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Iran, Turkey Call for Closer Defence Cooperation

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran’s Deputy Defence Minister Mohammad Ahadi and Turkey’s Deputy Chief of Staff Umit Dundar discussed issues of mutual interest in a meeting in Ankara on Thursday.

According to a Farsi report by Fars News Agency, the two officials said better defence relations will pave for a closer partnership between the two countries and promote peace and stability in the region.

Ahadi and Dundar also talked about regional developments, calling for greater respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity of regional countries.

In the meeting, Ahadi extended an invitation from Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami to his Turkish counterpart Nurettin Canikli to pay a trip Tehran.

During his stay in Turkey, Ahadi, who headed a military delegation, visited several defence-oriented manufacturing factories.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 18

The top story in most newspapers today was the resignation of Tehran’s reformist mayor, Mohammad-Ali Najafi, for what he called a new medical problem. However, City Councillors say the pressures on Najafi, particularly after trying to reveal the past corruption cases and attending a controversial ceremony where young girls were dancing, were perhaps the main reason for his resignation.

US President Donald Trump’s dismissal of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also remained a top story, with several newspapers discussing the possible outcomes of the replacement.

Remarks by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi about Iran’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal in case of US’ pull-out also received great coverage today.

Iran’s new oil deal with Russia and German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s re-election were among other top stories highlighted in today’s front pages.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

 

19 Dey:

  • ICT Minister: Government Cannot Develop State-Funded Messaging App
  • Zarif: Trump Not in Position to Make Decision on Iran Nuclear Deal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Abrar:

  • Trump: Iran behind very Problem in Middle East
  • French FM: Afrin Situation Critical
  • IRGC Spokesman: Enemies Resorting to Fabricated Cults with No Identity
  • Araqchi: UK Gov’t Officially Apologizes over Attack on Iran Embassy

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Afkar:

  • Chairman of Assembly of Experts Urges More Work on Employment, Production
  • Tillerson’s Dismissal Heralds US Withdrawal from Iran Nuclear Deal: MP
  • Iran Interior Minister Slams International Bodies’ Insufficient Help on Illicit Drugs

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

  • Araqchi: Europe’s Efforts to Keep US in Iran Nuclear Deal Futile

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

  • City Council, Tehran Citizens’ Fair Request from Mayor: Don’t Back Off!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Ebtekar

  • All Differences between Trump, Tillerson
  • A Review of Analyses Written on Tillerson’s Dismissal
  • World’s Most Powerful Woman Remain in Power
  • Merkel Re-Elected as German Chancellor for Fourth Time

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Etemad:

  • Revengeful Theresa!
  • Escalation of Tension in London-Moscow Ties
  • All High-Level Diplomatic Ties Severed
  • Iran’s Population Exceeds 81 Million
  • Iran’s Oil Deals with Russians for Development of Joint Fields

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Ettela’at:

  • Human Rights Centre Calls for Prosecution of New CIA Chief at The Hague
  • Najafi to Remain Mayor of Tehran until City Council Discusses His Resignation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Iran:

  • UK Calls for UN Security Council’s Probe into Poisoning of Russian Spy
  • May Accuses Russia of Attempting to Murder Sergei Skripal
  • Second Biggest Oil Deal in Post-JCPOA Era
  • Russians Enter Iran’s Oil Industry with $674-Million Investment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Javan:

  • Tehran Mayor Was Wrong Choice from First Place!
  • Najafi, Who Never Remains in Power More than Few Months, Resigns
  • Iran Not to Remain in Nuclear Deal If US Withdraws

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

  • Crisis in London-Moscow Political Ties
  • Statistics Centre: Iran’s Economy Has Had 4.4% Growth in 9 Months
  • Corruption in Iraq More Dangerous than Terrorism: Abadi

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Kayhan:

  • Parliament Gives Rouhani’s Gov’t Blank Cheque
  • We Have No Problem in Housing, Employment, Keep Your Positions!
  • 25% Increase Compared with Last Year: $520 Million Worth of Shoes Imported!
  • American General’s Ridiculous Comments: Massacre of Innocent Yemenis Out of Pity!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Khorasan:

  • Secrets Revealed about Ahmadinejad’s Presidency: From Sit-in to Corruption

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Resalat:

  • Ayatollah Nouri Hamedani: UK Seeks Bastardization in Religious Authority
  • Ayatollah Makarem: Enemies Trying to Get Society into Slavery through Cyberspace
  • Iran Human Rights Chief: Putting Pressure on Iranian Students Violation of Human Rights

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Rooyesh-e Mellat

  • Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman: Dismissals in Trump Gov’t Nothing New

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Sayeh:

  • Ahmadinejad’s Deputy Baqaei Imprisoned to Serve 15-Year Term

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Siasat-e Rooz:

  • Judiciary Spokesman: We’ve Had No Tangible Achievement in Fight against Contraband

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

  • Europe’s Queen of Austerity Breaks Records
  • Merkel Elected as German Chancellor for Fourth Time
  • Tehran Mayor Resigns for Health Issue
  • City Council Chairman: His Resignation Due to New Medical Problem I Can’t Talk about

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 15

Street Gymnastics Contest Held in Iranian Capital

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Several champions of gymnastics, freerunning, parkour, and tricking attended the contest, which was held last Friday.

What follows are photos of the competition retrieved from the Tasnim News Agency:

Iran’s Economic Partners Must Get Ready for End of JCPOA

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was quoted by a lawmaker as saying that if the Europeans fail to keep the US in the agreement, Tehran will withdraw from the deal, too, which means countries should always be ready for an economy stripped of the JCPOA.

“The key challenge at the moment is the JCPOA and the West’s dealing with the JCPOA issue,” Araqchi was quoted as saying by Hossein Naqavi Hosseini, the spokesman for Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission.

Araqchi made the comment at an extraordinary meeting of the commission, a Farsi report by IRNA said.

According to Araqchi, said the MP, Iran has a few scenarios at hand.

“One [scenario] is that the US will pull out of the JCPOA, which is likely. We have two options: to continue [to stay in] the JCPOA without the US, or to withdraw from the JCPOA and end the deal,” Araqchi said as quoted by the legislator.

Araqchi underlined that Iran will pull out of the JCPOA if the US does so.

“Even if the JCPOA is preserved, the Americans are seeking to restrict Iran and are trying to counter Iran,” Araqchi underscored.

Araqchi said it will be difficult to continue work with the Europeans over the JCPOA without the US because in that case Washington will ratchet up its pressure.

He said the White House is determined to pull out of the JCPOA, adding the dismissal and replacement of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in line with the same objective.

“We reaped many benefits from the JCPOA, but did not enjoy its full benefits. However, Iran has lived up to all of its commitments and expects to enjoy full benefits of the deal,” said Araqchi.

Tehran Hosts Exhibition of Rural, Nomadic Lifestyles

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The exhibition, which wrapped up last Friday, was held at Tehran International Permanent Fairground.

During their visit to the fair, people enjoyed listening to live folklore performances, watching and playing local games, visiting the artworks, and purchasing the handicrafts made by rural and nomadic women.

The following are IRNA’s photos of the exhibition:

Iran FM Leaves Tehran for Baku

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Zarif

During his stay, Zarif will attend a quadrilateral meeting with his counterparts from Azerbaijan Republic, Turkey, and Georgia.

After Baku, the foreign minister will have a trip to the Kazakh capital Astana to join a trilateral meeting with top Turkish and Russian diplomats Mevlut Cavusoglu and Sergei Lavrov as part of the Astana talks on Syria.

The talks will be held in line with the three countries’ efforts to pave the way for ending the nearly seven years of war in Syria.

The meeting will be held on March 16 “without observers or Syrian sides”, according to the Kazakh foreign ministry.

UK Appoints New Ambassador to Tehran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a statement posted on gov.uk on Wednesday, London said Macaire will take up the post in Tehran in April 2018.

The statement didn’t elaborate any further on the surprise announcement.

Macaire, who started his diplomatic carrier in 1990, has served mostly in Middle East directorates of the British foreign ministry. Between 1987-90, he has been working in the British defence ministry.

He has also served as Director of Government and Public Affairs & Political Risk at BG Group, a British multinational oil and gas company which was acquired by Royal Dutch Shell for $70 billion in February 2016.

Hopton, previously serving as Britain’s ambassador to Qatar and Yemen, had started acting as an Iran ambassador in September 2016.

Commenting on his appointment, Macaire said in the statement, “I am honoured to be appointed the new British Ambassador to Iran. The UK’s continued engagement with Iran is vital to our goal of making the Middle East region a safer and more stable place.”

“I look forward to working with the Government of Iran and with international partners to preserve the nuclear deal and deepen our bilateral relationship, through constructive engagement on human rights, trade, and seeking political solutions to the conflicts in Yemen, Syria and elsewhere,” he added.

Spoon-Banging; Persian Ancestor of Trick-or-Treating

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Spoon-Banging; Persian Ancestor of Trick-or-Treating

Every year on the eve of the last Tuesday of the Iranian calendar year, Iranian people do some trick or treating, literally called spoon-banging, where youngsters in disguises visit neighbours and receive snacks.

By the light of the bonfires they have lit, they run through the streets banging on pots and pans with spoons in a ceremony called Qashoq-Zani to beat out the last unlucky Wednesday of the year, while they knock on doors to ask for treats. Indeed, Halloween is a Celtic variation of this night.

The ritual is part of Chaharshanbe Suri, a fire festival in the tradition of Iran’s ancient Zoroastrian religion whose adherents believed in the duality of light (good) and darkness (evil). By lighting bonfires in the streets at the end of the last Tuesday of each year and jumping over them, Iranians sing and chant, “Let your ruddiness be mine, my paleness be yours.”

No Chaharshanbe Suri would be complete without fireworks.

What follows are ISNA’s photos of the pre-Nowruz spoon-banging ritual in Tehran:

Europe to Lose Iran If It Leans towards US: Araqchi

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IFP Editorial Staff
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araqchi

Araqchi said the Europeans are walking on a thin line because “if they incline toward the US, they will lose Iran.”

He said Iran has made it clear for the Europeans that if they fail to convince the US to remain in the JCPOA, Iran will pull out of it.

“If the nuclear deal is preserved, the US will again seek to restrict and confront Iran. To this effect, they will make serious attempts. So, even if we continue to stick to the JCPOA with Europeans without the US, the latter will increase its pressure and this will make the conditions harder,” he was quoted as saying in a Farsi report by Khabar Online.

He went on to say that the US is seriously seeking to pull out of the nuclear deal. “The replacement of US Foreign Secretary Rex Tillerson has been made for this purpose or at least one of the reasons behind his replacement was the Iran nuclear deal,”

“More Efforts Needed to Introduce Nowruz to Younger Generations”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti, the head of the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism (RICHT), says “Nowruz is not a day, but it is a process. We should make [younger] generations aware of its origins.”

“More Efforts Needed to Introduce Nowruz to Younger Generations”He made the statement while addressing a recent conference dubbed “Nowruz: Legacy of Peace, Cultural Diversity and Culture of Tolerance” in Tehran, the RICHT’s public relations office reported.

Nowruz is the traditional celebration of the start of spring and the Persian new year (March 20 or 21), which represents freshness and renewal.

Literally meaning “new day”, Nowruz is celebrated across Iran and several countries in the region, including Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan Republic, India, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Nowruz became a tradition over time and a part of Iranian culture when people revere spring and revive their lives with the revival of nature.

Gradually, its elements were integrated into people’s customs and the culture of Nowruz was shaped.

The earliest available evidence of Nowruz belongs to the Sumerians who migrated across the Zagros Mountains to Mesopotamia over 5,000 years ago.

In 2009, the tradition was for the first time included on the UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity as a practice shared by several countries.

The two-week Nowruz festivities commence at the start of Spring Equinox (March 20 or 21) each year, and include public rituals, house-cleaning, shopping, special meals, travelling, family visits, gift-giving and street performances.

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