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Iran Pavilions Warmly Received at London Tourism Fair

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Foreign tourists and tour operators warmly welcomed Iran’s pavilions during the World Travel and Tourism Market Exhibition in London. This shows that the United States’ anti-Iran propaganda and unilateral sanctions have had no bearing on enthusiasts’ interest in Iran’s history and civilization.

The 39th International World Travel and Tourism Market Exhibit opened on Monday, bringing together those working in the tourism sector from around the world, including a number of Iranian tourism firms. The event opened at London’s international convention and exhibitions centre known as ExCel.

Like previous years, tourists and tourism fans visited the pavilions of some 182 countries from the Middle East, Asia, the United States, Latin America, Europe and Africa.

Based on reports, more than 50,000 participants take part in the exhibit every year.

Agreements worth £3.5 billion were expected to be signed in the tourism sector.

Like in previous years, Iranian tour operators made their presence felt in the exhibit and warmly received tourists and tour operators interested in working in the Iran domain. They put on show symbols of Iranian culture, displaying the grandeur of the Iranian history. They entertained visitors with different types of Iranian sweets and confectionary.

In an atmosphere not affected by political developments, many of those interested in Iran visited the country’s pavilions and inquired about how to travel to Iran as well as the tourist attractions in the country.

“We operate two to three Iran tours annually and we intend to increase its number. Places like mountains and deserts in Iran are attractive to tourists,” says a tour operator.

An author writing about events in the tourism sector, who also visited Iran’s pavilion, said he loved Iran and intended to travel to Iran soon, especially to Isfahan.

“Political developments have had no bearing on tourism activities, and this year I not only met our old customers, but met new customers as well,” said Ebrabim Poorfaraj, the chief of Iran tour operators.

“It’s been years that the US has maintained sanctions on Iran, and the world is well familiar with these games. From this perspective, many customers even do not ask about US sanctions and have got along with this issue,” he added.

Tourism experts believe Iran’s tourism industry will not affected by Trump’s sanctions.

“We attend key international tourism exhibitions each year … Fortunately, there were many enthusiasts interested to visit Iran in previous years, and the experiences that tourists shared on social networks and media all indicated the hospitality of Iranians and the delicious Persian cuisine as well as one of the most empires of the world,” said Hassan Ansari, a tour operator attending the exhibition.

“The high degree of the tourists’ satisfaction indicated Iranians’ good behaviour as well as the security and tranquility in our country, which encourages many tourists to choose Iran as their destination,”

“In addition to the attractions associated with Iranian culture, civilization and empire, there are so many internationally registered historical monuments and intellectual property in Iran that the tourists travelling to the country are usually interested to visit Iran for a second and third time as well,” he added.

“Basically, the companies that have worked with the Iranian market before are keen to continue their cooperation with Iran and would like to be present in the country’s market. The reason is that the tourism potential in Iran is such that they cannot have it in other countries,” he said.

Iran Pavilions Warmly Received at London Tourism Fair

US Sanctions on Iran Harm Environment: VP

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Ebtekar, the current VP for Women Affairs and a former chief of environment, made the remarks in an address to the International Seminar on Post-Conflict Effects on Women, Family and Environment held in Tehran Tuesday.

Besides physical wars, she said, other types of war could also have harsh consequences for women, family and environment, including the economic war waged by the US against Iran.

The vice president said the tightening of anti-Iran sanctions in 2011-2012 led to aggravated air pollution in some Iranian cities, due to lack of high-quality fuel inside the country.

Ebtekar said the latest wave of sanctions imposed by the US on Monday could have similar consequences.

The vice president further noted the long-term effects of the war on the environment and water resources are often overlooked, because the human toll is so saddening that we forget about other things.

Ebtekar said the Middle East is currently the scene of various conflicts, particularly Yemen, which is the most heart-breaking example of the devastating consequences of war.

The vice president said the Yemen war and its impact on environmental degradation, which has led to widespread famine and cholera in the county, has made life really difficult for millions of women and children.

She said the seminar seeks to inform the people of the effects of war on women and family and how degradation of the environment aggravates this situation, and the role women can play in promoting peace and protecting the environment.

US Sanctions on Iran Harm Environment: VP

Post-Conflict Situations

Barbara Rizzoli, the deputy head of the International Committee of the Red Cross’ delegation in Iran, also told the conference that the post-conflict situation presents a variety of situations that needs to be addressed in different manners.

One of the most dangerous situations is weapon contamination, when the land needs to get free of mines and other weapons so people can safely live on them, she said.

Rizzoli said another situation is the return of the displaced, when infrastructures and economic units needs to be created so the environment becomes conducive to those who have ran away.

The ICRC official said the family reunion is another situation that needs to be dealt with following the end of a war.

Rizzoli said the family separation, which happens during conflicts for a variety of reasons, is a plight that if not managed acts like a cancer that devours the fabric of the society.

“The plight of the missing does not only concern first degree family members, but also concerns a wider circle … the society in general,” she said.

“Out of my personal experience, I can tell you that to the families of the missing … the conditions of their loved ones is worse than death,” she said.

“So that’s why it’s very important to take initiatives to try to understand and investigate and give answers to these people. This is a scar that if not treated will never heal,” Rizzoli said.

The ICRC official said it is of utmost importance to provide people with ways to communicate with each other so they can locate their families and restore family links.

US Sanctions on Iran Harm Environment: VP

UN-Iran Cooperation Rising

On the sidelines of the conference, Ugochi Daniels, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran, told IFP News that she was pleased to attend the seminar, as it was an opportunity to raise very important and “heartrending” issues concerning families and environment.

The conference’s purpose was to sensitize people and urge officials to take action to prepare for post-conflict situations and prevent consequences from affecting the people, she said.

Daniels said she and Ebtekar have held talks about how the UN and Iran can cooperate to counter such issues in Iran and neighbouring countries.

“The UN is playing a very active role. We have a five-year partnership agreement and in that agreement one major area of focus is environment and working with the government regarding issues such as drought, water management, and sand and dust storms,” she said.

Daniels said there are also regional issues that Iran is dealing with along with its neighbours, which can lead to serious problems If not properly managed.

“That’s the UN’s role to bring together all the countries involved and to support dialogue and exchange of information on possible solutions,” he said.

US Sanctions on Iran Harm Environment: VP

Valuable Seminar

Ian Biggs, the Australian ambassador to Tehran, said he was pleased to know that several Iranian firms have cooperated to hold the valuable seminar.

“This seminar helped manage everything from wildlife protection to the role of women and children in post-conflict situations. These are all important topics,” he said.

“I hope it helps raise awareness among Iranians, if it receives enough media coverage in the Iranian media,” he said, pointing to environmental efforts by international organizations including the ICRC and UN.

Iran Refutes US Lies, Says Sanctions Targeting Iranian People

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Bahram Qassemi

In an interview on Wednesday, Bahram Qassemi said many American authorities are suffering from ignorance, narcissism, and delusion, and resort to lies and deceptive measures to sanctify their hostile policies against the Iranian nation by claiming that the sanctions are in line with the interests of the Iranian people.

Deploring recent comments by US State Department officials that American sanctions would not hurt the Iranian people and would only target the government, Qassemi said such claims are raised by either a professional liar or somebody pretending to be unaware of the realities.

“I have no answer for such individual or individuals with such a level of unawareness, and I believe that silence on (comments by) these people would be the best thing to do,” the spokesman added.

In comments last week, US State Department’s Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook said the US sanctions against Iran have clear exceptions for the sale of food, medicine, and medical devices and that “the White House stands with the Iranian people and their aspirations for a better way of life.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Bahram Qassemi said many US officials are used to making ill-advised and wrong comments about Iran, and resort to deception and delusive lies to glorify their hostile policies against the Iranian nation.

He further pointed to the US government’s growing political isolation in the international community, saying American officials will have to act more wisely sooner or later, because the world would no more approve of such behavior and policies.

US President Donald Trump has moved to snap back what he calls “crippling sanctions” on Iran that target the oil, banking and industrial sectors, and has threatened more action to change Tehran’s behavior.

A fresh round of US sanctions against Iran came into force on November 4.

Thousands of Cranes Convene in Iran’s Meighan Wetland

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Cranes are dissociable, harmless, beautiful and lovely birds that collectively sing a stunning song while flying. They perform duet dance in the sky. They do not cause disturbances for people and farmers, nor do they expect humans to help them. They avoid people and die of sorrow when they cannot migrate because of diseases.

In recent years, these birds have been severely threatened and slaughtered by some Iranians. For this reason, the White Siberian Crane has been introduced as an internationally endangered species.

Various protection programmes are being implemented in 17 countries of the region, including Iran, to preserve them.

Reza Mirzaee, Director General for Environmental Protection of Iran’s Markazi province says “one of the most prominent environmental features of the Meighan wetland is that it is among 22 international famous wetlands. It has also been a habitat for many native and migratory birds in the past and present. The plains and lands around the lagoon are one of the most important gray crane habitats.”

“Every year, with the changing weather conditions in late October, migratory birds migrate from Siberia to the Meighan wetland of Arak. Arak’s Meighan wetland is now witnessing the presence of small and large bird species.”

“Some migratory birds remain in this lagoon until spring, but some leave the area with the first heavy snowfall and migrate to the tropical southern regions,” he added.

Thousands of Cranes Convene in Iran’s Meighan Wetland

Denmark Arrests 3 Terrorists Who Praised Ahvaz Attack

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IFP Media Wire
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“Three people have been arrested suspected of violating the Danish law… on condoning terrorism,” a Danish police statement said on Wednesday.

The trio is accused of praising the four gunmen who attacked a military parade in Ahvaz in Iran’s Khuzestan Province on September 22, sprayed the crowd with gunfire and killed 25 people while injuring some 70 others.

The men were held on preliminary charges. However, police spokesman Bjoerke Kierkegaard said they had violated Danish laws and could face fines or up to two years in prison.

Kierkegaard said all three were members of al-Ahwaziya — a terror group which claimed responsibility for the Ahvaz attack.

The group, which receives backing from Saudi Arabia, has a record of carrying out sabotage acts in Khuzestan province.

In addition to al-Ahwaziya, the Daesh terrorist group also claimed it was behind the attack and published online purported footage of the assailants.

Three of the four assailants involved in the attack were killed by Iranian security forces, and a fourth one was arrested but later died of the wounds he had sustained during a security chase.

Two days after the attack, the Iranian Intelligence Ministry said in a statement that its forces had found the hideout of the terrorists involved in the attack, and arrested 22 elements in connection with the incident.

Some explosives, firearms, military vehicles and communications facilities were also seized from the hideout, the statement added.

Iran also summoned the ambassadors of the Netherlands and Denmark as well as the chargé d’affaires of Britain over sheltering members of al-Ahwaziya.

Environment Must Be Protected Even in Wartime

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Environmental experts say a small move in a secluded corner can impact the whole environment in the world because the environment is not restricted geographically. So, the impacts of war and hostile conflicts on the environment are irreversible and linger on for years.

Nasser Moqaddasi, a deputy head of Iran’s Department of Environment, says in 2001, the environment and resources of many countries involved in the numerous conflicts of the late 20th century had been damaged in wars mainly triggered by the hegemonic powers.

“Now restoring the damaged environmental areas seems highly difficult if not impossible,” he said.

That’s why in 2001 the United Nations designated November 6 as the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, the official added.

Moqaddasi referred to the Israeli regime as a good example of an anti-environment regime in the world, saying the regime has occupied Palestine’s soil, water resources, natural eco-system, beautiful shores, olive and date gardens as well as large swaths of its farms over the past 60 years.

“The pollution of heavy metals used in Israel’s airstrikes against Palestinians has inflicted heavy blows on the region’s environment and natural resources. Meanwhile, the flow of sewage from Israeli settlements has polluted the rivers of the region as well as drinking water resources,” he said.

According to Moqaddasi, the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein also damaged the environment in large parts of Iraq and Iran. “He dried parts of the regional lakes for military purposes and now we are suffering from the dust storms erupting from the dried parts.”

He said Saddam’s chemical bombardments of western regions of Iran and their longstanding fallouts have left most of the natural resources polluted, causing heavy costs on the Islamic Republic’s economy.

He then referred to the operations of terrorist groups in the region and said over the past years the ISIS militants have caused heavy damages to western Asia and left irreversible effects the natural resources of the region.

“The vegetation of most parts of the region has already been destroyed and other parts have turned into a hub for dust storms, which usually move towards Iran’s western and southwestern provinces after eruption. This leaves huge social and economic losses for us,” he noted.

Moqaddasi said the US unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic have anti-environment effects as well.

“The sanctions hamper cooperation underway between Iran and other states in environment areas and disrupt exchange of related technologies. All these, make it harder for us to protect our natural resources and prevent us from signing international treaties in this area.”

He described war as a nasty phenomenon imposed on others by arrogant powers on justice-seeking countries saying Islamic teachings require Muslims to protect natural resources amid conflicts.

“That’s why the international community should develop binding regulations to protect environment against wars and arrogance,” he concluded.

Majma’eh Gozari; Traditional Mourning Ritual in Northern Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The rite, whose name literally means “putting in trays”, is held mostly in villages of mountainous regions of the province, especially the village of Kuhestan in the vicinity of Behshahr County.

In this ritual, rural women provide a variety of meals for mourners of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Imam Hussein and place them in a large tray called “Majma’eh”.

When they hear the sound of horns from Hussainiya, meals are taken there to serve the mourning guests.

What follows are photos of the ceremony retrieved from IRNA:

Iran’s Chabahar Port Exempted from US Sanctions

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed off on the exception Tuesday, a day after the Trump administration imposed sanctions against Tehran.

“After extensive consideration, the secretary has provided for an exception from the imposition of certain sanctions under the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012 (IFCA) with respect to the development of Chabahar Port and the construction of an associated railway and for the shipment of non-sanctionable goods through the port for Afghanistan’s use, as well as Afghanistan’s continued imports of Iranian petroleum products,” a State Department spokesperson said.

Indian officials had said in their talks with the Americans that they would emphasize the importance of Chabahar to economically stabilize Afghanistan.

“The president’s South Asia strategy underscores our ongoing support of Afghanistan’s economic growth and development as well as our close partnership with India,” the State Department spokesperson added. “We seek to build on our close relationships with both countries as we execute a policy of maximum pressure to change the Iranian regime’s destabilizing policies in the region and beyond.”

India hopes to utilize Iran’s transit potentials to embolden its connectivity footprints, with Chabahar being the stepping stone to those ambitions.

The administration of US President Donald Trump announced Monday the re-imposition of sanctions ever against Iran’s oil exports, shipping and banking. The bans had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

According to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, the world stands against the US administration and no country except for some few states in the Middle East would abide by Washington.

Iran Holds Int’l Seminar on War’s Consequences for Family, Environment

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Alireza Hashemi
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The conference, titled International Seminar on Post-Conflict Effects on Women, Family and Environment, was held on the occasion of the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, November 6.

The seminar was addressed by several dignitaries, including Ugochi Daniels, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran; Massoumeh Ebtekar, the Iranian Vice President for Women and Family Affairs; Barbara Rizzoli, the deputy head of the International Committee of the Red Cross’ delegation in Iran; and Mostafa Mohaqeq Damad, a Beheshti University professor.

The event was held by the Peace and Environment Centre, an Iranian NGO, in cooperation with the Vice-Presidency for Women and Family Affairs, Iranian Peace Studies Scientific Association, Shahid Beheshti University and other bodies.

Houman Liaqati, the head of the Peace and Environment Centre, told IFP News that the conference, which has been held annually for over 10 years, aims to raise public awareness on the effects of war on environment and families.

Liaqati said a big number of foreign diplomats had been invited to the conference to be informed of the damages the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s inflicted on the nation.

“We aimed to show we are a peace-loving nation who does not seek war,” he said.

Liaqati said the attendance of a huge number of foreign diplomats shortly after the US government reinstated sanctions on Iran could indicate that the world does not buy US allegations that Iran is fomenting instability and conflict across the globe.

Iran Holds Int’l Seminar on War’s Consequences for Family, Environment

Environment, Source of Peace

Ugochi Daniels, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran, said in her speech that the conference did a good job in attracting attentions to effects of war on environment, as these impacts are often neglected.

“When we mention the brutality of war, we often count the dead bodies, the destroyed homes and the lives ended by violence. Do we pause to consider the environmental devastation that wars cause?” she said.

“The toxic legacy of war is often ignored, and with it the long term damage to the health of millions of people struggling to rebuild their homes and their lives,” she said.

Daniels said the environment in recent decades been the source of considerable tensions and conflicts.

“According to the UN environment agency, over the last 60 years, at least 40 percent of all internal conflicts have been linked to the exploitation of natural resources, whether high value resources such as timber, diamond, gold and oil, or scarce resources such as fertile land and water,” she said.

However, Daniels said the environment have also been a source for cooperation and peace.

“Conversely, there are many examples of natural resources serving as catalyst for peaceful cooperation and confidence building,” she said.

The envoy said the UN works to ensure environment promotes cooperation and peace among nation.

“The UN attaches great importance to ensuring that actions on the environment are part of conflict prevention, peace-building and peace-keeping strategies. Because there can be no sustainable peace if the natural resources that sustain livelihood and ecosystems are destroyed,” he said.

The envoy said woman can play a critical role in managing natural resources and preventing conflicts resulting from the environment, as they are managing the environment around the world at the family level.

“Interventions around natural resources and environmental climate change provide significant opportunities to empower women politically and economically and to strengthen their contributions in preventing conflict and building peace,” he said.

Weapon Factories Must Be Closed

Addressing the event, Mohaqeq Damad, a Beheshti University professor, said it’s a pity that mankind has not learned lessons from its past mistakes, which is full of wars that destroyed the environment.

He said humans are still engaged in wars that damage the environment and these wars are even more brutal, thanks to modern weapons that have enabled unbelievable death and destruction.

As an example, the academic pointed to the environmental damages caused by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1991.

According to a study by Peter Hobbs and Lawrence Radke, who flew through smoke from burning oil wells in Kuwait in 1991 when 4.6 million barrels of oil were burning per day, the environmental damages of the war were very devastating and were anticipated to remain in place for a long time, Mohaqeq Damad said.

“Who does build such weapons and destroy environment to earn money? Why shouldn’t we stop them from making these weapons?,” he said.

Mohaqeq Damad said he believes there are still wise minds and peace-loving souls across the globe and he hopes that God-willing peace will be created across the world.

Best Tips for Essay Writing

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Best Tips for Essay Writing

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