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Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Marun Dam

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The dam provides water for agriculture and hydroelectric power.

What follows are Tasnim News Agency’s photos of Marun dam:

 

IRGC to Construct Artificial Island in Persian Gulf

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The commander of Khatam al-Anbia Construction Base, Saeid Mohammad Eslami, and the managing director of the Kish Free Zone Organization, Gholam Hossein Mozaffari, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a range of issues, including the construction of an artificial island in waters off the Kish Island.

The completion of studies and implementation of dredging operations in the eastern basin of Kish Island and the construction of the artificial island have been included in the MoU, which is an Engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract.

Speaking after signing the MoU, Mozaffari said given that Kish hosts large-scale national projects, the quality of the project implementation is important to the Kish Free Zone Organization.

“With the implementation of the MoU, the Kish Free Zone Organization will own an artificial island with an area of 500,000 square meters, which will be used for recreational and residential purposes,” he added.

The IRGC has already offered help to the Iranian administration in non-military technologies in order to cut dependence on foreign countries.

Earlier last year, the IRGC Aerospace Force helped the Energy Ministry in cloud-seeding operations as part of programs to fight drought.

The IRGC Ground Force has also carried out extensive plans in recent years for development of border provinces and underprivileged areas, such as the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.

IRGC forces have been also actively involved in rescue and relief operations in natural disasters across Iran.

‘Green House’ in Tehran Uses Plastic Bottles for Decoration

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His art involves gardening, as well as making aquariums on the alley’s walls using soil, seed, water and fish, plus an interesting tool: plastic bottles.

The bottles that usually go to be recycled or harm the environment, are turned into flower pots and aquariums in the hands of this young man.

What follows are Fars News Agency’s photos of the house:

Netanyahu Fails to Reach Trump to Block Zarif Meeting: Report

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A report by Axios has revealed that Netanyahu frantically tried to get Trump on the phone — who was in back-to-back meetings and couldn’t take the call — while his office contacted multiple senior Trump administration officials, trying to connect the two leaders.

The Israelis were worried that Trump — who loves making a deal and relishes the drama of an unconventional meeting — would let French President Emmanuel Macron talk him into holding an unscheduled meeting with Zarif.

The Israelis feared that a Zarif meeting could have made Trump more likely to call for a meeting with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani — leading to a showy summit and a long, open-ended diplomatic process that would take the pressure off of Iran.

Trump has made it clear he’s willing to meet with the Iranians without preconditions, but his administration recently sanctioned Zarif and US officials said a meeting with him would have been highly inappropriate.

Macron threw a curveball at the Americans — irritating some senior Trump administration officials — by inviting Zarif to Biarritz. And Trump, who usually sees little downside in meeting with foreign adversaries, appeared open enough to the idea that Israeli officials worried he might upend his carefully-planned schedule to meet with Zarif, the report by Axios said.

Netanyahu’s urgent attempts to get Trump on the phone showed the deep nervousness in Israel about possible renewed talks between the US and Iran.

Netanyahu saw Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal as a signature foreign policy achievement — and one that remains essential to Israel’s security. Any loosening of Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran could create tension with America’s closest ally in the Middle East.

Last Friday, Macron met with Zarif in Paris. On Saturday evening, the leaders of the G7 discussed the Iranian issue over dinner, and Macron briefed the other leaders, including Trump, on his talks with Zarif.

Macron invited Zarif to Biarritz for more meetings on the sidelines of the G7 summit.

As Macron later explained at a press conference, his ultimate goal is to broker a meeting between Trump and Rouhani.

US officials could not say how close Trump was to agreeing to a meeting with Zarif. Macron said at his press conference with Trump on Monday that he wanted to arrange a meeting between Zarif and a US cabinet secretary.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wasn’t present at the G7 summit, but Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was there with Trump. Trump said on Monday that he told Macron he didn’t think the timing was right for a meeting with Zarif at the G7, but that he was open to meeting Rouhani another time.

Netanyahu ultimately spoke with Vice President Mike Pence and Pompeo.

US officials said Trump decided not to meet Zarif regardless of Netanyahu’s messages, and they told the Israelis of Trump’s decision on Sunday. They said when Trump finished his G7 meetings that day, administration officials asked the Israelis if they wanted to connect the call with Netanyahu, but there was no need because Trump had already decided not to hold the meeting.

Senior Israeli officials said that although Trump didn’t meet Zarif, they think direct talks between the US and Iran are just a matter of time – and not a lot of time.

The Israeli officials said they are concerned that a meeting between Trump and Rouhani could take place as soon as the UN general assembly opens in New York at the end of September.

Russia Interested in Buying Drone from Iran: General

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In remarks on the sidelines of the International Aviation and Space Show in Russia (MAKS 2019), Director of Iran’s Aviation Industries Organization (AIO) Brigadier General Abdolkarim Banitarafi said Russia has offered to buy unmanned aircraft from Iran.

Iran is one of the world’s most advanced countries in the drone industry, he said, adding that Tehran is exporting pilotless aircraft to a number of foreign countries.

Russia Interested in Buying Drone from Iran: GeneralBanitarafi also noted that the Russian bid for the purchase of Iranian drones should be assessed and the necessary licenses should be obtained for the export.

Asked about plans for the purchase of Sukhoi warplanes from Russia, the commander said Russia and China have offered to sell arms to Iran, adding that foreign proposals for arms trade will be taken into account as soon as the arms embargos on Iran are lifted.

Russia Interested in Buying Drone from Iran: General

A UN arms embargo on Iran will be lifted in October 2020, five years after adoption of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

The Iranian general also unveiled plans for the joint production of training aircraft with one of the friendly countries.

Five Iranian exhibitors have taken part in MAKS 2019, underway at Zhukovsky International Airport near Moscow.

Russia Interested in Buying Drone from Iran: General

Iran Promises ‘Good News’ on Arak Reactor in Coming Months

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In comments made on Thursday, Salehi referred to Iran’s work on its Arak heavy water nuclear reactor, saying that in “two or three months good news will be reported on this project.”

Iran is currently reducing its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, which the US withdrew from last year. 

The country has implemented the first and second phases of reducing its commitments, and is preparing to begin the third phase in coming days, unless the European Union fulfils its side of the bargain, and Iran could reap the benefits of the multilateral agreement.

Otherwise, Iran has warned that it may push forward with 20% uranium enrichment and resume previous activities at the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor in the third nuclear commitment containment.

As a first step, Iran increased its enriched uranium stockpile to beyond the 300 kilograms set by the JCPOA. In the second step, Tehran began enriching uranium to purity rates beyond the JCPOA-limit of 3.76 percent.

The Europeans have already missed two 60-day deadline set by Tehran, prompting Iran to go for the third phase of cutting its commitments on September 6, which will mark the start of a third such deadline for them.

Lifeguard Dedicates Life to Saving Others after His Son Drowned

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A swimming coach and diver with more than 42 years of experience in the field of deep-sea diving and working as a lifeguard says the first person he saved was an American in 1977. He has a keen interest in this profession and has saved more than 700 people in the sea, so far.

Heshmatollah Shokri learned how to swim at the age of 14 in a river next to his father’s house. He believes this profession is a holy one. 

“It is very hard to see your son drown in the sea while you are a lifeguard,” he says.

“My son was only 24 years old. He was a lifeguard like me. He was the national lifeguard champion with more than 15 gold medals,” he says.

“He had gone fishing in the sea on a boat in winter when he realized there was a hole in the boat. The boat was sinking, and he was too far away from the shore. He began swimming toward the beach, but got a cardiac arrest as the water was too cold,” he says.

Shokri says he will remain in this profession till the last breath. 

He also speaks of a family who came to visit him two years ago in order to thank him. They said Shokri had saved their child 10 years before.

Once, he saved the lives of two girls from the same family who were returning to their hometown after their trip. He also speaks of a boat with 9 people aboard capsizing. He was one of the people in the boat. He managed to save all other occupants alone. He believes it was a miracle to have saved the lives of all of them.

He also takes pride in having trained students who are national lifeguard champions.

He is very strict when it comes to choosing lifeguards. He believes someone who becomes a lifeguard should be attached to this profession.

Lifeguard Dedicates Life to Saving Others after His Son Drowned

Iran Preparing List of FDD Contributors to Be Blacklisted

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Iran Vows Appropriate Response to US Interception of Mahan Air Flight

“Under the law, the first batch of individuals working with the so-called Foundation for Defence of Democracies will soon be introduced to relevant institutions, including the Judiciary, to be added to the sanctions list,” said Seyyed Abbas Mousavi on Thursday.

“From Iran’s standpoint, this foundation is not considered a think tank at all; rather, it is an organization which, under the guise of being a think tank, keeps engineering and promoting economic terrorism and the US government’s hostile actions against Iranian people on a daily basis,” he said.

Mousavi said the foundation is the US administration’s operational and designing arm, and the United States takes most of its hostile actions against the Iranian nation based on the machinations of this foundation.

“The first list of individuals slapped with sanctions include people with different nationalities who considerably contribute to this foundation’s moves against Iranian people,” he noted.

On Saturday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry blacklisted the FDD and its director, Mark Dubowitz.

In its statement, the Foreign Ministry said the unilateral and illegal economic terrorism imposed by the US has been plotted and enforced with the objective of bringing about regime change in the Islamic Republic of Iran or affecting the Iranian government’s policies, decisions and measures, or even worse, harming Iran’s national and public security and damaging its independence, territorial integrity and national sovereignty.

It also lashed out at the FDD and Dubowitz for active involvement in designing, imposing and intensifying the impacts of economic terrorism against Iran.

The Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) is a policy institute based in Washington, DC, focusing on national security and foreign policy. Its political leanings have been described variously as nonpartisan, hawkish and neoconservative.

Iran FM Holds High-Level Talks in Malaysia

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Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on August 29, 2019 in Kuala Lumpur / Photo by the Iranian Foreign Ministry
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on August 29, 2019 in Kuala Lumpur / Photo by the Iranian Foreign Ministry

Zarif and Mahathir held talks on a wide range of issues, including bilateral relations and the latest regional and international developments.

Speaking to reporters after the “very good and friendly” meeting, Zarif said he discussed with Mahathir the US sanctions and unlawful acts, as well as the issues of the Muslim world.

The Iranian foreign minister, who arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, had earlier announced that the Malaysian prime minister will pay an official visit to Iran soon.

In a separate meeting on Thursday, Zarif and his Malaysian counterpart discussed various aspects of bilateral ties, including holding a meeting of Iran-Malaysia Joint Economic Commission, banking cooperation, business and scientific collaborations, and certain problems faced by Iranians living in Malaysia.

They also conferred on the future visit of Malaysian prime minister to Iran, the two countries’ cooperation in international bodies, the latest developments regarding the implementation of the JCPOA, the issues of Muslim world, and the most important regional and international affairs.

Iran FM Holds High-Level Talks in Malaysia
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meets Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah on August 29, 2019 in Kuala Lumpur / Photo by the Iranian Foreign Ministry

Zarif also delivered a speech at Malaysia’s Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS).

In the Thursday address, Zarif talked about the future prospect and developments in international ties, the features and characteristics of power and security in the new (post-Western) era, and common security in the Muslim world.

He also answered the questions of Malaysian professors and thinkers on the latest regional and international developments as well as the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy.

Kuala Lumpur is the final leg of a three-nation tour of Asia, which earlier took Zarif to China and Japan.

Iran FM Holds High-Level Talks in Malaysia
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif delivers a speech at Malaysia’s Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) on August 29, 2019 in Kuala Lumpur / Photo by the Iranian Foreign Ministry

Iran’s Downing of US Drone Warded Off Spectre of War: IRGC

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General Amirali Hajizadeh

Brigadier General Amir-Ali Hajizadeh said speculations of possible military action against Iran proved to be false.

“Intelligence services of friendly countries had issued reports on a possible attack against Iran, but we knew that it wouldn’t happen. It was just a ploy to bring us back to the negotiating table. When the US drone was shot down, the ploy of war proved futile,” said General Hajizadeh, the commander of the Aerospace Division of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

He said the Europeans are contributing to Washington’s schemes.

“The Europeans are also part of the United States’ diabolical plan and seek to scare us outside the framework of the Iran nuclear deal, and that’s why they put forward the possibility of an imminent war,” the top general added.

He said they launched a massive war of nerves, suggesting that a war was going to break out against Iran.

“The spectre of war melted away when the American unmanned aerial vehicle was downed. We were confident that if they made the first mistake, we would target their headquarters and bases around us,” he added.

“They knew that they would face our response if took any action, … For the first time, it was proven to the people of the world that the United States’ power was a hollow one,” he said.

On June 20, the IRGC shot down the advanced US-made RQ-4 Global Hawk over Iran’s territorial waters off the coastal province of Hormozgan after the unmanned aircraft breached the country’s airspace on a spying mission.

In a statement, the IRGC said the US-made Global Hawk surveillance drone was brought down by its Air Force near the Kouh-e Mobarak region — which sits in the central district of Jask County — after the aircraft violated Iranian airspace.

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