based and innovative companies, the export brokers, export trading companies, export bases, and foreign trade brokers.

The Iranian knowledge-based companies have grown rapidly in recent years and have signed dozens of contracts with many foreign customers, particularly in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors.

The administration has also launched schemes to support the country’s technology and innovation ecosystem and facilitate access to the international markets.

Iran Envoy for Afghanistan Holds Talks with German, Uzbek Counterparts

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Envoy for Afghanistan Holds Talks with German, Uzbek Counterparts

During the Monday conversations, they discussed the latest situation in Afghanistan as well as the intra-Afghan negotiations.

In his talks with the Uzbek diplomat, Taherian supported the Uzbek president’s idea that the UN must pay more attention to the issue of Afghanistan and that an appropriate mechanism be developed for the issue.

Iran Sees ‘Bright Prospect’ for Strategic Cooperation with China: Zarif

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Sees 'Bright Prospect' for Strategic Cooperation with China: Zarif
This file photo shows Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (left) shaking hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi after a joint media briefing in 2016. / Photo by EPA

Mohammad Javad Zarif made the comment in a message on his Twitter page to congratulate China on the anniversary of the establishment of the country.
“Chinese people celebrate the anniversary, 71 years ago, of the establishment of new China and autumn feast,” Zarif said in the message.

“The year 2020 was a very special year for the world. China struggled to accomplish achievements such as bringing an epidemic under control and reviving the economy,” he noted.

“I express my heartfelt congratulations to the Chinese government and people on these two accomplishments. I wish ever-growing success for China and hope a bright outlook will be ahead for broader comprehensive strategic cooperation between the two countries,” he added.

Iran Unveils National Tourism Brand on World Tourism Day

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IFP Editorial Staff
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National Tourism Brand

In a ceremony held in Tehran on September 27 to mark World Tourism Day, Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ali-Asghar Mounesan unveiled several items, including the national tourism brand, stamp, and emblem.

The event also saw the unveiling of Iran’s strategic document on the promotion of tourism, a standard verification system and a monitoring system for tourism facilities, three books, and several tourism projects in various provinces.

Elsewhere in the ceremony, a message from Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili was broadcast to the audience.

Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts had also congratulated the Iranian society of tourism activists on the World Tourism Day in a message on Sunday.

In the message, Ali-Asghar Mounesan pointed to this year’s slogan for celebrating World Tourism Day, which is ‘tourism and rural development’, saying the Iranian rural communities and villagers are known as a leading actor in the country’s tourist industry, particularly by operating countryside guesthouses.

The minister has also underlined that promotion of tourism across the globe would help strengthen solidarity, fulfill the national interests, and promote the culture of toleration.

“World Tourism Day is also the day of friendship of nations, a day when conflict is replaced by understanding, as we’d gain a better understanding of the world by comprehending the philosophy of tourism,” Mounesan added.

Iran’s COVID-19 Cases Near 450,000: Ministry

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IFP Editorial Staff
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COVID-19 in Iran

In a press briefing on Monday, Sima-Sadat Lari said the virus has killed 190 patients since Sunday noon, increasing the overall death toll to 25,779.

So far, she added, 376,531 patients have recovered from the disease or been discharged from the hospital.

Lari said 4,068 patients are also in critical conditions caused by more severe infection.
The spokeswoman noted that 3,959,783 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, and Kerman provinces.

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

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 5

Iranian Newspapers

Abrar Newspaper:

1- IRGC General: We Sold Fuel to Venezuela and Received Gold in Return

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Aftab-e Yazd Newspaper:

1- Health Ministry’s Conflict with Government’s Economic Sector Will Only Harm People

2- US Forex Reserves Considerably Decrease

3- Is a Massive War Coming? New Round of Tension between Armenia, Azerbaijan

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Arman-e Melli Newspaper:

1- Former MP: It’s Too Late for Them to Think of Allowing Women to Run for President

2- US Has Not Given Up on Its 12 Preconditions for Talks with Iran: Analyst

3- Health Ministry Cries Foul: Entire Iran to Be Defeated by Third Wave of COVID-19 If Nurses Fail

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Ebtekar Newspaper:

1- Karabakh on Fire: Azerbaijan-Armenia Military Conflict Escalates Again

2- Doctors Warn Number of COVID-19 Patients in Severe Conditions Rising

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Etemad Newspaper:

1- Opposition Leader Karroubi Undergoes Surgery

2- Karabakh Flames Grow Once Again

3- Iran’s COVID-19 Fatalities Exceed 25,000

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Ettela’at Newspaper:

1- Third Wave of COVID-19 in 26 Provinces: 158 Cities in Red State

2- Heavy Clashes between Armenia, Azerbaijan in Karabakh

3- Zarif: US Committed Medical Terrorism against Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Iran Newspaper:

1- Iran FM: US Blew Up Negotiating Table

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Javan Newspaper:

1- IRGC’s Naval Might Increases with Zulfaqar Bassir Missile

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Kayhan Newspaper:

1- IRGC Unveils New Ballistic Missile Named Zulfaqar Bassir

2- War between Armenia, Azerbaijan Flares Up

3- We’d See Two Presidents in US If Current Situation Remains

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Khorasan Newspaper:

1- IRGC Aerospace Commander: Iran among World’s Top 10 Aerospace Powers

2- Nightmare of Coronavirus Outbreak among School Students

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Mardom Salari Newspaper:

1- Iranian Striker Shoots Xavi in the Heart

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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Sazandegi Newspaper:

1- US Must Pay Compensation to Iran: UN Envoy

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 28

Spokesman Rejects Kuwaiti Paper’s Report on Iran-US Talks

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Condemns Canada’s Human Rights Resolution

“There hasn’t been, there isn’t, and there won’t be any negotiations [between Iran and the US]. These [reports] are only for domestic use,” Khatibzadeh said in a weekly press conference, in reaction to a report by Kuwaiti paper Al-Jaridah.

“They may be useful for Mr [President Donald] Trump, but they don’t serve Iran-US relations,” he added.

Khatibzadeh said “Trump has no proper understanding of the nature of international relations and that of Iran-US ties. It seems that his advisors are not supposed to understand what has happened, either.”

According to the spokesman, “the path is clear.”

“The US needs to first admit its big mistake; second, respect the international rules and regulations and its commitments; third, stop this inhumane and all-out war and these cruel sanctions against the Iranian nation; and finally make up for all the damages it caused on the Iranian nation through this war and its violations of the Iranian people’s rights.”

“After going through all these stages, it may find a place for itself in a corner of the JCPOA room. For now, we don’t have anything else to say, and let them say whatever they think may help them in their elections,” he added.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s stance is firm, decisive, and clear, and we have repeatedly and clearly expressed it. If the question is asked a thousand of times more, our answer will be the same,” Khatibzadeh noted.

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