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Iranian Diplomat Meets Syrian President Assad in Damascus

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Iranian Diplomat, Syrian President Discuss Return of Refugees

In the meeting, the ranking Iranian diplomat highlighted the significance of consultations between Tehran and Damascus on the developments in Syria and the region.

Khaji and President Assad also discussed the prospect of activities of Syria’s Constitutional Committee and its third round of meetings, as well as the latest developments in Idlib and in the east of the Euphrates.

Pointing to the Syrian government’s recent political and military achievements, Khaji reaffirmed the Islamic Republic of Iran’s support for the Syrian Arab Republic.

The Iranian diplomat, who also represents the Islamic Republic in the Astana Process negotiations, talked about the topics mooted in the 14th session of the Astana Process with the Syrian president.

For his part, President Assad touched on the close coordination between Syria and Iran, stressing that the Syrian Arab Republic would press on with the fight against terrorism and with the promotion of the government’s sovereignty over all Syrian territories despite the problems created by the sponsors of terrorism.

In separate meetings in Damascus, the Iranian Foreign Minister’s Senior Assistant in Special Political Affairs also held talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem and with a number of other top Syrian officials.

The meetings revolved around the developments in Syria, the Arab country’s Constitutional Committee, and the regional developments, particularly the latest situation in Libya.

The Iranian and Syrian diplomats also highlighted the significance of the strategic relations between Tehran and Damascus, and stressed the need to keep up the constant consultations and exchange of views about the regional and international issues.

Iran Refutes US Allegations over Iraq Developments

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Iran Condemns Expansion of EU, US Sanctions on Syria

In a statement on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi dismissed the bogus allegations that the American officials have made against Iran over the recent developments in Iraq.

“The surprising impudence of the American authorities is at such level that after slaughtering at least 25 people, wounding many Iraqi people, inflicting financial damages on Iraq and violating that country’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity, they (Americans) are now blaming the Islamic Republic of Iran for the protests from the Iraqi people against their own ferocious measures in a blatant and cheap act of pinning the blame on others,” Mousavi said.

Such American allegations amount to an insult to the people of Iraq, the Iranian spokesman noted, asking the US officials how and with what logic they expect the Iraqi nation to remain silent about such extensive crimes.

“On the one hand, the Americans have ignored the Iraqi nation’s liberality and pursuit of independence, and on the other hand, they have forgotten their role in supporting Saddam and in creating Daesh (ISIS) and the consequent massacre and depredation of the Iraqi people, and have apparently failed to remember that they are still deemed by the people of Iraq to be ‘occupiers’,” the spokesman added.

He finally dismissed the accusations leveled by the American officials against Iran, warned them against showing any thoughtless and wrong reaction in their calculations, and called on the White House to reconsider its destructive policies on the region.

The statement came after angry Iraqi demonstrators set fire to parts of the United States’ embassy in the Green Zone of Baghdad in protest at Washington’s recent airstrikes against the positions of Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).

While the US military strike on a number of PMU facilities in the western Anbar Province has killed around 30 people and injured over 50 others, the American officials have blamed Iran for the protests in the Arab country.

In a post on his Twitter account on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump has claimed that millions of people in Iraq are opposed to be dominated and controlled by Iran, without citing the deadly American airstrikes that have triggered a fierce reaction from Iraqis.

Iran President Congratulates World Leaders on New Year

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In his message, President Rouhani said, “I hope that in the coming year, world leaders exercise collaboration away from unilateralism, and using thought and action based on justice and freedom, make a year full of peace and kindness for all human beings, and bring about a life full of peace and security and welfare for their nations by overcoming the challenges faced by the humanity.”

At the end of his Tuesday message, President Rouhani wished a year full of prosperity and felicity for all people around the world.

Millions of people have begun ringing in 2020 with fireworks, dancing and champagne.

However, Australia’s celebrations were overshadowed by deadly wildfires while protests dampened the festive mood in Hong Kong and India.

New Zealanders were among the first to welcome the New Year, with fireworks lighting up the night sky over Auckland.

Large crowds thronged Sydney harbor to watch Australia’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks, even as smoke turned the evening sky in nearby coastal towns blood-red.

Thousands in India also planned to greet the New Year with protests, angered by a citizenship law they say will discriminate against Muslims and chip away at the country’s secular constitution.
Sydney decided to press ahead with its fireworks display despite calls by some members of the public for it to be canceled in solidarity with fire-hit areas in New South Wales, of which the city is the capital.

In Hong Kong, rocked by months of sometimes violent demonstrations, protesters were urged to wear masks at a rally called “Don’t forget 2019 – Persist in 2020” on Tuesday evening, according to social media posts.

“My new year wish is this movement can end soon but not because we lost the fight, because we win the fight,” said 40-year-old clerk Kong, who joined a small lunchtime protest in the central financial district and gave only her last name.

Authorities have deployed 6,000 police officers and Chief Executive Carrie Lam appealed for calm and reconciliation in her New Year’s Eve video message.

India has also been gripped by weeks of protests over legislation introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government that eases the way for non-Muslim minorities in neighboring Muslim-majority nations such as Pakistan and Bangladesh to gain Indian citizenship.

Masoudieh Palace; Home to First Iranian Library, Museum

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Masoudieh Palace; Home to First Iranian Library, Museum (7)

The edifice has been constructed during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar in the northern part of the barrier that Tahmasp I, the Safavid King, had erected around the Iranian capital.

Master Sha’ban Memarbashi, a great architect of his time, designed the Masoudieh Palace.

The edifice consists of inner and outer quarters, and has its unique features like other Persian gardens. That includes the fact that it has been home to many cultural buildings, such as the first Iranian national museum and library.

In fact, the Iranian Education Association started to use a room of the edifice as a library in 1925. Therefore, the first official Iranian library was formed and started to work, which has been a main pillar of the current National Library.

What follows are Moj News Agency’s photos of Masoudieh Palace:

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

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Newspaper Headlines

Iran Newspapers

Abrar:

1- Rouhani: My Campaign Promises Made in Peacetime

2- MP: Rouhani’s Promises Won’t Be Forgotten on Pretext of Sanctions

3- IRGC Spokesman: Message of Iran-Russia-China Drills ‘Security for Region’

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iraq Analyst: If US Is Fighting ISIS, Why Does It Hit Anti-ISIS Base?

2- US, Iraq and Hashd al-Sha’abi [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Donya-ye Eqtesad:

1- Kim’s Surprise for Trump to Be Unveiled on First Day of 2020

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Ebtekar:

1- US’ Disturbed Dream for Region

2- On Circuit of Eastern Diplomacy

* Zarif Departs for China after Russia Meeting

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Etemad:

1- National Unity Key to Resolving Problems: Cleric

2- Rouhani’s War and Peace

3- Rouhani and His Opponents [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran, Russia Call on Other Countries to Counter US’ Unilateralism

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Iran:

1- Petchem Leap under Sanctions

2- US Attack on Iraq’s National Sovereignty

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Javan:

1- Expulsion of US from Iraq Triggered

2- Lasting and Glorious Like Dey 9

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Ayatollah Sistani Condemns US Airstrike on Hashd al-Sha’abi

2- Rouhani: Leap in Petchem Industry a National Honour

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Kayhan:

1- Trump’s New Year’s Gift: Playing with Lives of 5,000 US Soldiers in Iraq

* Resistance: We’ll Take Hard Revenge

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Mardom Salari:

1- Iran, Russia’s Important Proposals for Peace in Persian Gulf

2- Pentagon’s Camisado against Hashd al-Sha’abi

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Hashd al-Sha’abi: We’ll Retaliate

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on December 31

Badab-e Soort Springs in Iran’s Mazandaran

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Badab-e Soort Springs in Iran's Mazandaran

Time Has Come for All Iraqis to Stand against US: Ansarullah

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Time Has Come for All Iraqis to Stand against US Ansarullah

The time has come for all Iraqi groups and parties to unite their efforts over combating the imminent danger threatening their country, the statement by Yemen’s Ansarullah said, according to Al-Masirah TV.

Describing the attacks as obvious hostility to Iraq and its informed groups combating the US domination, the statement stressed unity as the first response to any US efforts to disturb Iraq’s security.

The Houthi statement also urged all Arab and Islamic nations to be vigilant and show solidarity with the Iraqi nation with the aim of opposing the continued interference of the US in their regional affairs.

The US interference will increase the problems and crises in the region, the statement added, emphasizing that the nations should combat the US interference using all their capabilities, knowledge and insight.

The statement came after the US forces in Iraq carried out an airstrike on a number of PMU facilities in the western Anbar Province, which led to the killing of nearly 30 people and injuring of over 50 others.

Iran Rejects Germany’s False Accusations

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Iran Vows to Take Action against US Move to End Nuclear Sanctions Waiver

In comments on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said Germany is wrongly and falsely accusing Iran of destabilizing the region while the European country has shut its eyes to the US’ illegal acts of interference, which he described as the root cause of instability in West Asia.

“The continuation of such stances would raise serious doubts about Berlin’s claim that it tries to play an influential role in the path to peace and stability,” the Iranian spokesman said in a tweet on Tuesday.

His comments came in reaction to the German Foreign Ministry’s call for a change in Iran’s regional policies.

Earlier this month, Mousavi had condemned the “interventionist” and “irresponsible” comments made by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas regarding the November riots in Iran.

Mousavi had announced that Germany’s policies could not remedy the negligence of certain European countries in fulfilling their commitments under the JCPOA and their passive stance towards the US economic terrorism against Iran.

“The world public opinion has not yet forgotten the country that armed former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein with chemical warfare, which was used against Iranians and their Iraqi neighbors during the war imposed (1980–88) on Iran,” he said on December 12.

“Berlin is expected to put honoring the fundamental principles of human rights on its agenda discreetly, comprehensively and neutrally, instead of taking unprofessional and biased positions,” the Iranian diplomat had noted.

Angry Protesters in Baghdad Set Fire to US Embassy’s Gate

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The gates and the wall surrounding the embassy in Baghdad was set alight, and fire has engulfed a small part of the building, which is the largest US embassy in the world, accommodating some 3,000 staff.

The ambassador and diplomatic staff of the US embassy were evacuated earlier in the day, according to the Iraqi Foreign Ministry.

The protesters are reportedly trying to get into the embassy, but the security forces have fired tear gases to keep the demonstrators away.

Earlier in the day, the supporters of the PMU, better known in Iraq as the Hashd al-Sha’abi, hoisted the flag of the resistance group on top of the US embassy.

They also set fire on the US flag and removed the surveillance cameras.

The protests came after the US forces in Iraq carried out an airstrike on a number of PMU facilities in the western Anbar Province, which led to the killing of nearly 30 people and injuring of over 50 others.

The Iraqi government said on Monday it would summon the US ambassador over the attack, warning that Iraq’s relations with the United States were at risk.

“American forces acted on their political priorities, not those of the Iraqis,” a statement by the government said, adding that such strikes “violate the sovereignty of Iraq.”

The attacks “force Iraq to review its relations and its security, political and legal framework to protect its sovereignty”, the government added.

The warning came as demonstrators torched US flags in the Shia-dominated southern cities of Basra and Najaf as well as in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad, while lawmakers called for US troops to be booted out of Iraq.

Outgoing premier Adel Abdul Mahdi said it is up to the parliament to determine the next move, according to a video released by his office.

Iran to Restore Portuguese Castle of Hormuz Island

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Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Portuguese Castle in Hormuz Island

During a visit to the Portuguese Castle of Hormuz Island, Ali Asghar Mounesan highlighted the significance of conducting archaeological research on the castle and allocated a special budget for the restoration of the monument.

“This monument is one of the tourist attractions of Hormuz Island and the ministry attaches great significance to it,” he underlined.

The Fort of Our Lady of the Conception, also known as the Portuguese Castle, is a red stone fortress on Hormuz Island. It is one of the last surviving monuments of Portuguese colonial rule in the Persian Gulf.

The building of the castle was ordered by Portuguese commander Afonso de Albuquerque in 1507, when his forces seized the island for a short time.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Portuguese Castle in Hormuz Island
Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Portuguese Castle in Hormuz Island

The Persian Safavid king, Abbas I of Persia (1587–1629), wanted to end Portuguese rule in the south and eventually managed to convince the British East India Company to allow its ships to cooperate with his land forces to seize the island from the Portuguese in 1622.

Constructed on reddish stone on a rocky promontory at the far north of the island, the castle was originally cut off from the rest of the island by a moat, traces of which still remain. Although most of the roof caved in long ago, much of the lower part of the very substantial outer walls is intact, with the remains lying on different levels of the site.

Development of Hormuz Island

Inviting investors and tourists to come to Hormuz Island, Mounesan said due to the high competition for investment projects, making investment even on one metre of the island will be very difficult over the next few years.

He further continued that Hormuz Island is getting a reputation and will become one of the tourism hubs in the future, particularly in the field of maritime tourism.

“Given the closeness of Hormuz Island to Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island and Larak Island, a unique seafront route for tourists can be set up,” he said.

Mounesan also met with artisans and artists on the island’s handicrafts market during his visit and discussed their problems.

The minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts also visited the process of implementing the project of the Hormuz Ecotourism Residence on the island.

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