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Iran, UAE Top Diplomats Discuss Regional Cooperation

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran, UAE Top Diplomats Discuss Regional Cooperation

In the Sunday talks, which were held via a video conference call, the two top diplomats expressed their preparedness to expand Iran-UAE cooperation in various fields in line with the two countries’ common interests.

Zarif highlighted the sensitive situation of the region, and underlined the need for dialogue and mutual cooperation.

“Others may take advantage of the current situation in order to destabilize the region, but we as neighbours need to think about regional stability,” Zarif said.

The Emirati side, in turn, stressed the necessity of cooperation between Iran and the United Arab Emirates in the region.
He also called for continued consultations

between the two countries and turning of challenges into opportunities.

Iran, Russia Discuss Bilateral, Regional Issues

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In the Sunday meeting, Zarif described as significant the relationship between the two countries’ parliaments. He noted the two legislatures have stressed the need to further upgrade the level of bilateral strategic ties.

Moreover, given the level of Iran-Russia cooperation on different fronts, the top Iranian diplomat stressed the need to update a long-term cooperation agreement between the two countries and bring it up to the level of strategic relations in line with the enhancement of reciprocal ties.

The Russian official, in turn, said his trip to Iran comes amid the coronavirus outbreak, which indicates the high level of Tehran-Moscow relations as well as the importance of issues between the two countries.

In addition to bilateral issues, particularly economic ties, the two sides also discussed other issues, including the Iran nuclear deal, developments in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Libya as well as regional and international mechanisms and pertinent organizations.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 18

Iranian Newspapers

Aftab-e Yazd Newspaper:

1- Russian, Chinese Banks Refrain from Offering Services to IraniansA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Arman-e Melli Newspaper:

1- Analyst: Trump Will Lose Elections; Biden Will WinA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Ebtekar Newspaper:

1- Rouhani: COVID-19 Restrictions to Remain in Place Until Vaccine Distributed
2- What’s Story of Taliban Gathering in Tehran?
* Those Who Took the Photos Arrested by PoliceA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Ettela’at Newspaper:

1- Rouhani: 10 Provinces Get Past the Peak of COVID-19 Outbreak
2- Intelligence Ministry Arrests Ringleader of US-Based Terror GroupA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Iran Newspaper:

1- Punishment for Violating COVID-19 Restrictions
* Rouhani: Those Who Break COVID-19 Rules Must Be Punished as Offenders
2- Intelligence Ministry Arrests Ringleader of Tondar Terrorist GroupA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Javan Newspaper:

1- Judiciary Chief: Banks Are Making Profit Out of Inflation!A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Kayhan Newspaper:

1- People Expect Rouhani Administration to Make Up for Past 7 Years in Its Last Year in Office
2- US Without Retouche: 50 Million Unemployed, 41 Million Hungry, Millions Homeless
3- Rouhani: Muharram Mourning Ceremonies to Be Held More Glorious Than Ever While Complying with COVID-19 ProtocolsA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Khorasan Newspaper:

1- Iran Hunts US-Based TerroristA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Mardom Salari Newspaper:

1- Protecting People’s Lives Can’t Be Compromised by Any Religious Rite: Scholar
2- Cause of Judge Mansouri’s Death to Be Clarified in Two WeeksA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Shahrvand Newspaper:

1- Coronavirus Out of Control in TehranA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

Shargh Newspaper:

1- Rouhani: Leader’s Remarks on Holding Muharram Ceremonies Were Final Word for Us
2- Rouhani Administration Unluckiest in Past 40 YearsA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 2

208 More Patients Die of COVID-19 in Iran: Ministry

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IFP Editorial Staff
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208 More Patients Die of COVID-19 in Iran: Ministry

In her press briefing on Sunday, Sima-Sadat Lari confirmed 2,685 new cases of COVID-19 infection, raising the total number of infections to 309,437.

The spokeswoman said 268,102 patients have so far recovered from COVID-19, but 4,089 are still in critical conditions because of more severe infection.

Lari added that so far 2,508,418 COVID-19 tests have been taken across the country.
She said the high-risk “red” zones include Tehran, Mazandaran, Fars, East Azarbaijan, Isfahan, Ardabil, Khorasan Razavi, North Khorasan, Alborz, Semnan, Lorestan, Golestan, Kerman, Hormozgan, and Ilam provinces.

The “orange” zones also include West Azarbaijan, Khuzestan, Bushehr, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Zanjan, Hamadan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Markazi, Yazd, Gilan, and Qom provinces, according to the spokeswoman.

Russia’s Claim of Having Developed COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Just for Show’: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran, Russia to Work Together to Produce COVID-19 Vaccine

Minoo Mohraz says Russia has not yet succeeded in producing a vaccine for the disease. “This is just a show.”

“Unfortunately, the products that Russia has developed under the name of ‘coronavirus vaccine’ have not yet been approved by international authorities,” said Mohraz.
For a vaccine to be approved, she said, it must receive the seal of approval from one of three internationally-recognized centres.

“The World Health Organization, the US Food and Drug Administration or the European Union must approve the development of the vaccine by Russia, something which has not happened yet,” she noted.

“The whole world, including Iran, are trying to develop a vaccine for coronavirus, but Russia’s claim that it has managed to produce a vaccine is questionable and we need to ask which international health organization has approved it,” she added.

“As I see it, and as global survey show, no vaccine [for the novel coronavirus] will hit the market by the end of 2020,” she said.

The specialist underlined Iran will, by no means, use the Russian-made vaccine as it is not proven to be safe.

“We even refused to import the [Russian-made] flu vaccine as it didn’t have the approval of the World Health Organization,” she said.

“In my opinion, there are other countries which are way ahead of Russia when it comes to the production of the coronavirus vaccine and are still going through the testing stage. Russia’s announcement that it has produce a vaccine for COVID-19 is just a claim,” she said.

Iran’s FM Congratulates Croatian Counterpart on Reappointment

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran’s FM Congratulates Croatian Counterpart on Reappointment

In a message, Mohammad Javad Zarif also expressed congratulations on the recent parliamentary elections in Croatia which were held successfully.

“Thanks to the very good relations between the two countries and numerous potentialities which exist, I hope we will witness ever-growing development of mutual relations on all political, economic and cultural ties,” read part of the message.

“I wish Your Excellency health and success, and wish Croatian people prosperity,” Zarif added.

Radman was recently reappointed the foreign and European affairs minister in the second government led by Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.

Iran Hopes Intra-Afghan Talks will Lead to Lasting Peace: Rouhani

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Hopes Intra-Afghan Talks will Lead to Lasting Peace: Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani said he was pleased to see a truce has been established in Afghanistan, and that he hopes the ceasefire will hold and lead to a drop in violence.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has always supported the peace trend led by the Afghan government,” said the president in a phone conversation with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

He said he hopes talks between Afghan groups and the Taliban based on the Constitution will bear fruit.

The president said he was happy to see the coronavirus outbreak is being controlled in Afghanistan as reports suggest.

“When it comes to fighting coronavirus, the Islamic Republic of Iran is standing by the Afghan government and nation and will spare no effort to offer assistance,” said Rouhani.

President Rouhani also stressed the need to boost Tehran-Kabul relations on different fronts and to tap into the existing economic, trade and transit potential.
He also expressed hope a comprehensive Iran-Afghanistan cooperation document will be completed soon.

Ghani, in turn, said the private sectors of the two countries are interacting with each other well, saying Iran-Afghanistan economic ties will hopefully further expand by using the potential of Chabahar port.

He also expressed gratitude to Iran for backing peace efforts in Afghanistan.

Terrorist Ringleader Jamshid Sharmahd Arrested Inside Iran: Minister

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Terrorist Ringleader Jamshid Sharmahd Arrested Inside Iran: Minister

Mahmoud Alavi said the ringleader of the terror group Tondar was arrested by Intelligence Ministry agents.

“The reason why they first denied [that he was arrested inside Iran] was that they knew he was strongly supported by American and Israeli [spy] services, and they believed it would be unlikely for Iran to be able to penetrate the umbrella support provided by the intelligence services of the US and the Zionist regime [of Israel] and lead this person using a complex program and finally capture him inside the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the minister said.

He said the royalist movement led by Sharmahd was one of few royalist movements which was very violent and was trying to prove itself by carrying out terrorist operations.

“Jamshid Sharmahd and his associates conducted around 27 acts of terror all of which were thwarted thanks to the perseverance, vigilance and knowledge of Iranian intelligence agents,” said the minister.

“Once, when some individuals threatened in a phone call to catch him (Sharmahd), he said in response that his seat was on the sixth floor of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; he meant they were not able to arrest him,” said the minister.

Alavi said the person who regarded himself as having a seat at the FBI is now in the hands of Iranian intelligence agents.

Iran, Iraq Stress Closer Cooperation to Establish Regional Stability

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Iran, Iraq Stress Closer Cooperation to Establish Regional Stability

In a phone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on Saturday, President Hassan Rouhani said the two sides are determined to forge closer ties.

“With the willpower of senior officials in Tehran and Baghdad as well as serious and firm efforts they are making, the two sides will be able to tackle all problems and difficulties in the way of boosting mutual ties,” said President Rouhani.

The president congratulated the Iraqi premier on the occasion of the Muslim feast of Eid Al Adha, and described the Iraqi official’s trip to Tehran as constructive.

“This visit and the agreements reached during that trip will set in motion positive and progressive developments in relations between the two countries,” Rouhani said.
The president noted the commencement of operations to lay a railway linking Iran and Iraq will be promising for both nations and give fresh impetus to the promotion of mutual relations.

He said Iran welcomes Iraq’s pivotal role in the current sensitive situation in the region.
“Iran would like to see full stability return to the region, and, to that end, remains committed to all its obligations,” the president added.

“Of course unfortunately, the US is sending a wrong signal by seeking to hatch fresh plots against Iran and by harassing the Iranian airliner,” he noted.

The Iraqi prime minister, in turn, said the two sides can upgrade their constructive engagement in light of serious and cordial cooperation between the two countries.

He said he set up committees after returning from his visit to Iran to follow up on the implementation of the agreements reached between the two sides.

The premier underlined his country would like to remove all obstacles to the enhancement of ties with Iran.

He added Baghdad would like to see tensions ease and stability rise in the region, calling for Iran’s positive role in that regard.

Iran Arrests Ringleader of US-Based Terrorist Group

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Arrests Ringleader of US-Based Terrorist Group

The ministry said on Saturday that it arrested Sharmahd following a complicated operation, and he is now “in the powerful hands” of Iranian security forces.

It is not clear yet in what country the Iranian forces have arrested Shahrmahd, and neither is his current whereabouts. The Ministry has vowed to give more details about the operation later.

Tondar group planned and carried out a deadly terrorist attack on Seyyed al-Shohada mosque in the southern city of Shiraz, Fars Province, in 2008, which killed 14 people and wounded 215 others, according to Iranian media reports.

The terrorist group had also planned to carry out other large-scale operations, like blowing up several places, including Sivand Dam in Shiraz, Mausoleum of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini in southern Tehran, and Tehran International Book Fair, which were all foiled, the Intelligence Ministry said on Saturday.

Later in the day, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi praised the Intelligence Ministry’s “decisive” move to arrest Sharmahd.

In a statement, Mousavi said “the US regime considers itself to be standing by the Iranian people while it harbours and supports in different ways notorious terrorists and those have claimed responsibility for several terrorist operations inside Iran and who have the blood of innocent Iranian people and citizens on their hands.”

Mousavi expressed the Islamic Republic’s strong protest at the US government, and said, “The regime must be held accountable for supporting this terrorist grouplet and other outfits as well as criminals that lead sabotage, armed and terrorist operations from within the United States against the Iranian people and shed the blood of Iranian citizens.”

Earlier this year, the IRGC Intelligence Organization managed to arrest Rouhollah Zam, the administrator of Amad News Telegram channel, which operated against the Iranian Establishment.
The arrest of Zam was made in a neighbouring country, according to the IRGC.

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