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Future Generations to Reap Benefits of Chabahar: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Rouhani made the remarks in Thursday talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

In the meeting, the Iranian president described India as a very important Asian country, and hailed its long-standing relations with Iran.

Rouhani said Tehran and New Delhi can develop their bilateral relations in scientific, research and economic fields.

He further highlighted the two countries’ efforts to overcome the recent obstacles on the way of banking and energy relations, and appreciated India’s investment in developing the first phase of Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran.

“Today, Iran, India and Afghanistan are enjoying the advantages of this important project, and the region’s current and future generations will benefit from it,” he said.

He also pointed to the Kashmir issue, and called on Modi to adopt an approach that resolves the people’s problems in that region.

In turn, Prime Minister Modi referred to his recent visit to Iran and said, “My meeting with the Supreme Leader was very good and constructive, and he treated my so friendly that I felt at home.”

The Indian premier also stressed that his country has always supported Iran’s right to use peaceful nuclear energy and that India only recognises the UN sanctions.

At the end of the meeting, Rouhani invited the Indian Prime Minister to visit Iran again.

In a historic visit, Modi visited Tehran in May 2016 at the head of a large delegation in a bid to boost economic and political ties with the Islamic Republic.

During his stay, Iran and India signed 14 cooperation agreements, including an agreement to develop the Iranian port of Chabahar, which lies in the Gulf of Oman.

Iran and India agreed to develop the strategic Chabahar Port in 2003. The project, however, was suspended following the imposition of sanctions against Iran over the country’s nuclear program.

The first phase of the port was inaugurated in December 2017 by Rouhani, opening a new strategic route connecting Iran, India and Afghanistan bypassing Pakistan.

Future Generations to Reap Benefits of Chabahar: Iran

Ancient Civilizations Play Key Role in Global Peace: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The Iranian top diplomat made the remarks in an address to the ministerial summit of Ancient Civilizations Assembly held in New York on the sidelines of the 74th annual meeting of the UN General Assembly.

“Ancient civilizations have a considerable role in the international peace and security in today’s world,” Zarif said, highlighting the diversity of ancient civilizations and its role in countering the cultural hegemony and monopoly of certain players.

“Apart from the civilizational diversity and special features of each of these civilizations, all ancient civilizations respect human and its dignity,” Zarif said, adding that today’s world needs this phenomenon.

In his speech, Zarif also appreciated the achievements and documents developed during the past two ministerial meetings of the Ancient Civilizations Forum held in Athens (2017) and La Paz (2019), and underlined the positive role of academic meetings organized by the Forum.

During the meeting chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as the rotating president of the Ancient Civilizations Forum, the foreign ministers of Peru, Bolivia, Greece, Italy, Iraq, Armenia, and the representative of Egypt delivered speeches.

The Ancient Civilizations Summit was held in 2017 for the first, and the third ministerial meeting of the Forum is to be held in Beijing next month.

In the final statement of the Wednesday meeting in New York, the nine countries “stressed that the Ancient Civilizations Forum is an important platform for dialogue and cultural cooperation among member states.”

“Enhancing dialogue and exchanges among diverse civilizations is of vital importance to boosting further progress of human society, promote world peace and sustainable development, and address global challenges through joint efforts,” they stressed.

They also “reaffirmed that the diversity of civilizations is an essential feature of our world. Diverse nations, ethnic groups and civilizations should respect each other and treat each other as equals, uphold the beauty of each civilization and the diversity of civilizations in the world, stay open and inclusive and draw on each other’s strengths, advance with the times and explore new ground in development.”
The statement further emphasized “the need to enhance the dialogue among civilizations through continuous communication and cooperation, promote understanding, recognition and tolerance between cultures and peoples.”

“Preservation of cultural legacy of ancient civilizations and its transmission to future generations is essential for promoting tolerance, mutual understanding and respect in light of complex challenges that the world is facing,” the statement added.
It further “reaffirmed our commitment to upholding multilateralism with the United Nations as its core, adhering to the concept of mutual respect, fairness, justice and mutually-beneficial cooperation, abiding by international law and fundamental norms governing international relations.”

Greece, China, Bolivia, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Italy and Peru, with the addition of Armenia, have formed a cultural initiative among countries, from different geographical regions, that are cradles of ancient civilizations.

These nine countries represent ancient civilizations such as the Egyptian, the Roman, the Persian, the Chinese, the Mesopotamian and Andean civilizations. Participating countries represent more than 40 per cent of the world population and are at the centre of international political developments in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.

Through shaping a broad and multifaceted positive agenda of joint actions of the nine states, the Ancient Civilizations Forum aims to transform culture into a source of soft power and a fundamental tool of a modern and multidimensional foreign policy.

Another aim of the Forum is to highlight the international cultural cooperation as a factor for economic development.

Iran Urges UK to Stop Selling Weapons to Saudi Aggressors

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Once Again Denies Torturing Afghan Migrants at Border

Mousavi made the remarks on Thursday in reaction to recent “hackneyed” accusations levelled by UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab.

“Instead of launching a smear campaign against others, Britain must stop making mischief in regional issues, selling weapons to aggressors in Yemen, and participating in what the UN has approved as crime against humanity,” Mousavi said.

He slammed London’s pre-emptive move and rush to accuse Iran, without any evidence, of being involved in the Aramco incident in the early hours after the attack, but said this was not the first time the UK was doing it.

“The UK’s support for the aggressor side in the Yemeni war leaves no reason for public opinion to accept the delusive and one-sided accusations levelled by the British foreign secretary,” he added.

Mousavi further described the UK’s political and arms support for Saudi Arabia in the Yemen war as a key factor for the continuation of the aggression and carnage, and said, “Instead of accusing others, London must pressure its warmongering ally to end the destructive war as soon as possible.”

The spokesman said the UK foreign secretary’s move to raise the allegation right after Iran proposed its new initiative to resolve the regional disputes is meant to undermine the success of the plan.

“Britain had better stop meddling in regional nations’ affairs and allow them to find their own wise solution to put an end to the ongoing conflicts and tensions, mostly created as a result of foreign interference,” he went on to say.

“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns Mr Raab’s anti-Iran and one-sided allegations, which have not been approved by any independent body, and believes that such propaganda campaigns against Iran will get nowhere, and if not stopped immediately and corrected with honest and positive approaches, would seriously harm the two countries’ relations,” he concluded.

The UK Foreign Secretary on Wednesday once again blamed Iran for the September 14 attacks on Saudi oil refineries without providing any evidence for his claim.

The drone attacks against Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities run by the Saudi state-owned oil company Aramco were soon claimed by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and their allies in the Yemeni army.

The unprecedented attack knocked out more than half of Saudi crude output, or five per cent of global supply, prompting Saudi and US officials to claim without any evidence that it probably originated from Iraq or Iran.

The United States and Saudi Arabia have accused Iran of carrying out the attack on Aramco installations. Tehran, however, has rejected the allegations, with Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif saying Washington seems to be shifting from a failed campaign of “maximum pressure” to one of “maximum lying” and “deceit” against the Islamic Republic.

The E3 – Britain, France, and Germany – also issued a statement on the issue earlier this week, claiming that Iran must be behind the attacks as there were no other plausible explanations.

Iranian Woman Released after 27 Months in US Jail

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IFP Media Wire
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Negar Ghodskani, 40, was pregnant when Australian Federal Police arrested her on behalf of US authorities in 2017 over what Washington claimed was flouting US sanctions on Iran by purchasing US electronics components and products.

She gave birth to a boy in custody in Adelaide, South Australia, while fighting extradition to the US.

In July 2019, she stopped resisting extradition and finally arrived in the US.

On Tuesday, US District Court Judge Joan Ericksen in the state of Minnesota ruled that the Iranian mother, extradited to Minneapolis, had spent enough time in prison.

The judge agreed with Ghodskani’s lawyer Robert Richman that the 27 months she had already spent in custody in Australia and the US was enough.

“It went very well,” Richman said, adding, “We are expecting she will be deported back to Iran in the next few weeks.”

In April, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif publicly expressed Tehran’s preparedness for a prisoner swap with the US.

He called on Washington to swap all Iranians jailed in the US and on extradition requests from the US, mostly for alleged violations of US export restrictions and sanctions violations, with those imprisoned in Iran.

“We believe their charges are phony. The United States believes charges against these people in Iran are phony. Fine, let’s not discuss that. Let’s have an exchange. I am ready to do it and I have the authority to do it,” he noted.

In his remarks, Zarif particularly referred to Negar Ghodskani and called for her release as part of the swap deal he sought to negotiate with the US.

Iran Must Stop Pinning Hope on ‘Untrustworthy’ Europe: Leader

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

Addressing a meeting with members of the Assembly of Experts on Thursday, the Leader said despite all the lip service, the Europeans complied to the US’ secondary sanctions and did nothing.

“I don’t think they [Europeans] would do anything for the Islamic Republic. We must totally cut our hope on them,” Ayatollah Khamenei said.

He said there is no problem with interaction, exchanging visits, and signing contracts with Europeans, but they can never be trusted, as they have violated all their commitments.

“Our ministers have confirmed the Europeans have failed to live up to any of their commitments under the nuclear deal. This is what the ones who negotiated and signed the deal say.”

He said following the 2015 nuclear deal, some of the European presidents visited Iran and met him. “At that time, I told some of them that the visits are of no use. You should act, if you’re honest about your interest in cooperating with the Islamic Republic.”

However, he said, they did not act, and everyone saw that.

Former French President Jacques Chirac Dies at 86

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The death was confirmed by the former president’s son-in-law, Reuters reports.

He was in office between 1995 and 2007, having earlier served as Prime Minister for two spells, and Mayor of Paris between 1977 and 1995.

Chirac took his country into the single European currency. One of his major political reforms was to cut the presidential term of office from seven to five years.

In December 2011, he was given a two year suspended prison sentence for diverting public funds and abusing public confidence.

Rouhani’s UNGA Speech Makes Headlines in Iran

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Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

Abrar:
1- Netanyahu’s Claim about Iran’s Role in Aramco Attack
2- Rouhani at UN: Our Response to Negotiation under Sanctions Is No
3- Jubeir: We’ll Consider All Options for Responding to Iran
4- Iraqi PM Visits Saudi to Mediate between Tehran, Riyadh
5- Mogherini: We Urge All Sides to Implement JCPOA in Full

Rouhani’s UNGA Speech Makes Headlines in Iran

 

Aftab-e Yazd:
1- Failure of Strategy
* Macron, Johnson Fail to Force Rouhani into Holding Unconditional Talks with Trump
2- Final Solution: Democracy Inside, Diplomacy Outside

Rouhani’s UNGA Speech Makes Headlines in Iran

 

Arman-e Melli:
1- Rouhani: Why France Measures Stopped?
2- Strong Defence: Iran’s Response to Talks under Sanctions Is No

Rouhani’s UNGA Speech Makes Headlines in Iran

 

Ebtekar:
1- Trump’s Impeachment Process Officially Begins
2- Return to Reality of Negotiation instead of Show of Talks: Rouhani
3- Mediation Is New Trend

Rouhani’s UNGA Speech Makes Headlines in Iran

 

Jomhouri Eslami:
1- Zarif: I’m Hopeful about Diplomacy
2- US Dollar Removed from Iran’s Financial Transactions with Russia, Turkey

Rouhani’s UNGA Speech Makes Headlines in Iran

 

Kayhan:
1- No to Negotiation under Sanctions; US Is International Bandit
* Rouhani’s Speech Full of Honour
2- Confused Johnson Lost His Way at UN after End of His Speech to Empty Seats
3- War Simulated in US, Iran Won: Fox News
4- Mr Rouhani! Bravo [Editorial]

Rouhani’s UNGA Speech Makes Headlines in Iran

 

Mardom Salari:
1- Invitation to Hormuz Peace: Let’s Invest in Better Future instead of Investment in War

Rouhani’s UNGA Speech Makes Headlines in Iran

 

Shargh:
1- Mogherini: It’s Difficult to Save JCPOA
2- Will Rouhani’s Speech Save JCPOA?

Rouhani’s UNGA Speech Makes Headlines in Iran

Iranian Economy Adapting Itself to US Sanctions: Rouhani

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“The more these sanctions go on, the more the hatred of the people increases toward the United States of America, and internal unity becomes more and more solid. Yes, our people are under pressure,” Rouhani told ABC News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday.

“But the Iranian economy is adapting itself in such a way to the new sanctions of the United States of America that…in the past three months, we have been put on a trajectory of economic growth, even though, prior to this, we were experiencing a negative economic growth,” he told ABC News anchor David Muir in New York.

Rouhani said US sanctions “cannot continue” and were “against the international laws and against [the] UN Security Council resolution.”

“According to the [International Atomic Energy Agency] … Iran has lived up to every single one of our commitments, and US sanctions are against the international laws and against [the] UN Security Council resolution,” Rouhani told Muir, the anchor of “World News Tonight.”

Rouhani told Muir that the government and administration in Iran were not at fault for the sanctions and that US actions were to the detriment of Americans and other countries.

He called the sanctions “an economic form of terrorism” against Iranians and said they have been “extremely destructive and extremely hurtful.”

“What America thought that it could accomplish with sanctions, that it would provoke our people against the administration, against the government, after a year-and-a-half, it has become very clear that our people, with extreme awareness and understanding, know that the main culprit is the United States of America’s government,” Rouhani said through a translator on Wednesday.

Tehran, Dublin Discuss Promotion of Ties in New York

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the Wednesday meeting, Rouhani said Iran is determined to deepen its relations and cooperation with European countries, including Ireland.

“We welcome development of political, cultural and scientific relations with Dublin,” he said.

The Iranian president further pointed to the Iran nuclear deal, officially known as JCPOA, as an international agreement endorsed by the United Nations Security Council, reminding the European Union, including Ireland, of their commitment to fully implement the accord and operationalise the INSTEX mechanism.

Rouhani also referred to his Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE) initiative, and said, “The goal of the HOPE Coalition is to promote peace, stability and welfare and progress for all the peoples living in the Hormuz region.”

“This initiative encompasses many fields for cooperation, including energy security, freedom of navigation and free transport of oil and other resources for the countries of the region and beyond,” he said.

The Irish president, in turn, stated that his country is determined to develop relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran in all fields of mutual interest.

Higgins also emphasized that all parties to the JCPOA must be committed to the multilateral deal, which is beneficial for global peace.

In his Wednesday address to the UN General Assembly in New York, Rouhani invited all Persian Gulf countries to join the Coalition of HOPE (Hormuz Peace Endeavour), which he said is based on mutual respect, dialogue, respect for territorial integrity, peaceful resolution of all issues, and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs.

Bin Salman Finally Accepts Responsibility for Khashoggi Murder

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IFP Editorial Staff
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“It happened under my watch. I get all the responsibility, because it happened under my watch,” he told PBS’ Martin Smith, according to a preview of a documentary, “The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia,” set to air on Oct. 1, ahead of the one-year anniversary of Khashoggi’s death.

Asked how the killing could happen without him knowing about it, Smith quotes Prince Mohammed as saying, “We have 20 million people. We have 3 million government employees.”

Smith asked whether the killers could have taken private government jets, to which the crown prince responded, “I have officials, ministers to follow things, and they’re responsible. They have the authority to do that.” Smith describes the December exchange, which apparently took place off camera, in the preview of the documentary.

Bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has not spoken publicly about the killing inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The CIA and some Western governments have said he ordered it, but Saudi officials say he had no role.

The death sparked a global uproar, tarnishing the crown prince’s image and imperiling ambitious plans to diversify the economy of the world’s top oil exporter and open up cloistered Saudi society.

He has not since visited the United States or Europe.

After initial denials, the official Saudi narrative blamed the murder on rogue operatives. The public prosecutor said the then-deputy intelligence chief ordered the repatriation of Khashoggi, a royal insider who became an outspoken critic, but the lead negotiator ordered him killed after discussions for his return failed.

Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, was last seen at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, where he was to receive papers ahead of his wedding. His body was reportedly dismembered and removed from the building, and his remains have not been found.

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