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Iran Condemns Fatal Saudi-Led Airstrikes on Yemen

Iran Condemns Fatal Saudi-Led Airstrikes on Yemen

In a statement on Friday, the Foreign Ministry spokesman categorically condemned the fresh crime by the Saudi-led fighter jets that have hit wedding parties in Yemen’s Hajjah and Jawf, killing and injuring more than 25 civilians, including women and children.

Expressing sympathy with the families of victims of the airstrike, Mousavi said, “Sadly, the war crimes committed by the (Saudi-led) coalition’s military forces in Yemen continue under the international community’s silence and indifference.”

The Iranian spokesperson also called on the international and human rights circles to prevent the continuation of such crimes by the Saudi fighter jets against Yemen by any means possible.

“The countries providing arms for the forces that have invaded Yemen, which have caused the slaughter of the Yemeni women and children by supplying them (invaders) with destructive bombs and weapons, are accomplice in these crimes and must be held accountable for such supports before the international community and the people of Yemen,” he added.

“Such crimes continue while, unfortunately, the United Nations has recently removed the name of Saudi Arabia from the list of child-murdering regimes with the political pressure of the US and the Saudi petrodollars,” Mousavi deplored.

He finally called on the UN to reconsider its decision, step up efforts for an immediate end to the attacks on Yemen, and take the necessary measures and arrangements to protect the health and security of civilians, women and children in particular.

An airstrike by a Saudi-led coalition on Wednesday killed at least 10 civilians, including six children and two women, in the mountainous northern Yemeni province of Jawf.

Yemen’s Health Ministry said the airstrike took place in Masafa village east of the provincial capital of Hazm.

At least three adults and four children were also wounded, the ministry said in a statement.

The attack came after an airstrike in the northwestern Hajjah province killed at least seven children and two women Sunday, according to the UN humanitarian office in Yemen.

Rouhani, Putin Discuss Expansion of Iran-Russia Cooperation

Rouhani, Putin Discuss Expansion of Iran-Russia Cooperation

During the Thursday phone call, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani emphasised the development of balanced cooperation with Moscow at all political, economic, scientific and cultural levels.

President Rouhani called for further consultations and talks between the two countries’ officials, and expressed satisfaction with the implementation of the agreements.

Referring to the holding of a virtual summit of the leaders of Iran, Russia and Turkey with the aim of establishing peace and stability in Syria, President Rouhani stressed the need for continued cooperation between the three countries within the framework of the Astana process to achieve this goal, especially in humanitarian issues.

He also stressed the importance of maintaining and fully implementing the JCPOA as an international commitment, and underlined the need for countering unilateralism and the recent US actions and efforts to prevent the expiration of arms embargo against Iran.

President Rouhani also referred to the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iran and other countries, and stressed the need for cooperation between the two countries and the exchange of experiences in the fight against coronavirus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in turn, said, “As in the past five years, we continue to support this international document (the JCPOA) and insist on its implementation and preservation.

Vladimir Putin also stressed the significance of development of relations with Iran in all fields and added, “We welcome cooperation with Iran in the field of coronavirus and exchange of experiences”.

The Russian president also stressed the continuation of his country’s support for Iran’s position in international communities.

230,000 Iranian Patients Recover from COVID-19

350,000 Iranians Recover from COVID-19: Ministry

In a press briefing on Thursday, Sima-Sadat Lari said 198 people have also died of the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 13,608.

She confirmed 2,500 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of cases to 267,061.

3,471 patients are also in severe conditions of the disease, she added.

Lari noted that 2,073,791 COVID-19 tests have been taken across the country.

According to Lari, East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan, Khuzestan, Khorasan Razavi, Bushehr, Hormozgan, Kurdistan, Zanjan, Golestan, Ilam, Kermanshah, and Mazandaran provinces are considered as “red zones” today.

Tehran, Fars, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Alborz, Ardabil, Kerman, Lorestan, Hamadan, Yazd, South Khorasan, North Khorasan, Isfahan, and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces are also in orange zone, she added.

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Iran to Turn Jask Port into Oil Exports Hub: President

Iran to Turn Jask Port into Oil Exports Hub: President

That was announced by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a ceremony during which 18 national projects were inaugurated in the southern Hormozgan province on Thursday.

“Jask will soon become a very important port for petroleum exports, and, therefore, the status of the province will become higher and more important day by day,” he noted.

A major pipeline is under construction that will connect Goreh in the west of the Persian Gulf to Jask Port in its east, making Iran independent of Strait of Hormuz for oil exports.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the president underscored that the country has reached 90-percent self-sufficiency in the power industry.

“Despite all sanctions and pressure by the enemy, some 90 percent of affairs pertaining to planning and implementing key projects in the sophisticated power industry are run by capable Iranian experts, and we should move toward full self-sufficiency in this industry.

He then expressed his gratitude to all those working at the Ministry of Energy as well as investors and entrepreneurs in the private and non-governmental public sectors.

150 Iranian Companies Exporting Medicinal Herbs

150 Iranian Companies Exporting Medicinal Herbs

An official in charge says a considerable number of firms are now exporting their products.

“At the moment, nearly 500 companies are producing natural and traditional products. Of that number, 150 firms have managed to export their products,” said Mohammad-Hassan Osareh, the secretary of the Science and Technology Development Commission for Medicinal Herbs and Traditional Medicine of the Science and Technology Department of the Presidential Office.

Given the great potential for exporting medicinal herbs, says the department, one of the priorities of the commission is to further enhance the value of basic medicinal herbs.

“The medicinal herbs and natural products industry enjoys a dynamic and growing biome where thousands of people from the private sector are working. This is while, according to a report by the Food and Drug Organization, around 500 companies are known for producing natural and traditional products,” he said.

The official added efforts should be made to increase the number of producers in this sector.

He touched upon restrictions on the transfer of money due to sanctions, saying exporters should be helped to tackle these challenges and to increase the “competitive privilege” of their products.

Mandaean Children Baptized in Iran’s Karun River

Mandaean Children Baptized in Iran's Karun River

As followers of John the Baptist, Mandaeans perform baptism for the newborns.

July 16th is their Great Feast, the day of creation of Adam or Dahua-Rabba. No baptism is performed on this day; People instead start 36 hours of worship at their homes.

The infants must have been already baptized in order to participate in the worship; so the Mandaeans have named the July ninth- one week to Dahua-Rabba- the Day of Little Angels, or Infant Baptism Day.

Due to the outbreak of coronavirus, this year the ceremony was performed by the Mandaean clergy in accordance with health protocols and social distancing in small numbers.

What follows are IRNA’s photos of the baptism of Mandaean children in Ahvaz:

Aid Workers Killed by Terrorists in Northwest Iran

Aid Workers Killed by Terrorists in Northwest Iran

The victims were delivering aid to locals in a village in Kurdistan province amid the coronavirus outbreak when they were shot by terrorists.

Two of the aid workers were killed and one was wounded. The victims were members of the Basij (voluntary) Force, an affiliate of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

The IRGC has vowed that it will take vengeance upon the masterminds and perpetrators of this crime.

Isfahani Whey Meatball: A Yummy Iranian Food

Isfahani Whey Meatball A Yummy Iranian Food 2

Ingredients:

Ground meat: 500gr
Rice: Half a cupful (rinsed)
Herbs including coriander, chives, parsley and dill: 7 spoonfuls
Whey: 500gr
Onions: 4 average-size onions
Small potatoes: 2 potatoes
Dried mint: 2 spoonfuls
Chicken breast: one breast (ground)
Liquid oil: As much as necessary

Ingredients to be Inserted inside Meatballs:

Prunes: As many as the meatballs
Fried onions: As much as necessary
Walnut and raspberry: As much as needed
Eggs: 2
Dried mint: 2 spoonfuls
Turmeric: one and a half spoonfuls
Salt: One and a half teaspoonfuls
Red pepper: ¾ of a teaspoonful
Black pepper: ¾ of a teaspoonful

Isfahani Whey Meatball A Yummy Iranian Food 1

Recipe:

First, sauté some of the onions. Then grate one of them and remove the onion juice well. Mix the grated onion with the ground meat and chicken and knead it well.

Afterwards, add chopped herbs and eggs plus salt, pepper and turmeric to the mixture and knead it well. It is very important to knead the meatball meat because this will keep meatballs from falling apart. You must keep kneading the meat to a point when the mixture does not fall apart if you hold it with one hand. Now, the meat is ready. Add rice in the middle of kneading the meat, so that the rice will not be mashed up.

Take an amount, as big as a tangerine, of the mixture and insert some raspberries, walnut, one prune and sautéd onion inside it. Roll it into a meatball. Then press it a little bit to push out bubbles of air. Leave the meatballs in the fridge for two hours.

Grate the remaining onions and remove their juice. Then Sauté them. Meanwhile, grate the potatoes and remove their juice. When the onions turn gold, add dried mint. After mint is sautéd, add the potatoes and wait until the mixture begins to boil. Then add the meatballs one by one. The meatballs will not fall apart when they are completely cold and the sauce is completely hot.

Leave the dish on low heat for 30 minutes without the lid on, and for another 20 minutes with the lid on. Then add as much whey as you desire. Take care whey does not boil for more than 15 minutes. Garnish the meatballs with sautéd onions and walnut.

Tehran, Kabul Discuss Closer Economic Ties

Tehran, Kabul Discuss Closer Economic Ties

The negotiations came in a meeting between Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanitan Hanif Atmar and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who has travelled to Afghanistan heading a high-ranking delegation to follow up on the agreements already reached between the two countries during a recent meeting to Tehran by Atmar, especially to finalize the text of a comprehensive cooperation document between the two countries.

In the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and the peace trend in Afghanistan as well as regional and international issues and problems, including the difficulties causes by the coronavirus pandemic.

The two sides also discussed bilateral and multilateral economic cooperation, including cooperation on trade via the Iranian port city of Chabahar as well as transit routes in Central Asia.

In the meeting, the two sides also agreed on a roadmap and the establishment of a timetable to finalize the comprehensive cooperation document.

The Iranian diplomat reiterated Tehran’s backing for a peace process owned and led by the Afghan government. He expressed hope intra-Afghan talks attended by all political parties in the country will get underway as soon as possible.

What is significant, said Araqchi, is to preserve the accomplishments of Afghan people after four decades of war, especially the Constitution and democratic structures created in the country during peace talks.

He recalled common concerns and interests that Iran and Afghanistan share as well as the facilitating role that neighbouring countries have in that regard, highlighting Iran’s preparedness to help the Afghan government advance the peace process.

During his trip, Araqchi is to sit down for talks with other senior Afghan authorities as well.

Iran, Malaysia Discuss Finalization of Preferential Trade Deal

Iran, Malaysia Discuss Finalization of Preferential Trade Deal

In a meeting held via videoconference on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Malaysian opposite number Hishammuddin Hussein highlighted the need to utilize the barter trade mechanism to advance the interests of both nations.

They also said finalizing a preferential trade agreement and holding a joint Iran-Malaysia economic commission will help further enhance mutual trade.

The two top diplomats agreed to hold a meeting of the joint commission as well.
Given the status of Malaysia as an active member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Zarif urged his counterpart to play a role in settling the Yemen crisis through political means.

Zarif also expressed Tehran’s support for any initiative by Kuala Lumpur to establish peace and put an end to the Yemen crisis.

He said Iran will actively contribute to efforts aimed at helping peace take hold in the Arab country.

The Malaysian foreign minister, in turn, highlighted his country’s unchangeable stance on the issues of Palestine and pinpointed the status of Palestine in Malaysian people’s hearts.