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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

Abrar:

1- Rouhani: We’ll Overcome This Stage through Resistance

2- Kremlin Concerned about Iran-US Tension

3- Iran Disappointed with Europe, Won’t Call Trump

4- Arab Media: Ayatollah Sistani Sends Message to Iraq Leaders on Iran-US Tension

5- Top Qatari Official Has Visited Tehran: Source

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Why US Interested in Exempting Chabahar from Sanctions

2- Iran-US Conflict to Challenge Iraq’s Development

3- American Flattery: US Governor Shows His Trump Socks to President

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Bolton May Be Fired: Infighting in Washington

2- Why Washington Needs to Send Its Message to Iran through Iraq, Oman

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Ebtekar:

1- Rouhani: We Have Many Phone Numbers from US

2- Erdogan vs Istanbul Mayor: A Report on Impact of Annulling Mayorship Elections of Istanbul

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Etemad:

1- Chabahar Crossroads of Economy: Iranian Port Once Again Exempted from Sanctions

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran’s Kharrazi: We’re Very Pessimistic about Europe

2- Iran Starts Unlimited Production of Enriched Uranium, Heavywater

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Javan:

1- Increased Differences among Trump Administration: Bolton May Be Sacked

2- Putin: Iran Has Most Transparent Nuclear Program in World

3- Iran Stops Implementing Two JCPOA Commitments

 

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Hamdeli:

1- Conspiracy for Oil: Persian Gulf Conflict in New Phase after Attacks on Oil Tankers, Pipelines

2- Pompeo’s Empty Hands: Talks with Lavrov End with No Result

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Kayhan:

1- Iran Declares End of Implementing Some JCPOA Commitments

2- Venezuela Ambassador to Tehran: US Gov’t Not Committed to Law, Trump Not Capable of Negotiating

3- Saudis Frightened: Yemen Says UAE Sensitive Centres Also within Range

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Sazandegi:

1- Will Bolton Be Fired?

2- Iran Leader’s Account of Obama’s ‘Love’ Letters to Him before 2009

3- Rouhani: We Have Many Phone Numbers

* Hypocrite Enemy Sends Its Fleet in Morning, Gives Phone Number at Night

4- Iran Leader Explains Strategy of Resistance

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Shargh:

1- Rouhani: We’ll Overcome This Phase with Resistance

2- 90 Minutes behind Closed Doors: Pompeo’s First Visit to Russia

* Red Lines between US, Russia Still in Place

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16


 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Iran Leader’s Remarks about War, US Widely Covered in World Media

2- Leader’s Aide Says Iran Disappointed with Europe

3- Will Trump Sack John Bolton?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 16

Iran Nuclear Deal Must Be Preserved: Japan PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tokyo on May 16, 2019. / Photo by Iran's Foriegn Ministry

Shinzo Abe made the comment in a Thursday meeting with visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

The Japanese premier also described Iran’s role in ensuring stability and security in the region as very significant and positive.

He said Toyo is set to maintain and further enhance its age-old relations with Tehran.

In addition to the Iran nuclear deal, key regional and international issues also came up for discussion during the talks.

Earlier in the day, Zarif also discussed the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in a meeting with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono.

The two sides conferred on the latest developments regarding the Iran nuclear deal, the Islamic Republic of Iran’s legal measures to counter the US government’s breach of commitments under the agreement and violations of law, and the Europeans’ failure to take proper action with regards to the implementation of the nuclear deal.

During the talks, FM Zarif elaborated on the Islamic Republic’s stance on those issues.

The two sides also discussed different dimensions of mutual ties as well as key regional and international issues.

The two top diplomats further recalled historical Iran-Japan relations and underlined the necessity of further promoting reciprocal ties and continuing consultations between political officials of both countries.

The two foreign ministers held the second round of their talks behind closed door.

A few days ago, Tokyo had expressed its preparedness to mediate between Iran and the US amid the recent escalation of tension.

Iran Nuclear Deal Must Be Preserved: Japan PM

Iran at Most Decisive Moment in Face of Enemy Threats: IRGC Chief

General Hossein Salami

Speaking on Wednesday, General Salami said it is the most decisive moment of the Islamic Revolution as the enemy has stepped into the field of confrontation with Iran with all the possible capacity.

“Today, our enemies by applying the maximum pressure strategy and using all their capacities are trying to break the steadfastness of the Iranian nation, but they will fail.”

He went on to say that the conditions of the Islamic Revolution today are more sensitive than ever.

Salami also stressed that the enemies have reached the end of the line, and despite their strong appearance, their bones are brittle.

Earlier in the day, Iranian Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami had noted that the Islamic Republic currently has the highest level of defence preparedness to counter any threat against the country.

“Today the Islamic Republic of Iran stands at the peak of defence-military preparedness to counter any threat or act of aggression,” Hatami said on Wednesday.

The IRGC chief’s comments come as the United States has sent further military forces to the Middle East, including an aircraft carrier, B-52 bombers and Patriot missiles. US officials claim Iran is threatening its troops and interests in the region.

Rouhani Calls US Sanctions ‘Crime against Humanity’

Hassan Rouhani - President of the Islamic Republic of Iran

“The hard days and the problems created by the US’ economic war have started,” Rouhani said in a Wednesday meeting with a group of Iranian lawyers in Tehran.

The Iranian president described the war as a “crime against humanity,” saying the sanctions have created troubles for the people’s livelihood and made it more difficult for them to access food and medication.

“This is not a war against the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, but a war against the Iranian nation,” he added.

The US government re-imposed its sanctions against Iran after it unilaterally withdrew from the nuclear deal with Tehran in May 2018. Washington recently stopped issuing sanctions waivers for Iran’s eight largest oil clients in a bid to cut down the country’s oil exports to zero. It has also threatened the buyers of Iranian oil with sanctions if they fail to stop their purchases.

US President Donald Trump also imposed sanctions on Iran’s export of industrial metals in a bid to cut all sources of revenue for the Islamic Republic.

Despite the US’ claim that the sanctions are merely aimed at changing the Iranian government’s behavior, they have practically endangered the lives of many Iranian patients.

“Despite the illegality of sanctioning food and medicine, the US government is preventing access to these vital resources and has therefore put in danger the lives of many patients from small children to the elderly who are in urgent need of medicine and medical equipment,” President of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the Islamic Republic of Iran Alireza Marandi said in a letter to United Nations Secretary General António Guterres back in November.

He pointed to the clear detrimental effects of these sanctions on Iranian children suffering from cancer and said, “The US sanctions policy on the Islamic Republic of Iran has been devised in such a way that prevents all banking exchanges including access to essential medicines and medical equipment which are now virtually impossible.”

A photo recently went viral on the Iranian social media, showing a long line of patients in front of Tehran’s Rajaei Heart Hospital, waiting to receive pacemakers, whose prices have reportedly increased by more than five times following the Trump administration’s cruel sanctions.

US Carrier Stops Moving towards Persian Gulf: Military Source

The source who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue, said monitoring the US latest military developments in the region reveals that despite Washington’s claims, the American forces in the region have made a defensive buildup.

“The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been stopped in the Arabian Sea. The US has also moved its other vessels out of the Persian Gulf so much so that the body of water has never been as empty as today,” the source added.

“So, the Americans lie about dispatching navy forces to the Persian Gulf,” the source was quoted as saying in a report by Tasnim news agency.

According to the source, the US has turned its routine security measures in the region into a tactic to press ahead with its psychological war to influence public opinion in the US and in the world.

The US and its allies’ media reports on Washington’s latest military developments in the region reveal that the US army units have made a defensive buildup seeking to protect themselves against possible threats, the source said.

According to the source, the America and its regional allies’ incapability to adopt any serious military measure against the Islamic Republic is revealed in the remarks made by their leaders. “They have repeatedly admitted that they are not seeking a war with Iran but as we see, they are waging a massive psychological war to dominate the world’s public opinion.”

The source added that Iran has never been an initiator of any war throughout its history but “Iran’s military forces have never been as prepared as today to stand against the US and its allies.”

Virgin Nature of Dehdez, Juyom Plain in Photos

Dehdez is located 241 km east of Ahvaz in south-western Iran.

The following photos retrieved from IRNA shows the virgin nature of Sadat-Hosseini plain, Shivand, and Karoon 3 and 4 dams.

Dom-Dom Sahari: Ritual to Wake People at Dawn in Ramadan

Iran not only enjoys geographical and ethnic diversity, but also is replete with ritualistic-ceremonial performances and narratives a major part of which concerns religions, denominations and worshipping God.

One of the most different shows performed during the holy month of Ramadan in Iran is staged in Bushehr in south of the country. The “Dom-Dom Sahari” ritual is performed to wake up those who want to fast for the day.

In this performance, four-strong groups begin walking through local villages and hamlets, singing religious chants and verses to inform people that dawn is fast approaching and they need to say their prayers and eat Suhur as they have to do it before dawn breaks.

During the first half of the month of Ramadan, the “Dom-Dom Sahari” ritual features religious verses and chants, including the “Greetings be upon you Ramadan” phrase. In the second half of the month and as the end of Ramadan starts approaching, that phrase is replaced with “Farewell”. Those performing the ritual prepare people to get ready to say farewell to Ramadan and welcome Eid al-Fitr. They usually perform the ritual ad lib. Their performance normally begins around one or one and a half hours before dawn and continues until 10 minutes before dawn breaks and “Call to Prayers” is heard.

Due to the expansion of the city of Bushehr, the ritual does not get the chance to make its presence felt all across the city. Nevertheless, old neighbourhoods in Bushehr still enjoy the ear-pleasing chants sung performers during this religious ritual.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

Abrar:

1- Four Chinese Firms Banned for Violating Iran Sanctions

2- US Senator Calls for Probe into Kerry’s Contacts with Iran

3- Trump: I’ll Meet Putin, Xi in G-20 Meeting

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iran Leader: There’ll Be No War between Iran, US

2- Europe Trying to Kill Time: Expert

3- Attack on Two Oil Pumping Stations in Riyadh

* Saudi Energy Minister: Oil Transfer Stopped

4- B-Team against John Kerry: Ex-Secretary of State under GOP Pressure

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Negotiation Is Poison, There’ll Be No War: Leader

2- Europe, China, Russia’s Meaningful Silence

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Ebtekar:

1- Negotiation Is Poison: Iran Leader

2- Europe Impotent: What Are E3 Doing amid Rising Tension between Iran, US?

3- FM: We’d Predicted Some Would Escalate Tension

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Etemad:

1- New Phase of China-US Trade War

* Beijing to Increase Tariffs on $60 Billion Worth of US Products

2- Saudi Oil under Fire of Yemeni Drones: Is Yemen Retaliating 4 Years of Destruction?

3- There’ll Be No War: Iran Leader

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Ettela’at:

1- Yemenis’ Drone Attack on Saudi Oil Pipeline in Red Sea

2- Iran Leader: We’re Not after War; They Know It’s Not in Their Interests

3- Rouhani: Iran Too Great to Be Threatened

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Kayhan:

1- Transfer of Oil from Eastern to Western Saudi Arabia Stopped

2- Haaretz: Collapse of JCPOA Not Good News, Will Harm Israel Security

3- Great Drone Attacks on Major Saudi Infrastructures

* Ansarullah: It’s Message to Al Saud, US Warship

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Mardom Salari:

1- Iran Leader: Neither We, Nor They Are after War

2- Yemeni Drones Attack Heart of Saudi Industries

* Oil Prices Up after Destruction of Two Aramco Oil Pumping Stations

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Sazandegi:

1- Explosion of Saudi Oil Pipeline; Yemen Claims Responsibility

2- Pompeo Unwanted Guest of Brussels Summit

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Zarif: We’d Predicted Some Would Fan Fuels of Tension in Mideast

2- US, Europe Trying to Play Good Cop/Bad Cop on Iran

3- Why US Won’t Engage in War with Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15


 

Shargh:

1- Top Iranian Officials Meet with Iran Leader

2- Cold War of Diplomacy

* Lavrov: I See Americans Resolved to Hold Talks with Iran

3- Pompeo: We’re Not after War with Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

World’s Largest Copper Tray Built in Iran’s Zanjan

This tray is 3 metres long and 1.32 metres wide, weighs 335 kilograms with its handles and 285 kg without them, said Yahya Rahmati, the director of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of Zanjan province.

Akbar Qezelbash, the artist who has crafted the tray, explained that his creation far outmatched any other tray in the world both in terms of weight and dimensions.

World's Largest Copper Tray Built in Iran’s Zanjan“Four 8mm thick copper sheets are used in the making of this tray using welding brass, which is a first,” said 51-year-old Qezelbash.

Brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, is not easy to weld on copper sheets mainly because zinc has a much lower melting point.

“The design work on this big project has been impromptu and took 38 days to finish,” he added.

The Zanjani Artist said he was going to make a total of seven trays in three different dimensions.

Iran FM Leaves New Delhi for Tokyo

Iran’s Foreign Minister in Beirut for Talks

The Iranian top diplomat is to hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday morning.

Zarif’s trip to Tokyo comes as Japanese officials recently expressed hope to mediate between Tehran and Washington.

Japan’s Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura said last Thursday that Tokyo intends to contribute to regional peace and stability, utilising its traditional friendly relations with Iran.

The call came following the recent escalation between Iran and United States over the 2015 nuclear deal.