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IRGC Terror Designation to Drag US into Quagmire: Zarif

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Mohammad Javad Zarif

“Netanyahu Firsters who have long agitated for FTO designation of the IRGC fully understand its consequences for US forces in the region,” Zarif said in a Sunday tweet.

“In fact, they seek to drag US into a quagmire on his behalf,” he added.

The Iranian top diplomat warned that “Trump should know better than to be conned into another US disaster.”

The warning came after three American officials told Reuters that the US is expected to designate the IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization.

The decision, the officials said, will be announced by the US State Department, perhaps as early as Monday.

The US has already blacklisted dozens of entities and individuals affiliated with the IRGC, but not the group as a whole.

In a separate reaction on Sunday, IRGC Chief Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari described the possible move as a “stupid” one which will be strongly and reciprocally responded to according to the policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“Under such circumstances, the US security forces and army will not enjoy the calm they have today in the West Asia region,” he warned.

G7’s Stances on Iran’s Missiles, Regional Role ‘False, Unrealistic’

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G7 Meeting

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi made the remarks in a Sunday statement in response to some paragraphs of the final communiqué of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) in France, in which they discussed issues related to Iran.

Qassemi said the Islamic Republic believes the content of this communiqué, which is based on groundless accusations and misapprehension of Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, its regional role and missile program, is unconstructive and completely unilateral.

Iran maintains that these accusations clearly violate the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the commitments of the three European countries, he added.

“It is a source of regret that the members of this group are influenced by the illegal and bullying behaviour of the United States, and are repeating false claims against Iran, using a rhetoric that they themselves admit does not belong to them,” Qassemi noted.

“They only want to satisfy Washington and meet the US demands which is just one of the members of the G7.”

The Iranian spokesman denounced as untrue and unrealistic the stances expressed by the G7 on Tehran’s constructive and undeniable role in consolidating stability, security, and in fight against terrorism in the West Asia, and reiterated the peaceful and defensive nature of the country’s missile program.

“Having complied with its international obligations, the Islamic Republic of Iran has shown its good faith in engaging, negotiating and maintaining contact with the international community,” he said.

Tehran believes that setting forth unrealistic issues and making unsuccessful attempts to portray Iran as a threat will not affect the determination of the Iranian people and the Islamic Republic’s approach to pursue its national interests in the region and the world, he added.

Qassemi also condemned the violations of the fundamental principles of the Iran nuclear deal by the three European countries, calling on them to provide a clear explanation. He emphasised that the Islamic Republic of Iran will pursue this issue using the mechanisms existing in the JCPOA.

At the end of a two-day meeting in the northwestern French city of Dinar, foreign ministers of the Group of Seven could not bridge differences on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and how to deal with Iran.

However, the G7 foreign ministers gave out a final communique, expressing deep concern over Iran’s “continuing support for terrorist organizations and armed militias.”

“We intend to continue our work to counter Iran’s regional proliferation of ballistic missiles and its unlawful arms transfers,” reads the communiqué.

The Group of Seven (G7) is a group composed of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These countries represent most of the global net wealth.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

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

The top story in Iranian papers today was the visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to Tehran, where he held talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

All papers today continued to cover the consequences of the devastating floods that hit various Iranian cities and provinces, especially Golestan, Lorestan, and Khuzestan provinces as well as the city of Shiraz, which claimed dozens of lives and displaced thousands.

Several papers also covered the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in his Nowruz message.

The above issues, as well as many more, are highlighted in the following headlines and top stories:

 

Abrar:

1- Pompeo: We Won’t Let Saudi Turn into Nuclear Power

2- German FM: Iran among Issues Discussed at G7 Summit

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iran Leader to Iraq PM: Make American Troops Leave Iraq ASAP

2- These Smart Iraqis: Baghdad Seems to Be Smartly Taking Advantage of Iran-Saudi Rivalry

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Khuzestan Overwhelmed by Flood

2- Parliament Moving towards Referendum on Palermo Convention

* Expediency Council Opposed to CFT, Palermo over Partisan Issues

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Ebtekar:

1- Difficult Year Ahead of Rouhani’s Government

2- Ups and Downs in Tehran-Baghdad Relations

3- Iraq Premier Meets with Iran Leader

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Etemad:

1- Iranian Nation, Gov’t Considers Iraq’s Progress in Line with Its Own Interests: Leader

2- Playing with Fire: US to Designate IRGC as Terror Group

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Ettela’at:

1- Rouhani: Iran-Iraq Ties to Interest of Both Countries, Region

2- Pompeo: We Won’t Let Riyadh Develop Nuclear Arms

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Ex-Mayor of New York Talks of Tehran

2- Social Media Minus Google Plus

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Iran:

1- Rescue Efforts in Lorestan; Warning in Khuzestan

2- Golden Time of Tehran-Baghdad Ties

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Jame Jam:

1- Trump Administration’s Latest Stances, Sanctions against Iran

2- Iran Leader Highlights Protecting Iraq against US’ Evil

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Javan:

1- Iran Leader: US Must Leave Iraq as Soon as Possible

2- 400,000 People Being Evacuated from Khuzestan

3- Arabs Selling Palestine with $110 Billion Bribe

4- US’ Stupid Move against Most Popular Army of the World

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Entire Iran Mobilized to Counter Flood in Khuzestan, Lorestan, Golestan

* New Precipitation Expected in Iran

2- Rouhani: We’re at Extraordinary Conditions for Development of Ties with Iraq

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Kayhan:

1- Joining Paris Agreement on Pretext of Climate Changes to Cause Iran Serious Damages

2- US Presidential Candidate: We Have Many Problems; 3 Individuals Richer than Half of US Population

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Khorasan:

1- Trump’s New Show against IRGC

2- Will Iran Move towards Abundant Water Resources?

3- US Gives Saudis Ultimatum

4- Details of Iran-Iraq Deals

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Shahrvand:

1- Khuzestan Surrounded by Flood

2- Red Crescent Says All Aid Channels Closed

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Shargh:

1- Veto against Democrats

* 12 Senators Trying to Diminish Trump’s Power to Attack Iran

2- Crisis-Hit People Trust Sport Celebrities

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

 

Sobh-e Now:

1- Oh God Please Save Iran from Devastation of Flood

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 7

Iran to Reciprocate If US Designates IRGC as Terror Group

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran to Reciprocate If US Designates IRGC as Terror Group

Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Iranian Parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said Iran will go for a reciprocal move if Washington announces the IRGC as a terrorist organisation.

In an interview with Tasnim News Agency, Falahatpisheh announced that a plan has been drafted at the Iranian parliament to retaliate the possible measure by the US.

Earlier, in a tweet, Fallahatpisheh warned that “if the IRGC is placed on America’s list of terrorist groups, we will put that country’s military on the terror blacklist alongside ISIS.”

On April 5, Reuters quoted three US officials as saying the Trump administration is to designate the IRGC a foreign terrorist organisation.

This is not the first time the US threatens to designate the IRGC a terrorist organisation. It was in October 2017 that there were rumours about such a decision. By that time, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said such a move would be a “grave mistake.”

If Washington approves the measure, it will be the first time that a country’s military is labelled as a terrorist group.

A number of people and entities were blacklisted by the US administration for their ties with the IRGC, but the organisation has not been blacklisted as a whole yet.

Veteran Iranian Actor Laid to Rest after Massive Funeral

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IFP Media Wire
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Thousands of people from every walk of life attended a mass funeral in the capital Tehran to pay homage to the celebrated actor. Mashayekhi began his career in theater in 1957. During his six-decade-long career, he acted in nearly a hundred films and some sixty TV series.

Mashayekhi rose to fame in 1980s when he played several lead roles, including famous Iranian painter Kamal-ol-Molk in a feature film and Reza the gunman in highly popular TV series Hezar Dastan. He won the best-actor award for Kamal-ol-Molk from Iran’s International Fajr Film Festival in 1985.

Life Goes on for Children despite Deadly Floods in Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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What follows are IRNA’s photos of some of these children coping with the crisis in Golestan province, north-eastern Iran:

Leader Pardons, Commutes Sentences of over 1,000 Inmates

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ayatollah Khamenei made the decision on Saturday based on a request by Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi.

The inmates had been convicted at the country’s court of common pleas and Islamic Revolution tribunals, the Judicial Organization of the Armed Forces, and the State Discretionary Punishment Organization.

Article 110 of the Constitution grants the country’s Leader the right to pardon or reduce the sentences of convicts upon a recommendation from the head of the Judiciary.

The clemency, however, does not apply to all types of convicts, including those who have been sentenced for their role in armed struggle against the country, armed or organized drug trafficking, rape, armed robbery, arms smuggling, abduction, bribery and embezzlement.

Eid al-Mab’ath, which is a public holiday in Iran, is a day when Muslims gather at holy cities and sites to mark the occasion, which falls on the 27th of the month of Rajab on the lunar calendar.

Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) often retreated to the Hira cave outside the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to pray to God, to reflect on life.

He was nearly 40 on August 10, 610 CE when the angel Gabriel descended and asked him for three times to read the holy Quran revealed to him. Muhammad, who did not know how to read and write, was then able to read in full and began to teach others the holy words of God.

April 1 also marks a historic referendum in which Iranians overwhelmingly voted for the establishment of an Islamic Republic following the overthrow of the monarchy of the US-backed Pahlavi regime.

In the two-day referendum held on March 30-31, 1979, more than 98.2 percent of eligible Iranians voted “yes” to the establishment of an Islamic Republic in the country.

Chugha; Hand-Woven Sleeveless Coat for Iranian Nomads

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Chugha is for men and usually worn by the Bakhtiari people in various festivities. They wear shirts and warm clothes under Chugha during summer and winter respectively. The coat is much common among the nomads, and the Lurs of Lorestan province show less interests in the coat.

Chugha is neither completely white nor black but a two-coloured coat including both. The length of Chugha should be long enough to cover the areas below the knee. The black lines cross the white lines vertically in Chugha’s texture. The short sleeves of Chugha are decorative and mainly used as pockets.

To weave the male coat, women use lying frame. Its weaving technique is similar to that of the carpet weaving but it has very delicate textures woven with thinner threads. The length of the fiber used for weaving a Chugha stands at 2.5 to 3.5m and width at 50 to 70 cm. It is woven with a thread of cotton (sometimes wool).

The photos below depict Chugha weaving in Andika city, north of the southern province of Khuzestan retrieved from YJC.

Iran, Iraq to Establish Air Cooperation against Potential Threats

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Briefing reporters on his Saturday meeting with his Iraqi counterpart in Tehran, Major General Mohammad Baqeri said Iran and Iraq have warm relations in military areas.

“Iran and Iraq have deep commonalities. Our relations with Iraq are different from those with other countries because Iran and Iraq enjoy common interests and are exposed to common threats,” he said.

He then referred to the great number of Iranian religious tourists visiting Iraq each year and said the armed forces of two sides need to establish further cooperation to preserve regional security and achieve their common goals.

The commander then referred to his latest visit to Damascus to take part in a trilateral meeting with his Iraqi and Syrian counterparts on the regional security and added during the meeting, he held some discussions on military cooperation between the three countries.

“During my meeting with the Iraqi commander in Tehran, we discussed border issues. Based on an agreement reached by the two sides’ high-ranking officials, Iran and Iraq are set to dredge the border river of Arvand Rud in the near future. The security of the project is expected to be provided by two sides’ armed forces.”

“We also exchanged views on Iran-Iraq cooperation in Arvand Rud to strengthen the Persian Gulf’s security,” he noted.

Elsewhere, the top general said during the meeting, he also urged the reopening of Khosravi border checkpoint for Iranian religious tourists.

“The Iraqi official promised to provide Iranian religious tourists with a safe road through Diyala province and reopen Khosravi border checkpoint in the near future so that Iranian religious tourists could also travel to Syria through Iraq,” he said.

“The Iraqi side also expressed his country’s preparedness to prepare the border routes. Meanwhile, the Syrian side has already announced its basic readiness to take part in the project,” he said.

The Iranian commander also said other issues of mutual interest were discussed during the meeting including Iran and Iraq air defence cooperation.

“We feel some air threats from our western borders. To cope with any potential attack, we feel that Iran and Iraq should establish air defence cooperation,” he added.

Holding training courses and joint maneuvers to share experiences were among other issues discussed during the meeting.

The top general also referred to the presence of American forces in Iraq and said the Iraqi officials have given assurance to the Islamic Republic that they won’t cooperate with the US sanctions against Iran.

“So far, they have had good cooperation with Iran and the Iraqi commander gave us assurance that his country would have more controls over US forces. He maintained that the US forces are stationed in Iraq for training purposes only,” he concluded.

Iran Leader Urges Iraq to Make US Troops Leave ASAP

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IFP Media Wire
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“Relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq are beyond relations between two neighbouring countries and the Iranian government and nation regard progress and prosperity of Iraq as beneficial to themselves,” the Leader said in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and his accompanying delegation in Tehran on Saturday.

“But despite their remarks, the Americans regard democracy and Iraq’s current political activists to their detriment and based on this, the Iraqi government should do something [to ensure] that American military troops will leave Iraq as soon as possible,” Ayatollah Khamenei added.

The Leader emphasized that Iraq could turn into the Arab world’s most influential country thanks to its human capacities and rich underground resources.

The US and its stooges in the region oppose the current democratic process in Iraq and believe that it would be against their interests, the Leader stated.

Ayatollah Khamenei added that the Iraqi government, parliament and current political activists were not favored by the US and therefore it was hatching plots to eliminate them from the political scene of Iraq.

The Leader pointed to contradictory remarks and intentions of American and Saudi officials and said, “They funneled money, weapons and equipment to Daesh at a time that they [the terrorists] had occupied Mosul, and now that Iraq has overcome Daesh, they are expressing friendly words.”

The Leader hailed Abdul-Mahdi’s wise and prudent stance on regional issues, particularly the developments in Iraq, and said the Iraqi youths were among the country’s human capacities that had passed the exam of the fight against Daesh terrorists in a good and admirable way and marked a historical event.

Ayatollah Khamenei added that scientists and elites were among Iraq’s other human capacities and said the US had killed many Iraqi scientists because it was aware of the significance of “this important asset.”

The Leader stressed the importance of maintaining full vigilance against the Daesh remnants “because they will once again embark on their crimes, if they feel a moment of weakness among the Iraqi government and nation.”

Ayatollah Khamenei said the presence of US troops in the region could harm the interests of any country where they had established a long presence.

The Leader further said that the Iranian and Iraqi nations had common beliefs and cultural and historic bonds.

During the meeting, which was also attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, the Iraqi prime minister said the Iranian government and nation had always supported the Iraqis in difficult times, particularly in the fight against Daesh.

Abdul-Mahdi hailed his country’s relations with Iran and emphasized that Iraq would never join US sanctions against Tehran.

Speaking at a joint press conference with the Iraqi prime minister earlier in the day, Rouhani said Iran and Iraq were keen to expand their cooperation in the fight against terrorism and smuggling while seeking stronger ties in the power, gas and oil sectors.

“Border cooperation to fight terrorism, narcotics and smuggling will become stronger between the two countries,” Rouhani said.

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