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Iranian Scientists Build Electric Knife for Surgery

December 17, 2019

Amir Qahremanpour, the CEO of the knowledge-based producer of this knife, says the products are designed and manufactured in four electro-surgery and RF groups.

“Electro-surgery, or electric knife,” is a widely used tool in hospitals for cutting and preventing bleeding during surgery, he said.

“The second group is RF, which is a non-invasive treatment. In this method the skin is not cut and unilateral radiofrequency energy is used to harden the skin.”

RF works by heating the underneath layer of the skin called the derma. This heat causes collagen formation.

Qahremanpour said Iran is the most important producer of these products and Turkey is the other major producer in the region.

The main manufacturers of this equipment are European and American countries that have control over the world market. “However, we were able to break the monopoly with native technology and the use of in-house experts to produce these products in Iran,” he continued.

One Liver Transplanted into Two Recipients in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff

December 17, 2019

One Liver Transplanted into Two Recipients in Iran

A team of liver transplantation surgeons at the Imam Khomeini hospital, administered by Tehran University of Medical Sciences, have divided a whole liver graft from a 24-year-old female donor with brain death and transplanted the organ into two recipients, an 11-month-old infant and a 25-year-old woman.

Both recipients are recovering from the surgery.

The split-liver transplantation requires great skill in dividing the organ without damaging its vital tissues, and also needs highly skilled teamwork involving detailed planning and perfect timing, from the operating room to the postoperative care units at the hospital.

The liver transplant unit of Tehran’s Imam Khomeini hospital was founded in 2001. Since 2015, the unit has been doing more than 100 liver transplant surgeries every year.

Esteghlal Coach Stramaccioni Finally Gets Paid at Iran’s Rome Embassy

IFP Editorial Staff

December 17, 2019

Esteghlal Coach Stramaccioni Finally Gets Paid at Iran’s Rome Embassy

Stramaccioni, who previously managed Inter Milan, Udinese, Panathinaikos, and Sparta Prague, had stepped down as the head coach of Esteghlal FC over the club’s failure to transfer his salary over the US sanctions.

Finally, on Monday, the Italian coach went to the Iranian Embassy in Rome and received a check from the representative of Bank Sepah of Iran.

Stramaccioni managed to receive a check of €159,500 under the auspices of Iran’s Embassy in Rome, and has vowed to return to the country by Tuesday night.

The sum of money will be added to Stramaccioni’s bank account in Italy within the next couple of days.

While Esteghlal FC rose to the top of Iran’s premier league under Stramaccioni’s stewardship, the US sanctions against the Islamic Republic obstructed the process of his salary payment, as Iranian banks have been prevented from carrying out international transfers.

Due to such problems, the Iranian football giant had been forced to transfer the salary of its head coach money through multiple bank accounts, belonging to several individuals in Europe. This reportedly led to the partial closure of Stramaccioni’s bank account in Italy over money laundering charges.

Although all international sports organizations, including the governing body of football (FIFA), insist on the separation of sports and politics, the US sanctions against Iran –imposed under the policy of maximum pressure on Tehran- have adversely affected the lives of ordinary people and have even had a damaging impact on the popular sport, football.

Apart from the head coach of the popular Iranian football club Esteghlal, a number of other foreign coaches have already had troubles with their payments in Iran because of the US sanctions, including the Belgian manager of the Iran national football team “Marc Robert Wilmots” and his Portuguese predecessor “Carlos Queiroz”.

The far-reaching impacts of the US sanctions that have even affected the athletic activities come against a backdrop of expression of support for the Iranian people from the American officials.

While the White House claims to be advocating the people of Iran, the US sanctions have practically deprived millions of young Iranians of the joy of football, known as one of the basic citizenship rights.

The US’ anti-human policy of “maximum pressure” on Iran and the cruel sanctions have targeted not only the medical and health sector in Iran, but have caused damages to the mental health of the Iranian citizens.

Autumn Festival at National Garden of Tehran

IFP Editorial Staff

December 17, 2019

Autumn Festival at National Garden of Tehran (9)

The “Autumn-Leave” Festival is being held in collaboration with Tehran University of Arts’ Association of Graduates, Municipality of District 12 and the Tehran Beautification Organization.

The artists designed their works from December 14 to 16 in Tehran National Garden, a square in the historical district of Iranian capital.

Constructed under the reign of Fath Ali Shah Qajar, the National Garden is located between Imam Khomeini and Si-e-Tir streets. The square -“Meydan-e-Mashq”- has indeed been a military area used for battlefield training during Qajar era.

In his report, a foreign traveller named “Jackson” has described the rectangular area as one of the largest military squares in Tehran with about 400 metres in length and width.

A plan was later formulated and carried out to build Tehran’s first public garden on the old military square’s ground; so “Meydan-e-Mashq” became the “National Garden”.

However, the National Garden lasted just a few years before the buildings of the Foreign Ministry, National Library and Museum of Ancient Iran erected there. Nevertheless, the name of National Garden still stands at the gate of Meydan-e-Mashq.

What follows are photos of Autumn-Leave Festival held in the historical area, retrieved from various sources:

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Iran Marks 70th Anniversary of Adoption of 1949 Geneva Conventions

IFP Editorial Staff

December 17, 2019

Iran Marks 70th Anniversary of Adoption of 1949 Geneva Conventions

In an address to the meeting, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Mohammad Kazem Sajjadpoor, who is also president of the Institute for Political and International Studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlighted the significance of implementation of the humanitarian law, particularly under the current circumstances in the world and the Middle East.

He also noted that the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States have obstructed the delivery of humanitarian and emergency aids, particularly the pharmaceutical items and medical equipment.

In separate comments, Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Mission in Tehran, Reto Adrian Stocker, stressed the need for peace-building and multilateral mechanisms in the wars and the need for implementing the humanitarian law in the conflicts, such as the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq.

Moreover, Mahmoud Reza Peyvandi, secretary-general of the Iranian Red Crescent Society and president of Iranian National Committee of Humanitarian Law said the Islamic Republic of Iran was among the first governments that adopted the four Geneva Conventions and established the National Committee of Humanitarian Law in 1999 in order to implement and train the humanitarian law.

Elsewhere in the meeting, an expert panel discussion was held with five speakers.

One of the speakers was Iranian MP Owladqobad, who emphasized the necessity of implementing and enforcing the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, and refraining from the imposition of restricting measures and sanctions on the delivery and supply of humanitarian assistance.

Mohammad Reza Ziyaee Bigdeli, university professor and researcher of the international law, highlighted the role of the United Nations in making, promoting and implementing the humanitarian law, and the role of the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court in guaranteeing the implementation of the humanitarian law.

Iranian cleric Hadi, deputy chairman of the Iranian Judiciary’s Department on Passing Bills and Regulations, stressed the need for the criminalization of violation of humanitarian law in the national law and filling the legal vacuum.

In another speech, Fiona Barnaby, regional legal adviser of the ICRC, expounded on the conditions of the armed conflicts, and highlighted the importance of humanitarian conduct, even during the wars, and the proper treatment of the prisoners of war.

Finally, Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Muhaqqiq-Damad clarified Islam’s view about the humanitarian law, explicated the law of war from the viewpoint of Islam, and underlined that the conducts and measures of a certain group of so-called Muslims should not be linked to Islam and Muslims.

Islam has been always the religion of peace and friendship, and believes that the human being’s benefit relies on the existence of peace, the cleric added, stressing that the human society’s priority must be to prevent the wars and violation of peace.

The event marking the 70th anniversary of adoption of the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 concluded with questions from the audience and answers from the speakers.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Autumn in Golestan Forest

IFP Editorial Staff

December 17, 2019

Iran’s Beauties in Photos Autumn in Golestan Forest (26)

The forest is a protected area in the east of Golestan province and the west of North Khorasan province.

It accommodates 1,350 plant species and 302 animal species, including half of Iran’s mammals, in an area of 900 square kilometres.

The UNESCO has registered Golestan national park in its list of World Heritage Sites as a biosphere reserve.

Golestan Forest is one of the best habitats for large mammals such as leopard, brown bear, wolf, lynx, red deer, roe deer, wild sheep, wild goat, Persian deer and boar.

The national park is especially known for its large population of Urial. The population of these animals was estimated to be about 150,000 in 1970s; in other words, about a quarter of their total population in the world.

What follows are YJC’s photos of Golestan Forest:

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