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Iran Strongly Rejects Saudi Claims about Aramco Attacks

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Says What IAEA Wants to Access “Not A Site”

“It is a source of regret that the Saudi government, under the delusion that Iran is its enemy, escapes from the existing realities and facts, and always raises Iran’s name in a bid to pin the blame on others for its own failures,” Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said Saturday.

He advised the Saudi government to stop levelling groundless accusations against others, and immediately end the devastating war on Yemen, which has resulted in nothing but the slaughter of innocent people and the destruction of the country.

Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement and their allies in the Yemeni army deployed as many as 10 drones to bomb Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities run by the Saudi state-owned oil company before dawn last Saturday.

The unprecedented attack knocked out more than half of Saudi crude output, or 5% of global supply, prompting Saudi and US officials to claim without any evidence that it probably originated from Iraq or Iran.

The US was quick to blame Iran for the brazen attacks, claiming there was no evidence the drones had originated from Yemen.

Iranian, Omani FMs Meet in New York

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Emad Askarieh
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During the Saturday meeting, the two sides conferred on the latest developments in bilateral ties as well as the most important regional and international issues.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

Abrar:
1- Air Force Commander: Iran Stronger than Before in Electronic Warfare
2- Le Drian Urges Iran to Fully Comply with JCPOA
3- Zarif Departs for New York

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Aftab-e Yazd:
1- Visa Issued for Rouhani in Last Minute: President to Visit New York

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Asrar:
1- Zarif: Military Action against Iran Will Lead to ‘All-Out War’
2- Oil Minister: US Using Oil as Weapon

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Donya-ye Eqtesad:
1- Last Blow to Arabs’ Dream: US Won’t Support Arab Rulers

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Ebtekar:
1- End of Tunisian Dictator in Saudi Arabia
* Ousted Tunisian President Bin Ali Dies
2- IRGC General: Trump’s Dream of Making Iran Give Up Will Never Come True
3- Iran’s Volleyball Team Advances to Final at Asian Championship

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Etemad:
1- No to Violence against Women
* Government Submits Bill on Women Security to Parliament
2- Bankrupt Crown Prince: Aramco Fire Didn’t Realize Bin Salman’s Dream of War
3- Long Steps of Iran, Yerevan
* Iran, Armenia Accelerate Efforts to Improve Ties

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Ettela’at:
1- Zarif: To America, Arabs’ Oil More Important than People’s Lives
2- Oil Minister: Current Economic Conditions Much More Difficult than 1980 War Time
3- UNSC Opposed to US’ Anti-Iran Plan on Aramco
4- People in Five Continents Hold Rallies in Support for Environment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Hamshahri:
1- Duel in New York
* Zarif Responds to Pompeo in Several Tweets
* I’ll Defend My People, Country as Always

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Javan:
1- US Sells Old Iran Sanctions to Saudis Once Again
2- Nasrallah: Saudi, UAE Counting on Trump, but He’s Already a Loser
3- Zarif: Saudi, Zionism Want to Fight until Last American Soldier!
4- IRGC General: There’ll Be No Tomorrow for US, Saudi in Case of Move against Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Jomhouri Eslami:
1- US’ Latest Anti-Iran Plot Fails in UNSC
2- Former US Top Diplomat: Netanyahu Deceiving Trump

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Kayhan:
1- Arab Media’s Confession: Nasrallah’s Destructive Blow Showed US Can’t Be Trusted
2- Suspicious Moves in Afghanistan and Calm before Storm

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Setareh Sobh:
1- Zarif in New York: Trump in Chamber of War

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Shargh:
1- Zarif’s Difficult Days in Manhattan

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

 

Sobh-e Now:
1- Nasrallah: Trump Begging to Meet Rouhani

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 21

Iran Denies Reports of Cyber-Attack on Its Oil Facilities

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Reuters had earlier claimed that a number of Iranian servers and websites – including those of some petrochemical firms – were under a cyber-attack.

Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on Friday inspected several petrochemical plants and the 350,000-barrels per day Persian Gulf Star refinery, which helped Iran declare self-sufficiency in gasoline after the inauguration of its third phase in February.

During the visit, he discussed cyber security and production bottlenecks. “Investigating the refinery’s civil defence situation and related topics is among the goals … of the oil minister’s one-day trip to Bandar Abbas,” IRNA reported.

It was earlier reported that the country has declared condition orange in a number of its oil and petchem facilities in the south of the country.

A source said Friday nothing was threatening the facilities, and the condition orange had been declared as part of regular passive defence drills.

Even Saudis Didn’t Believe Iran Was Behind Aramco Attacks: Zarif

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IFP Media Wire
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Saudi Arabia said Friday it had launched a military operation against Hudaydah because the port city was being used by Yemeni fighters to launch ballistic missiles and drones.

In a post on his Twitter account, Zarif said it was “curious” that the Saudis, who had blamed Iran for last Saturday’s air raids on two major Saudi oil facilities, had retaliated against Hudaydah in violation of a UN-brokered ceasefire agreement signed in Stockholm in December 2018.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, without evidence, was also quick to blame Iran for the brazen attack. The claim drew ridicule from many social media users who compared Pompeo’s rushed conclusion to Washington’s indecision about the murder of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018.

On Saturday, Pompeo said Washington and its allies were seeking a “peaceful resolution” with Iran, marking a significant cooling of rhetoric after Donald Trump had warned the US was “locked and loaded”.

Tehran has vehemently rejected accusations of involvement in the raids as “lies” and warned of “an all-out war” in the event of military strikes against the country.

Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam on Thursday warned that Saudi Arabia’s offensive in Hudaydah was “a serious escalation that could torpedo the Sweden agreement.”

“The coalition will be responsible for the consequences of this escalation and we’ll be watching the UN stance on this situation closely,” he said.

On Friday, Ansarullah’s president of the Supreme Political Council Mahdi al-Mashat said Yemeni fighters were calling a halt on drone and missile attacks, hoping “the gesture would be answered” by the Saudis.

Al-Mashat said the peace plan was aimed at ending the conflict “through serious negotiations to achieve a comprehensive national reconciliation which does not exclude anyone”.

The official, however, warned that the Yemenis “would not hesitate to launch a period of great pain” if their call for peace was ignored.

Saudi Arabia and its allies launched the war on Yemen in March 2015 in an attempt to reinstall a Riyadh-backed former regime and eliminate the Houthi movement, which has been defending the country along with the armed forces.

The Western-backed offensive, coupled with a naval blockade, has destroyed the country’s infrastructure, and led to a massive humanitarian crisis.

Iran to Hold Joint War Games with Russia, China Soon

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran's Armed Forces with the national flag attend the opening ceremony of the airborne platoon competition, part of the International Army Games 2017, in Guangshui, Hubei province, China, July 30, 2017. / Photo by Reuters

Brigadier General Qadir Nezami said Iran has begun to stage joint maneuvers with other countries.

“For the first time after the Islamic Revolution, we will hold a trilateral joint naval war game with Russia and China as two major powers in the north of the Indian Ocean and the Sea of Oman,” said General Nezami, the director for international affairs and defence diplomacy of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces.

“Many political and military estimates and analyses will give much weight to these events and will take them into account in strategic developments,” he said.

He said the area where the maneuvers are to be held lies in international waters.

“We are not planning to stage the war game in the Persian Gulf,” he noted.

“Military exercises have different objectives, which, on many occasions, include an exchange of tactical and military experiences,” he said.

“Sometimes, these war games have political objectives and show a kind of convergence among participants,” he said.

The top general said Iran has given fresh impetus to its defence diplomacy over the past couple of years, including the establishment of joint defense commissions with 12 countries.

Any Aggression Will Receive Decisive Response: IRGC Chief

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Major General Hossein Salami (1)

General Salami said Iran will never allow any aggression to be driven onto its soil. The IRGC chief said the response to any limited attack will not be limited and those behind any aggression will be punished severely.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of an exhibition of captured drones in Tehran, he stressed that the Islamic Republic’s capacities are hidden and Tehran has revealed only a small part of its power.

General Salami urged the enemies of Iran to study the history of their failure in dealing with the Iranian nation so they can avoid further miscalculations.

“We hit. Anyone who encroaches on our borders will receive a harsh response. This is obvious, and we are saying it openly. They must know we will do what we are saying. We can take responsibility for what we do,” underlined Salami.

The top commander added that Iran’s defence capabilities are not like in the past and they can crush any enemies.

Earlier, Iranian Army Chief Abdolrahim Mousavi told a televised interview that Iran has recently received a message from Americans, in which they asked Iran to let them carry out a limited attack to save face.

The Americans asked Iran not to retaliate so that the clash would get over, Mousavi said.

However, he added, Iran told the US if they attack one target in Iran, the Islamic Republic will hit ten in response.

US Sanctions on Iran Central Bank Sign of Desperation: Governor

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Abdolnasser Hemmati said on Friday the US sanctions have failed to produce the results desired by Washington.

“The US government’s back-to-back failures over the past more than one year show these sanctions are more futile than ever, and Iran’s economy has proven to everybody its tolerance to sanctions,” he noted.

“The recent achievements of the Central Bank of Iran and the market stability show that the country’s trade and financial transactions are being conducted through channels which cannot be sanctioned by the United States,” he said.

“If such moves were able to fulfil the unfair desires of that government (the US), the country (Iran)’s economic situation would be very much different from now,” he added.

He said Iran has passed the era when it would circumvent sanctions and now has reached a point where its foreign trade is immune to sanctions.

“It is time the US government learned a lesson from realities,” he noted.

His comments came after US President Donald Trump said his administration has imposed further sanctions on Iran’s central bank following last weekend’s attacks on Saudi oil facilities.

Speaking in the Oval Office on Friday during a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Trump said, “We have just sanctioned the Iranian national bank.”

He did not give any other details about the sanctions.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told reporters that the bank was Tehran’s last source of funds, saying, “We have now cut off all funds to Iran”.

US Must End Economic War If Wants to Join JCPOA Commission: Zarif

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IFP Media Wire
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Speaking to IRNA upon his arrival in New York, Zarif said it is crystal clear that Americans had left the negotiation table.

Stressing the fact that conditions for returning to negotiation table are clear, he said the negotiation table belongs to those members of the JCPOA who honor their commitments.

US cannot continue with “Economic Terrorism” or what President Trump says economic war against Iran and at the same time request for sitting at negotiations table, Zarif noted.

Reacting to US recent choice to sanction Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and Sovereign Fund for Development of Iran, he said it indicates the US desperation.

Americans imposed any sanctions that they could do against Iran, Zarif said adding that they sanctioned CBI which had earlier been blacklisted now under a new topic.

Describing the US act as dangerous and unacceptable, Iranian top diplomat said their act is an indication of trying to block international purchases and the supply of food and medicine to Iranian people.

It is not only the violation of the JCPOA commitments but also all international principles requiring immunity of the central banks of the sovereign states, Zarif reiterated.

On other hand sanctioning an institution under various topics shows that the maximum pressure policy is nearing its end.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Iranian foreign minister urged the US to confess to reality and put an end to this policy in a respectable manner.

Elaborating on whether French President Emanuel Macron’s mediation will bring specific results, Zarif said, “Our view is clear. We are not seeking conflict. We want to save the nuclear deal.”

Iran gave 15 months moratorium to West for preserving the JCPOA, he said noting that the first step was implemented 12 months after US withdrawal from the nuclear deal.

Referring to his talks with French President Emanuel Macron and also the negotiations between Iranian president and P4+1 with the French president, Zarif said that Macron wants to reach a solution.

Zarif underlined the fact that reaching a solution will not be possible if you want to get permission from Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of Treasury.

US Sanctions on Central Bank Repeat of Same Old Bans: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Says What IAEA Wants to Access “Not A Site”

“Since the imposition of the very first sanctions, which were some of the toughest of their kind, Iran has found its way and will continue its development and progress with reliance on domestic potential and the cooperation of friendly countries,” said the spokesman on Saturday.

He said the United States’ foreign policy is a confused and desperate one which is only based on bullying, unilateralism and committing acts of economic terrorism against others.

“It (the US foreign policy) lacks the required potential for any logical and dynamic diplomatic initiative for the peaceful settlement of differences with other countries,” he noted.

“I hope US statesmen will come to realize that they are no longer the only economic heavyweight in the world and that there are many other countries that would like to utilize the Iranian market and economic opportunities associated with good relations with Iran,” he added.

“The Americans should accept that the policy of sanctions is a failed one, and that overusing this ploy and the dollar having turned into a tool have seriously questioned the credibility of the US and its economy in the eyes of the international community,” he said.

“Gone are the days when the US would be accepted as a credible economic partner,” Mousavi said.

The spokesman called on all members of the international community to care about a new trade and economic system which is hardly affected by the United States’ hostile acts against international free trade and development.

He also reiterated that Iran favours peace and interaction. “The Iranian nation is a freedom-loving and peace-loving nation and stands ready to engage with all nations and governments which deal with it with respect and on an equal footing.”

“By stopping the fulfilment of its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal and continuing to violate the JCPOA, the US has not only breached its international commitments, but also acted to its own detriment and violated billions of dollars’ worth of contracts signed between its companies and Iranian firms, especially in the aerospace industry,” he said.

“We have kept the doors to engagement open,” Mousavi noted.

“Now the ball is in the Americans’ court and they should bravely accept that their breach of the nuclear deal was a mistake and should make good on their commitments. It is only then when they will be able to interact with us like other signatories to the JCPOA within the framework of solutions envisaged in the nuclear deal,” he said.

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