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Iran Investigating Possible Cyber Attack in Ukraine Plane Crash

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Signs of US Decline Clearer Than Ever: Iran Official

In an interview with Azad News Agency (ANA), Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said the Iranian Armed Forces are considering all details pertaining to the tragic crash of the Boeing jetliner near Tehran.

Shamkhani emphasized that the Armed Forces have launched a full-scale investigation into the crash, including a possible hacking attack, infiltration or a cyberwarfare operation.

The investigations are still in progress, he added.

On January 8, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) air defense mistook the Ukrainian passenger plane for a cruise missile and unintentionally shot it down shortly after the jetliner took off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport.

All 176 passengers on board the Boeing 737-800 plane lost their lives in the accident.

 

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Iran’s Exports to Eurasia Up by 75 Percent: Official

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Iran’s Exports to Eurasia Up by 75 Percent: Official

“Most of the exports were to Armenia and Russia,” Zadboum stated in a meeting of the chiefs of the provincial branches of the Industry, Mines and Trade Organization.

Some training courses on export to Eurasia have been held in 15 provinces including Tehran and in 17 provinces exemplary exporters have been rewarded, he added.

Zadboum continued to mention that “the price of goods in the Iranian customs is decreasing” and that “the Committee on Valorization has reduced the prices given their volume.” 

He added the Special Taskforce on Exports to Iraq has also been started. “We have two Iraq-based attaches.”

Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union signed a three-year provisional agreement in Astana on May 17, 2018, for the bloc to welcome Iran into EEU.

The arrangement, which lowers or abolishes customs duties, is the first step toward implementing free trade between Iran and the five members of the union.

Iran Threatens to Reconsider Nuclear Cooperation with IAEA

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Iran Threatens to Reconsider Nuclear Cooperation with IAEA

“During a year and a several months since the US hostile treatment of the nuclear issue, Europe has merely issued political statements, and the Islamic Republic of Iran has tolerated. But we declare that if Europe … unjustly abuses the Article 37 of JCPOA, the Islamic Republic will make a serious decision with regard to its cooperation with IAEA, and the motion is already prepared,” Larijani said Sunday.

“We will not start this, but will take measures proportionate to yours. You’d better behave justly,” he said in a speech at the Parliament.

Earlier on 14 January 2020 the three European countries Britain, Germany and France stated that they had triggered the dispute settlement mechanism under JCPOA to ensure that Iran will remain committed to the agreement.

Later, the Washington Post revealed that the Europeans had made the decision under the US pressure, and after Trump threatened to impose a 25-percent tariff on European cars.

The same issue was later on Thursday pointed out by German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.

Referring to the German minister’s remarks, Larijani said “it is sad that a European minister openly states that the US is threatening if they do not trigger the dispute settlement mechanism, the US will raise [European-made] car import tariffs by 25%, and therefore they are placed in the path [leading to triggering the dispute settlement mechanism.]”

“So, the problem does not lie in Iran’s behaviour, as you reproached the US time and again for leaving JCPOA yourself, but in the US which threatens the strong European states into unwise behaviour,” Larijani pointed out.

 

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Schools Shut Down in Tehran over Heavy Snow

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Crews of municipal workers were battling to clear roads and pavements in parts of the capital, where snow began falling at the start of the morning rush hour and continued through the day.

What follows are photos of Sunday snow.

 

President Rouhani Visits Flood-Hit Areas in Iran’s Southeast

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President Rouhani Visits Flood-Hit Areas in Iran's Southeast (6)

Accompanied by a number of his ministers, President Rouhani visited Dashtiari county near Chabahar in the southeasternmost corner of Iran on Saturday morning.

Speaking to people at the Kalani village, the president gave an assurance that the administration will keep supporting residents of the flood-stricken areas.

Hailing the local people as the “dear border guards” of Iran who live near the friendly nation of Pakistan, President Rouhani pledged that the administration will repair the damages, reconstruct the houses and provide emergency treatment for the injured.

He also noted that precautionary measures following the warnings from the national weather service prevented the loss of lives, stressing that the financial damages will be compensated.

The president also lauded the Army, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) and the Basij for mobilizing forces for rescue and relief operations.

Heavy flooding in the province of Sistan and Baluchestan has affected 14 cities and 850 villages. Access to at least 200 villages in the large province is still blocked.

It is estimated that around 20,000 dwellings have been damaged or destroyed and some 7,000 farm animals have been killed in the flooding.

 

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Iran Unveils Homegrown Simulator for Airbus A320

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Iran Unveils Homegrown Simulator for Airbus A320

The domestically-made flight simulator is used for training pilots of Airbus A320 airliners.

The flight simulator, comparable in quality and features to the foreign products, has been developed by an Iranian pilot training centre.

The application of the Iranian flight simulator would reduce the direct and indirect costs of training pilots by at least ninety percent and cut down hard-currency expenditures.

Iran’s Architecture in Photos: Church of Sohreqeh

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Iran’s Architecture in Photos Church of Sohreqeh (13)

Sohreqeh or Sohrel Church is located on a hill overlooking Sohrel village, 40 kilometres northwest of Tabriz. It is named after John the apostle, called “Surp Hovhannes” in Armenian language.

The church dates back to the fifth or sixth century AD; however, its building has been destroyed and reconstructed many times. The current building, constructed by Russian and French architects and Azerbaijani masters, dates back to 1840. Its brick dome is an important work of Qajar era.

What follows are IRNA’s photos of the church, which was registered in Iran’s National Heritage list in March 1968:

Iranian Football Clubs to Withdraw from AFC Champions League

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Iranian Football Clubs Withdraw from AFC Champions League

A meeting was held on Saturday between the Iranian Sports Ministry and the presidents of the four football clubs – Persepolis, Esteqlal, Sepahan, and Shahr-Khodro – at the Iranian Football Federation.

At the end of the talks, the Iranian clubs announced they will withdraw from the AFC Champions League if the confederation still insists on its decision until Sunday noon.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) sent a letter to Iran’s national football federation saying they will not be hosting international matches in the country following the recent tensions.
The Iranian federation rejected the notion that the country is unfit to host matches in a responding letter to the AFC.

“Iran is fully ready to host various teams as it has repeatedly proven during the past several years,” Amirmahdi Alavi, a spokesman for the Iranian federation, said.

IRGC Explains Reason for Delay in Declaring Downing of Ukraine Plane

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IRGC Explains Reason for Delay in Declaring Downing of Ukraine Plane

Iran’s Armed Forces declared on 11 January that three days earlier it had unintentionally shot down a Ukrainian airliner, killing all 176 people on board.

“Had we publicized the issue from day one, our forces would have been shocked, found it unacceptable, and started to doubt everything, whilst there was the possibility that we get attacked [by the US] at any moment,” Hajizadeh said in a video interview.

Hajizadeh added in the video that that the General Staff of Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran suspected that the incident might be a case of “electronic warfare,” even though it had been informed about the incident by IRGC.

The remarks come amid harsh criticisms both in Iran and abroad of IRGC for its delayed public notification of its responsibility for downing of the passenger plane.

 

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Iranian, Canadian FMs Discuss Cooperation on Plane Crash

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Iranian, Canadian FMs Discuss Cooperation on Plane Crash

Mohammad Javad Zarif’s meeting with Francois-Philippe Champagne in the Omani capital, Muscat, came at the request of the Canadian side.

In the Friday meeting, the two top diplomats discussed consular, technical and legal cooperation between Iran and countries whose nationals lost their lives in the plane crash.

During the discussions, it was decided that expert teams from the foreign ministries of Iran and Canada maintain their contacts in that regard.

The two ministers also agreed to meet again in due time in the future.

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