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Iran’s Leader Urges Closer Cooperation to Help Flood Victims

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei made the call in a meeting with a host of officials, ambassadors of Islamic countries and people from all walks of life.

The Leader said the Iranian people have always volunteered to help their compatriots at times of natural disasters. Ayatollah Khamenei said people’s participation could further encourage the government to press ahead with relief operations.

The Leader said the damage inflicted to homes and agricultural fields should be repaired and compensated for.

However, he said, much remains to be done in flood-hit areas, which can be handled through the cooperation of people and authorities.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Leader said the animosity towards the Islamic Republic emanates from hostility to Islam and monotheism.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the United States and its cronies such as the Al Saud regime will not settle for anything less than giving up the path for monotheism. He said if the Iranian nation continues to move on its current path, it will definitely defeat the enemies such as the U-S and its puppets.

The Leader said confrontation between “monotheism and tyranny” is inevitable. He said God Almighty has ordained that good win over evil.

Strange Story of ‘Demon Prison’ in NW Iran

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Strange Story of ‘Demon Prison’ in NW Iran

Built during the Sassanid dynasty (between 224 and 651 AD), the cone-shaped prison used to be the scene of sacrifices made and prayers said by the Zoroastrian priests. It is three kilometers west of Takht-e Soleymān in West Azarbaijan.

The hill has been shaped over thousands of years by sediment layers of mineral stones of an ancient lake. It used to be a temple between 830 and 660 BCE with several sulphur hot springs around it for medical treatment.

Unlike other volcanos, the Demon Prison hill is made of sediment layers of mineral stones. There used to be a spring in the region which turned into a lake over time. Its water was filled with salts and sulphur. Through time, the salts resided at the bottom of the lake becoming solid sediment layers. Now, after thousands of years, the layers have shaped a hill with a hole inside. Gradually the lake dried out but its remnants are still visible.

The site is now among one of the most beautiful natural attractions for mountaineers.

What’s Story of Demon Prison?

The Demon Prison or Solomon Prison is a hill with a horrible hole inside and a strange story.

If you climb the hill, you will see a stone building made by Sarooj mortar standing at its top. The building has hidden a black hole inside with no way out and if somebody sets foot inside, he/she will definitely die.

Locals believe that Solomon jailed a demon who defied him into the hill’s black hole; then tightened its black hole by setting up a building above it.

The demon in the black hole is the same devil who stole a special ring inscribed by the lord’s names from Solomon. The demon is believed to be a very dangerous and furious creature releasing toxic gas from its mouth. Anybody daring to set foot into the black hole will be murdered by the demon, locals believe. That’s why, it is named the Demon Prison.

The fortified site is the first attraction of West Azarbaijan recognized as a World Heritage site in July 2003.

Below you can see photos of Demon Prison:

US Blocks Humanitarian Aid to Flood-Hit People: Iran

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In a Tuesday interview with IRNA, Qassemi said the US move, adopted on the anniversary of Washington’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, reveals the anti-people nature of the American officials’ approach towards Iranians and counters their hollow and ridiculous claims that the sanctions don’t target Iranians and serve their interests.

The spokesman said usually, even in difficult and emergency conditions, not all banking systems are blocked and the dispatch of humanitarian aid is possible through bodies such as the International Committee of the Red Cross.

“However, in an inhumane and brutal move, the US has decided to block all channels for delivering aid to the flood-hit people of Iran,” he noted.

Qassemi also said aid bodies like the Red Cross Committee and the Red Crescent Society have announced over the past days that they are incapable of dispatching their aid to Iran’s Red Crescent.

“It seems that the US is seeking to block humanitarian aid to the flood-hit Iranians,” he underlined.

The spokesman also said the world community and international aid bodies should stand against the brutal move of the US.

He then referred to the huge damages inflicted on the flood-hit people in various provinces and added domestic aid bodies as well as Iranian people are seeking to alleviate the inflicted damages but no tangible foreign aid has been received yet as there is no channel to dispatch them.

Qassemi underlined that it is up to the international bodies to adopt an immediate measure in this regard particularly amid the current emergency situation in which there are some tangible shortcoming in terms of rescue helicopters and technical means.

He said the US should be held accountable for the consequences of its move to block aid to the flood-hit areas in Iran.

He also noted that the brave and selfless Iranians will survive such incidents and their damages through their philanthropic spirit and by establishing cooperation among themselves and with the government.

Qassemi underlined that the world and time will judge on those who have misused people’s lives as a political leverage to achieve their unholy goals.

Weeks of heavy rainfall and flooding have caused devastation in many provinces of Iran over the past two weeks. The situation is critical in the west central province of Lorestan, which received record precipitation. Conditions are similar in several other provinces, including Khuzestan, Kermanshah, and Ilam.

Officials are on high alert as more floods are predicted in coming days, largely because of dams’ overflowing and rivers bursting. Authorities in Khuzestan have ordered the evacuation of seventy villages that are close to the Dez and Kharkheh Rivers.

The floods in Iran have once again resurfaced the discussions on the US brutal sanctions on the Islamic Republic. The Iranian foreign minister says Washington’s anti-Iran sanctions are hampering delivery of much-needed relief equipment to flood-hit areas in Iran.

In a tweet, Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the United States of flouting the UN Security Council Resolution 2231. Zarif condemned the US blocking of the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s aid efforts as financial terrorism. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has also said that challenges caused by Washington’s unilateral sanctions will affect its relief support to Iran.

Meanwhile, Iran’s top diplomat reacted to the latest remarks by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who claimed the US is ready to assist delivery of aid to Iranians hit by floods. He labelled the remarks as “Fake News”, saying as the ICRC president in the UN Security Council said neutral and impartial humanitarian action is hindered by elaborate sanctions regimes.

According to Zarif, “Iran’s Red Crescent has announced that international organizations are aware about the impact of US sanctions on Iran’s ability to combat disasters.”

Meanwhile, Iran’s Ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeidinejad, accused the US’ Pompeo of hypocrisy.

“The US official in his interference attributes the current floods in Iran to mismanagement in urban planning and in emergency preparedness. This is while his own government is criticized for the continuing devastation caused by floods across the US Midwest,” he tweeted.

 

Persian Architecture in Photos: Tiling of Golestan Palace

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Various decorative elements have been used to ornament the splendid palace, but the tiles stand out. Tiling is a Persian decorative art which had been popular in the country in the 16th to 18th century.

The tiling of the palace serves as a tour guide leading the visitors through history, making them familiar with the personal artistic preferences of the kings of Qajar dynasty especially Nassereddin Shah.

It bears traces from European styles like those of the Renaissance and Baroque eras which were introduced to Iran by leading artists like Kamal-ol-Molk and Sani-ol-Molk; however, these styles gradually overshadowed the traditional Persian painting styles.

The dominance of yellow and orange colours in the decorative tiles is among the main features of Persian architecture during the Qajar dynasty. The architects of the era had traditional or western tastes and mainly used warm colours in their pieces when painting such patterns as flower and bird, lion and the sun or martial music bands.

Seven-coloured tile was a new innovation introduced during Qajar dynasty. Use of red or purple colours in the seven-coloured tiles was among the main features of tiling art of the era.

Golestan Palace is the oldest historical monument in the capital Tehran.

Aid Operations Start in Iranian City Most Affected by Flood

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Head of the Red Crescent Society in Lorestan province, Sarem Rezaee, said the operations have already started in the city by distributing basic goods among the citizens of the city.

“At least six rescue helicopters from Gilan, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Markazi, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad and Tehran provinces have been dispatched to the city to conduct aid operations in the city,” he was quoted as saying in an interview with Fars news agency.

Saremi went on to say that some makeshift camps have already been set up to provide contemporary shelter for the affected people of the city.

Army choppers and boats as well as the IRGC’s drones and helicopters have been deployed in the flood-hit areas for help.

The devastating flood in Lorestan has had no casualties so far.

Aid Operations Start in Iranian City Most Affected by FloodHowever, at least five thousands residential buildings in Pole- Dokhtar have submerged following the Monday flood of Kashkan River.

The fresh floods of the past two days also cut all communication paths to the city leaving the flood-hit people in a completely desperate situation.

All roads leading to Pole-Dokhtar were closed and the heavy floods hit the whole town with people totally besieged by waters.

Following the fresh floods over the past days, all communication paths to Pole-Dokhtar were cut and conducting aid operations became possible only by rescue helicopters. At the earlier hours of the disaster, there were only three helicopters operating in the city and the shortcoming sparked criticisms from the flood-hit people waiting to receive immediate help from the officials.

Reports say, the floods have completely besieged the western and eastern parts of Pole-Dokhtar and people remain desperate to find a way out of the plight.

The disaster came after the Kaskhan River burst banks leading to the submergence of at least five thousand residential units. Meanwhile, over 100 villages in the vicinity of the town are now besieged by the floods requiring immediate extra-provincial services by the central government. Reports say, Pole-Dokhtar people are still deprived of basic goods amid harsh situation.

Some experts warn that if no immediate measure was adopted immediately, the city could have faced a humanitarian crisis.

Iran has been hit with three major floods over the past two weeks which coincided with the beginning of the New Persian Year.  The highest level of alert has already been declared in Lorestan province. “In Khorramabad the water has risen by as much as three meters in parts,” the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported.

The first flood hit the northeast of Iran on March 19 and the second one struck the west and southwest on March 25, with a combined reported death toll of 45 people.

23 of Iran’s 31 provinces are affected by the floods and they also may face serious troubles.

Researchers Use Silkworm Cocoon to Store Blood at High Temperatures

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Blood is made up of special connective tissues with its cells floating in a liquid called Plasma. The average adult has about 5 litres of blood. Blood clots outside the body and its solution called Plasma separates as yellow liquid. Plasma contains over 120 types of proteins which if processed, each can be used as a derivate for producing medicines.

Blood can be stored for three weeks in a refrigerator but it should be blended with an additional material called Sodium Citrate to prevent possible clots. 55 percent of blood is made up of Plasma and the rest of blood cells. In addition to saving most of seriously-ill patients, Plasma also serves as a raw material for producing medicines including coagulation factor, Plasma combinations and immunity elements.

Researchers have recently found out that in addition to the current method to store blood and plasma by cutting-edge cooling technologies, they can also store blood samples for a longer time in high temperatures by using the protein available in the silkworm cocoon. The discovery, reports say, can contribute to healthcare measures in places suffering from lack of cooling technologies.

Scientists in Tufts University have discovered a new protein in silkworm cocoon called Fibroin which is highly helpful in storing blood in blood banks. They added Fibroin to a blood sample, evacuated its air and then kept it at 22 to 45 centigrade. According to the Science Daily, through dissolving the protein in water, they can easily restore the blood sample and use it in their research.

Researchers Use Silkworm Cocoon to Store Blood at High Temperatures

Based on the latest scientific finding, the protein in silkworm cocoon makes the least changes to the essence of the samples and highly contributes to the current methods to dry the blood samples or store them on a paper.

The new initiative also removes possible problems for samples like those emerging during cooling process. The samples stored by the new method can be used for analysis for 84 days and kept at 45 centigrade.

Iran Armed Forces Ordered to Make Aid Operations in Flood-Hit Areas

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General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri

The order came following an earlier order by Leader of the Islamic Revolution who also serves as the commander in chief of Iran’s armed forces to Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri to offer help to flood-hit people of Iran.

The general ordered all armed forces including the Army, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps and the Law Enforcement Force as well as the Defence Ministry to rush to offer services to the affected areas by mobilizing human resources and technical means and dispatching rescue helicopters to them, a report by Fars news agency said.

He also underlined that the armed forces should remain in the area till stability is completely restored to them.

Iran is struggling with floods in a number of provinces. New warnings have been issued in some cities as more floods are anticipated.

Some 400 towns and cities have been affected by the floods since last week. According to official figures, over 25 thousand houses have been ruined and 45 people have lost their lives since then. Aid and relief operations are in full swing in the affected areas.

23 Iranian Provinces Struggling with Floods

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Morteza Salimi said relief operations are seriously underway in 123 cities, villages, tribal areas and mountainous roads across Iran.

“Over the past 48 hours, 23 provinces have been struggling with heavy floods and their disasters,” he said.

The provinces are as follows: East Azarbaijan, West Azarbaijan, Ardabil, Isfahan, Ilam, Bushehr, Tehran, South Khorasan, Khorasan Razavi, North Khorasan, Khuzestan, Zanjan, Semnan, Fars, Qazvin, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Kohkiloyeh and Boyer Ahmad, Golestan, Lorestan, Mazandaran, Markazi and Hamedan.

According to Salimi, 50,138 people in the affected areas have been sheltered and efforts are underway to provide about 3,015 other people with emergency services over the past two days.

He went on to say that so far 143 residential units have been evacuated from water by 26 mechanical pumps in the flood-hit areas.

Meanwhile, a large number of blankets, cans, mineral water bottles and other necessary items have been gathered and sent to the affected areas.

Iranian emergency officials have issued warnings against camping alongside rivers and streams over possible flash floods.

People have also been called to stay away from dangerous areas as heavy rains continue in northern, western and southwestern parts of the country. In the capital Tehran, 10,000 civil defence forces are on alert as more rain is anticipated. Several Iranian provinces were hit by rare flash floods in the past week. According to Iran’s Red Crescent Society, the disaster has claimed the lives of at least 45 people so far. Aid and relief operations are in full swing in the affected areas.

Iran Congratulates Turkey on Holding Local Elections

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In a Monday statement, Qassemi congratulated the Turkish government, nation and political parties on holding massive local and municipal elections successfully.

“The peaceful holding of the local and municipality elections as well as the massive turnout of Turkish citizens serve as another sign of the rule of democracy in the brotherly and friendly country of Turkey,” he said.

“We wish welfare, prosperity and development for the Turkish government and people in the wake of the results of the elections,” he noted.

It goes without saying that the establishment of democracy in regional states is the only guarantor of independence, security and stability in the whole region, Qassemi added.

Millions of people in Turkey flocked to polling stations on Sunday to vote in local elections, seen as a gauge of support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turks voted to elect scores of mayors, municipal councils, and other local officials. Some 57 million people were eligible to vote. President Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have won every election since the party first came to power in 2002.

The latest victory of the ruling party came in April 2017 after the public voted in a referendum in favour of the adoption of a presidential system that expanded Erdogan’s powers.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Village of Zavareh

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Zavareh, a warm and dry region with desert steppe vegetation, has a muddy structure and has preserved its ancient Persian architecture. In this village, some people still have their original jobs.

It has been named after the brother of Rostam, a mythical figure in renowned Persian poet Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh (Book of Kings). The village used to be called the Madinat-ul-Sadat (City of Prophet Muhammad’s descendants) since the fourth century AH.

During the past centuries, it has been a centre of science, literature and culture, and many historians have been working on Zavareh and its prominent personalities.

Due to its dry climate and adjacency to the desert of Lut and the central desert of Iran, the village is a suitable place for camel breeding. Camel breeding has a long history in the village of Zavareh.

Following you can find photos of Zavareh retrieved from Mehr News Agency:

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