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Iran Strongly Condemns Saudi Attack on Yemen’s Jawf

Iran Strongly Condemns Saudi Attack on Yemen’s Jawf

In a statement on Sunday, Mousavi also expressed sympathy with the wronged people of Yemen and the families of the victims.

“Over the past few years we have repeatedly witnessed that whenever the Saudi-led coalition forces or their allies suffer disgraceful defeats, they dastardly slaughter women and children and [other] civilians, and create disasters using American-made weapons,” Mousavi said.

“The yesterday’s crime was just one example among dozens of their war crimes.”

Stressing the necessity of putting an end to the war in Yemen, the Iranian spokesman said “the silence of the international community towards the war crimes has emboldened the perpetrators and caused trampling on every international law and human right to continue.”

Saudi Arabia’s state-run news agency quoted military spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki Saturday as saying that the Tornado warplane belonging to the kingdom’s air force had been shot down over the province of Jawf on Friday.

Yemeni forces said they shot down the warplane with an advanced surface-to-air missile.

Saudi warplanes later targeted people who had gathered near the wreckage of the jet. Officials said aid workers could not reach the site of the attack due to continuous flights by Saudi warplanes over the area.

Iranians Don’t Need US Prescriptions for Democracy: Official

Iranians Don’t Need US Prescriptions for Democracy

“Barely had Trump gotten rid of the disgrace of begging for foreigners’ aid for triumph over his political rivals, when Brian Hook filled prescriptions for Iran’s parliamentary elections,” the Iranian official tweeted on Monday.

Kadkhodaei pointed out “the biggest turnout throughout the history of the congressional elections in the US was 50.4 percent, and that dates back to 1914!”

Therefore, he added, “the Iranian people do not need dictation of democracy by the US.”

Earlier on Friday, the US representative for Iran had called the Iranian parliamentary elections set to be held on February 21 “pure theatre”, urging Tehran to give Iranian people “a real choice.”

Iranian Pumpkin Tahchin; A Must-Try Dish for All

Iranian Pumpkin Tahchin; A Must-Try Dish for All

Tahchin is often made with meat or chicken, but the one made from pumpkin is different, and it is recommended to all to try this delicious dish at least once.

Ingredients:

Pumpkin: ½

Rice: 3 cups

Chicken meat: 400 g

Oil: As much as needed

Brewed Thick Saffron: 5 tbsp

Onions: 2 medium ones

Turmeric: 2 tsp

Salt: As much as needed

Low-fat yogurt: 1 cup

Egg yolk: 4

Iranian Pumpkin Tahchin; A Must-Try Dish for AllDirections:

Soak the rice first with some salt for four hours. Put an onion, washed chicken, salt, turmeric and some water into a pan and heat. Allow it to boil over high heat and then reduce heat until the chicken is cooked. Chop the chicken when cooked and put it aside.

Peel the pumpkin, wash and then chop it into medium-sized cubes. Peel and wash another onion. Chop and fry it in four tbsps of oil. Then, add the chopped pumpkins and sauté more. Be careful not to crush. After a minute or two, turn off the flame and add the chopped chicken.

At this stage, select an appropriate pot and heat some water in it. After boiling, pour the soaked rice in it, wait to boil, and then rinse when the rice softens slightly. Mix egg yolks, yogurt, and saffron with a little salt to make a uniform liquid. Add the rinsed rice to this mixture and stir.

Choose a non-stick pot. Pour 5 tbsps of oil, and half of the mixture into the pot. With the back of a spoon, level the surface of the rice slightly. Then, add the chicken and pumpkin and add a layer of rice again.

Repeat this until the material is finished. Increase the heat first to let the rice steam slightly, then lower the flame and place on a brewing mat. Wait for an hour till Tahchin is cooked gently.

Tehran University to Host Int’l Nanotechnology Conference

Tehran University to Host Int’l Nanotechnology Conference

The Aras International Campus of the University of Tehran is to hold the conference in cooperation with a number of Iraqi universities with the aim of developing international scientific cooperation between professors and researchers of Islamic Republic of Iran and universities of Iraq and Syria, the Campus chief said.

In addition to presenting the latest research findings and achievements, the conference will expand the scope of scientific and research interactions between professors and students attending the conference, the official added.

Participants can submit their papers to this conference until February 29, 2020 in one of the fields of nano-chemistry, nano-materials, nano-medicine, nano-coating, nano-fluids, nano-physics, nano-biotechnology, nano-composite, nano-electronics and nano-industry, toxicology and safety of nano-materials, nano-sciences in food industry, nano-sciences in agriculture, nano-sciences in environment and other related matters.

The papers can be emailed to the Conference Secretariat at [email protected]

Those interested can also get more information on the conference website.

Iran FM Discusses Syria with Russian, Turkish Counterparts

Iran FM Discusses Syria with Russian, Turkish Counterparts

In the Saturday meeting with Lavrov, which was held on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the two sides discussed the issue of Idlib province in northern Syria.

Development of bilateral relations, and issues related to the JCPOA were on the agenda of talks as well.

In a separate meeting, Zarif and Çavuşoğlu talked about the US actions in the region and Iraq,

They also weighed in on ways to expand Iran-Turkey ties.

Developments in Syria were another issue discussed by Zarif and Çavuşoğlu during this meeting.

Iran FM Discusses Syria with Russian, Turkish Counterparts

Illustrated Works of Poetry Displayed at Tehran Exhibit

Poems Illustrations, Iran

The works of art by Samira Darya depict Hafez’s sonnets in which key words such as sweetheart, sheikh, mystic, heart, religion, etc., are repeated numerous times recounting novel stories each time.

The illustrations on show have an ambience associated with these very words, and tableaus on display feature mystic and love concepts. However, what is noteworthy is that Darya’s miniatures do not exactly conform to Hafez’s poems; rather, the illustrations feature her own imagination as well. Her works contain numerous details creating an ambience full of colour and patterns.

In her works, she has adhered to the principles of Persian painting. Fine paintbrush work, images of clouds and wind, flowers, birds, etc., have all come together to present the Persian painting style. Her illustrations feature links between different points in time and represent signs of contemporary life in an ancient ambience.

The exhibit drew to a close on February 14, 2020. The following are pictures of Samira Darya’s works displayed at the event, retrieved from Honar Online:

 

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Return to JCPOA Commitments Only Way for Europe: FM Zarif

Return to JCPOA Commitments Only Way for Europe: FM Zarif

Zarif made the comments in a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian on the sideline of Munich Security Conference.

Recalling the unfulfilled commitments of Europe under the JCPOA, Zarif emphasised that the path taken by Europe would not help solve the problems.
During this meeting the two sides also discussed bilateral issues, and recent developments in the region.

Saudis Backtracked on Call for Talks with Iran under US Pressure: Zarif

Saudis Backtracked on Call for Talks with Iran under US Pressure, Zarif Says

In an interview at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Foreign Minister Zarif said Saudi Arabia had sent a message after the assassination of Lt. General Soleimani calling for talks with Iran.

“Tehran called for immediate negotiations in response, but Riyadh did not respond anymore. I think the Trump administration prevented Riyadh from responding,” Zarif added.

He said Saudi Arabia exhibited some sort of “balanced behaviour” for a couple of weeks after the assassination of Lt. General Soleimani, “maybe because they were concerned about our response. But after I announced that our response is over, they once again returned to the previous manner.”

“My message for my brothers (in Saudi Arabia) is that the US would not ensure your security. Your security is ensured from inside the region,” Zarif underlined.

The foreign minister also reiterated that Iran is not looking for any trouble with its neighbors, saying the Islamic Republic rushed to help Kuwait when Saddam Hussein attacked Kuwait, even though Kuwait had already supported Iraq in the imposed war against Iran in the 1980s.

Highlighting Iran’s help for Qatar when it faced a blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, Foreign Minister Zarif said, “Even if someone attacks Saudi Arabia today, we will be ready to help them (Saudis).”

Zarif Gives Assurance Iran Fully Responsible on Plane Tragedy

Ukraine Plane Crash: Eyewitnesses Say Can’t Sleep Anymore

Zarif on Saturday held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart on the accidental shoot-down of the Ukrainian plane in Tehran, which killed all the 176 people on board last month.

During the meeting in Munich, the two sides also conferred on Tehran-Kiev cooperation over the investigations into the incident.

Zarif and his Ukrainian counterpart, who were meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, also underlined efforts to relieve the pains of the survivors.

Later in the day, Zarif also attended a multilateral meeting with the foreign ministers of the countries involved in the plane tragedy – Canada, Germany, Afghanistan, Sweden, and Britain.

In that meeting, Zarif discussed the legal and technical aspects of the incident, and highlighted Iran’s responsibility over the issue.

He also underlined the need to avoid politicization of the incident.

Zarif once again expressed the Islamic Republic of Iran’s full preparedness for cooperation with Ukraine on the investigations and the settlement of the issue.

Earlier in an interview with NBC News, Zarif had stressed that the Islamic Republic will not hand over the Ukrainian plane’s black box even though it is not capable of extracting its data.

He said Western countries must provide Iran with the hardware and software required for the data extraction, and there are many things Iran wants to know from the black box.