A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 12

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March 12, 2018

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Several papers today covered the ongoing reactions to an attack on the Iranian embassy in London, and the way the UK police dealt with the assailants.

Another top story was the resignation of Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, 91, as the leader of Tehran’s Friday Prayers after 25 years, which was accepted by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

The upcoming impeachment of ministers of Labour, Roads, and Agriculture, and President Hassan Rouhani’s strong support for them also remained a top story today.

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

19 Dey:

Health Minister: Number of Truck Crashes in Iran 100 Times More than World

Abrar:

Larijani: Iran’s Problems Cannot Be Resolved with Brouhaha
Iran Leader Agrees to Resignation of Ayatollah Jannati as Imam of Tehran Friday Prayers
IRGC Chief-Commander: IRGC’s Internal Situation among Leader’s Concerns
Khatam al-Anbiya Air Base Commander: Zionist Regime Cannot Afford to Confront Iran

Afkar:

Amir-Abdollahian: Red Cross Must Do Its Professional Duty on Yemen

Aftab-e Yazd:

Notable Increase of Imports from US
Reformist Figure: We Must Learn Fight against Corruption from Georgia
Costly Parliament: Iran’s Parliament among Most Expensive Ones in World

Arman-e Emrooz:

New Threats against Iran Ambassador to London
UK Government Must Give Guarantee: Envoy
Turkish Plane Crashes Near Iran’s Shahr-e Kord

Ebtekar:

Erdogan’s Dual Game against US, Russia

Etemad:

Against People of China
China’s Ruling Party Agrees to Lifetime Presidency

Ettela’at:

Iran First VP: All Social Strata Must Taste Development, Prosperity
Terrorists in Biggest Part of Eastern Ghouta Surrounded by Syrian Army

Hemayat:

Prosecutor General: Shirazi Cult Definitely Affiliated to Britain

Iran:

Rouhani Throws His Weight behind Labour, Roads, Agriculture Ministers ahead of Impeachment

Javan:

Iranian Heroes: We’re Committed to Our Beliefs
Iranian Athletes’ Anti-Zionist Stances, from Mir-Esmaeili to Pakdaman, Karimi
Agriculture Minister Harshly Attacks “Monster” of Food Imports

Jomhouri Eslami:

Chamber of Commerce: 70% of Economy Held by Those Who Just Cause Loss
Zarif: Iran Trying to Alleviate Pains of War-Torn People of Syria, Yemen
UN Human Rights Council: Israel’s Settlement Constructions War Crime
Palestine Foreign Ministry: Arabs’ Incompetence Reason for Trump’s Bold Move against Quds

Kayhan:

Rouhani: We Have No Budget Deficit This Year
Central Bank Governor: We Have IRR 330,000 Billion in Deficit
Takfiri Terrorists Firing Rockets at al-Fouta, Kefraya in Insane Way

Payam-e Zaman:

Fever of Credentialism and 40% Unemployment of University Graduates

Rah-e Mardom:

Britain’s Share from Saudi Arabia’s Oil Increased

Rooyesh-e Mellat

Pompeo: Trump’s Meeting with N. Korean Leader Not for Show
Iran Foreign Ministry to Facilitate Economic Ties Based on Resistance Economy

Sayeh:

Member of Tehran City Council Concerned about Increased Depression in Society

Sazandegi:

People Queue Up for Immigration: Iranians Waiting for Canada, Australia’s Visa

Shahrvand:

Realizing Great China or Return to Dark Era of Mao

Shargh:

Rouhani, Larijani, Amoli Larijani Absent from Expediency Council Sessions for Ahmadinejad’s Presence?
Shadow of Iran Nuclear Deal on Meeting of Trump, Kim Jong-un (Editorial)
Iran VP for Women Affairs Talks of Efforts to Release 250 Female Prisoners

Vatan-e Emrooz:

British Ambassador: I Was Saddened by Raid on Iran Embassy
UK Police Releases 4 Assailants Who Attacked Iran Embassy

Iran Urges Austria to Be More Careful in Protecting Diplomatic Facilities

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March 12, 2018

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Bahram Qassemi said Tehran is in contact with Austrian officials over the recent raid on the Iranian diplomatic building.

“The assailant was around 26 years old and apparently had Austrian nationality, and no information is available regarding his identity and actions,” said the spokesman.

“We are in touch with Austrian officials in Vienna and Tehran, and I hope Austrian police and government authorities will be able to achieve the required outcome in the probe they launched last night, and [I hope] we’ll be able to receive a more precise report on the motive and identity of the attacker in the coming hours,” Qassemi said.

He also said he has contacted the Iranian ambassador in Austria.

“The residence of the Iranian ambassador in Austria was not damaged as a result of the incident, but based on the news we’ve received, the sentry at the residence of the Iranian ambassador in Austria was wounded and taken to hospital,” said the spokesman.

He noted there are speculations and word of mouth that the attacker was a foreigner, but had Austrian nationality.

“We have asked the Austrian government to look into the issue as soon as possible, and pay more attention to the protection of Iranian diplomatic locations in that country.”

Raid on Iran’s Diplomatic Residence in Vienna: Attacker Shot Dead

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According to Austrian police, the attacker was gunned down by one of the bodyguards at the building.

The assailant was reportedly armed with a cold weapon and was trying to break into the ambassador’s residence, wrote the Persian-language Fars News Agency quoting foreign media.

One of the bodyguards at the residence was taken to hospital with an arm wound.

According to the Austrian Defence Ministry, the bodyguards first used pepper sprays to stop the assailant, but it was ineffective and they finally had to shoot.

The 26-year-old assailant’s motive is not clear.

Security measures have been stepped up at all embassies and diplomatic locations at the Austrian capital following the incident.

No further details are available for now.

The attack came a couple of days after a number of people supporting the so-called Shirazi cult raided the Iranian embassy in the British capital, London, last Friday. They were all apprehended by police, at last.

Iran Expresses Deep Regret over Turkish Plane Crash

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March 11, 2018

In a Sunday statement, Qassemi said a number of relief teams rushed to the site of the plane crash despite severe climate of the region for closely monitoring the situation and providing relief aid.

The Turkish private plane en route from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Istanbul crashed in southwestern Iran earlier Sunday.

Reports say the plane fell down near Shahr-e Kord, the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.

A spokesman for Iran’s Emergency Organization said all the 11 people abroad the jet have been killed.

He added the bodies of the plane’s passengers have been burned completely and their identification will become possible only through DNA tests.

Turkish Private Jet Crashes in Southwestern Iran

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March 11, 2018

Reports say the plane fell down near Shahr-e Kord, the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province.

Iranian aviation officials have confirmed the news.

It is said that between 10 to 20 people have been on board.

It is said that TC-TRB tail registered Bombardier CL600 type aircraft belongs to Başaran Holding.

Iran FM, Red Cross Chief Discuss Syria, Yemen Crises

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March 11, 2018

zarif — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer meeting in Tehran on March 11, 2018 / Photo released by the Iranian foreign ministry

During the Sunday meeting, Maurer expressed the ICRC’s willingness to continue its talks and cooperation with the Islamic Republic on the most important humanitarian problems in the region.

He also briefed the Iranian foreign minister on the humanitarian crises in some countries like Syria, Yemen and Iraq.

For his part, Zarif said the Islamic Republic of Iran does whatever in its power to relieve the sufferings of the war-stricken nations of Yemen and Syria and send humanitarian aid to them.

The two sides also exchanged views on the latest humanitarian developments in Syria and the urgent need for evacuation of civilians from battlefields in Eastern Ghouta.

The necessity of declaring an immediate truce in Yemen as well as sending humanitarian and medical aid to the Yemenis was also discussed during the meeting.

Suspicious Extremist Activities in Pakistan ahead of Iran FM’s Trip

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March 11, 2018

Suspicious Extremist Activities in Pakistan ahead of Iran FM’s Trip

In a bid to eclipse Zarif’s visit which comes to help settle the existing problems and boost mutual cooperation, some extremist groups in Pakistan provoked by Saudi Arabia are seeking to create the impression that the resistance front is to blame for the killing of Syrian people.

Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman is a Pakistani politician who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and the President of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam. He has tried, time and again, to make the terrorist group Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan lean towards him and to justify their presence. He has announced that all of his supporters will stage protest rallies in Pakistan on Sunday.

On the other hand, one of the Wahhabi sheikhs known as the acting Imam of Masjid al-Haram, has travelled to Pakistan, too, to further stir up the sentiments of Pakistani people. Pakistani media have painted a holy picture of him and described him as the Imam of Kaaba, a Farsi report by Tasnim said.

Fazl-ur-Rehman has described members of Takfiri terrorist groups as “people” and turns a blind eye to their crimes, namely their repeated mortar and rocket attacks on residents of Damascus.

He had claimed that the killing of people in Ghouta by the Syrian army and its allies should be probed by the international community, and that the resistance front should be put under pressure in order for the massacre of innocent people to stop.

This comes as Fazl-ur-Rehman has remained tight-lipped in the face of years of blockade and the killing of innocent people in al-Foua and Kefraya. He has not even asked his terrorist friends to end the inhumane siege.

Pakistan is no stranger to the schemes such as the one engineered by Fazl-ur-Rehman and his backers to neutralize the Iranian foreign minister’s trip and create media hype over it.

Two years ago, another brouhaha erupted in Pakistani media on the eve of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s trip to the country. They said a spy attributed to Iran had been arrested. The issue overshadowed the president’s visit to Pakistan and kept the talks from producing the desired result.

A trip to Pakistan by a Wahhabi sheikh referred to as the acting Imam of Masjid al-Haram is very important for the scholars of the Muslim world because he, with his regular trips, injects the easily gained Saudi petrodollars into the pockets of this party in order to fund extremist groups such as the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Tehrik-i-Taliban.

Iran Air to Recruit Female Pilots for First Time

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March 11, 2018

Fahimeh Ahmadi Dastjerdi, one of the few female pilots working in Iran

Farzaneh Sharafbafi, the female CEO of Iran Air (Homa), said the airline annually publishes a job vacancy advertisement to recruit new pilots.

The main feature of this year’s advertisement is the possibility for female pilots to apply, she added.

“This is highly significant for us to have female pilots among our personnel,” she was quoted as saying in a Farsi report by the Iranian Government’s website.

She went on to say that the number of female pilots in Iran is considerably high and added Iran Air will recruit new pilots including women within its administrative procedures.

Sharafbafi said at present five top managers of Iran Air are women. “Based on our official figures, about 1,780 women are working in Homa and nearly 4,000 others are involved in affiliated companies and air travel agencies.”

According to the CEO of Iran Air, 16 percent of the women working for Homa are among the middle-ranking officials.

“In the job vacancy advertisement, it has been announced that after passing certain exams, the applicants will undergo a 6 to 8-month training course to get familiar with the basic regulations of Iran Civil Aviation Organization and Iran Air.”

She noted that the selected applicants will then begin to work on a certain type of plane as co-pilots.

Sharbafi said one of the main criteria to measure a country’s development is the significance that it attaches to women.

“Today, the world is paying more serious attention to the role of women in the society. Women can play a key role in the social development as well as the realization of social justice in a society,” she concluded.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 11

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March 11, 2018

Many papers today covered the comments made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with a group of teenagers and young Iranians ahead of their visit to former war fronts in western and south-western Iran.

Also a top story was the recent attack on the Iranian embassy in London and the ensuing reactions, particularly Iran’s criticism of the UK police’s inaction amid the attack.

The upcoming impeachment of three ministers – Roads Minister Abbas Akhondi, Labour Minister Ali Rabi’ei, and Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati – also received great coverage today.

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

19 Dey:

Minister: Unblocking Twitter, YouTube Hinges on Decision of Gov’t, Judiciary, Parliament
Gov’t Spokesman: We’ll Show Decisive Response to Attack on Our London Embassy

Abrar:

Iran Leader: Today’s Generation More Prepared than Previous Ones in Countering Enemies
Parliament Not to Change Its Mind on Impeachment of Labour Minister: MP
Iran Leader Agrees to New Conditions of Granting Clemency to Prisoners
Al-Monitor: US May Issue Permission for Plane Sales to Iran
Riyadh, London Issue Joint Statement against Iran

Afkar:

Bitter Experience of Crescent Deal Shouldn’t Be Repeated: Jalili
Chief-Commander: Officials Can Use IRGC’s Capacities to Tackle Environmental Woes
Senior MP: Iran Foreign Ministry Must Summon UK Ambassador

Aftab-e Yazd:

Ahmadinejad Wants to Turn into Iran’s Boris Yeltsin: Analyst

Arman-e Emrooz:

London’s Excessive Tolerance towards British Shiites
Iran Summons UK Envoy over Embassy Attack

Asrar:

Prosecutor: Tehran Mayor Summoned to Court after Controversial Dance of Kids

Ebtekar:

Free Trade Shocked by Trump
A Report on Consequences of Increase in US Steel Tariffs
Domino of Water Crisis in East of Isfahan
Will Farmers Be Satisfied by Transfer of Koohrang Mountain’s Water?

Etemad:

Reformist Figure: No Reformist Seeks to Overthrow Establishment

Ettela’at:

Iran Leader: Sanctions, Propaganda Not to Hinder Nation’s Great Movement
Trump: We’ll Achieve Very Good Deal with N. Korea

Iran:

Sources: Rouhani Advised 3 Ministers to Strongly Defend Themselves in Parliament
Interior Minister Reveals Dark Side of Recent Nationwide Protests

Javan:

British Shiite Raises Its Flag in London!
Iranian Herbal Drug Completely Treats Migraine
Iranian Industrialist Slams Policies that Decreased Iran’s Textile Exports to Zero
Turkey Destroying Iran’s Textile Industry