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Protest Rally Held before Iran Parliament against FATF-Related Bill

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The protesters, numbering over 200, said approving the bill would amount to betraying the values of the revolution and is against guidelines of the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Protest Rally Held before Iran Parliament against FATF-Related BillSeveral conservative lawmakers, including Javad Karimi Qoddousi, were among the participants.

The bill was discussed in the parliament back in June, but lawmakers decided to shelve the bill for two months.

The bill is part of four sets of legislation proposed by the government of Hassan Rouhani to get the country out of the black list of the global anti-money laundering body, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Two other bills had been approved by the parliament, but rejected by the legislation watchdog, the Guardian Council. After the parliament refused to change the bills, they were referred to the Expediency Council, which is entrusted with acting as an arbiter between the two bodies.

Protest Rally Held before Iran Parliament against FATF-Related Bill

The fourth bill, an amendment to the country’s law against financing terrorism, was approved by the parliament and the Guardian Council, and signed into law by President Hassan Rouhani last month.

Iran entered into talks with the G7-created FATF to join the body following the January 2016 implementation of the JCPOA, the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

But Iran’s accession to FATF has slowed down in recent months, over concerns among conservative politicians that the move could endanger Iran’s national security interests.

The FATF has requested Iran to implement necessary reforms until late October.

Iran’s Beauties in Photos: Saqalaksar Lake

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The lake is 64 metres above the sea level; its length is about 600 metres and its width is 500 metres.

Saqalak literally means hills and in general it means the hill top.

What follows are photos of the region provided by Mizan Online:

Striking Lorry Drivers in Iran Demand Tyres, Higher Wages

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Lorry drivers staged a days-long nationwide strike in Iran in late May 2018, in protest at low wages and a lack of insurance coverage.

Afterwards, the government promised to raise their wages and offer them insurance.

Good decisions were also made, including the allocation of foreign currency at an exchange rate of IRR 42,000 to the dollar for importing tyres, the reduction of tariffs on imported spare parts and tyres from 30% to 5% and the clearance of 70,000 to 100,000 tyres from the customs.

Accordingly, half of the lorry drivers’ demands were met, but many of their problems, including the provision of tyres, remained unsolved.

For the second time in the past several days, some lorry drivers stopped work in protest at their working conditions. They objected to high costs of maintenance and spare parts as well as high freeway tolls. Lorry drivers say they not only do not enjoy insurance for hard working conditions, but also have problems receiving the basic insurance and social services.

Striking Lorry Drivers in Iran Demand Tyres, Higher WagesOn the other hand, many profiteers have hoarded the equipment and parts needed by lorry drivers such as tyres, which delayed the settlement of lorry owners and drivers’ problems. Unfortunately, there is not much supervision over the activities of profiteers and hoarders, which further fuels lorry drivers’ problems. Iran has enough tyres, but hoarders have caused a severe shortage of the product on the market, resulting in losses for lorry drivers, businessmen and people.

Senior police authority Mohammad Sharafi has weighed in on the issue in an interview with Iran’s state TV.

“Truck owners (drivers) show good cooperation under the current sensitive situation in the country. Some people who do not have good intentions and who want to disrupt lorry drivers’ activities and keep lorries from moving will be seriously dealt with, and offenders will be punished,” said the police official.

Another official also pointed to the problems that drivers are facing.

“Lorry drivers were charged extra commission, which had led to their objection,” said the head of the drivers’ unions handling transportation on the country’s roads.

In this regard, more than 90 cargo transport companies which had committed violations have been closed and the necessary measures have been adopted. This comes as the main problems facing lorry drivers remain unsolved and are expected to be resolved more rapidly. For instance, a shortage and high prices of tyres have seen drivers being unable to afford tyres. Moreover, they cannot drive on roads with old, threadbare tyres. So, it means they want to work and it is not a matter of strikes or something, but driving on old tyres is dangerous and drivers cannot do that.

Striking Lorry Drivers in Iran Demand Tyres, Higher WagesDariush Baqer-Javan, the director general of the Road Maintenance and Transportation of Hormozgan Province, says some 4,000 tyres have been cleared from customs in recent weeks and are stored at cargo depots.

“As of Friday, the tyres needed for lorries will be distributed at the state price of IRR 21,000,000 among drivers who have loaded their lorries,” he said.

Mohammad-Reza Ganji, the head of the Iranian Tyre Union, said it has been agreed that a 5% tariff be imposed on imported tyres at the request of local tyre producers themselves in order to solve lorry drivers’ problems.

“A new production line for lorry and bus tyres will soon be inaugurated with a capacity of 25 thousand tons,” he said.

“So far, some $100 million as well as more than IRR 2 trillion has been appropriated for the factory to be launched, and it will become operational in early 2019 with the latest technology used for the production of bus and lorry tyres,” he noted.

Striking Lorry Drivers in Iran Demand Tyres, Higher Wages

How to Choose Best Gaming Chairs in 2018: A Detailed Guide

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The choice of a gaming chair should be guided by the needs and preferences of an individual, although ergonomics, comfort and adjustability sit at the forefront of the particulars to locate a decent and suitable gaming chair. In choosing the best gaming chair, you must ask yourself how much value to place on health and comfort. This guide should lead you towards the prime gaming chair in 2018:

Design and type of the chair

Gaming chairs feature different designs, going from racing style to office style, rocker chair to pedestal design, with some chairs designed ergonomically and others not. When reaching out for a classic office style gaming chair, for example, you might want to be in the lookout for a high back swivel chair, which offers more support to the spinal column because of the high-back feature, while providing great adjustability from the swivel mechanism.

The rocker gaming chair has a design that seats directly on the floor and has no wheels. For this design, you must be keen on comfort, in the padding of the L shaped design. On the contrary, the pedestal gaming chair has a pedestal underneath, which can swivel around, but with restrictions as to matters adjustability to height.

Adjustability and flexibility

Different brands of gaming chairs provide different features as concerns adjustability and comfort. The most adjustable chair would ideally have a 180-degree recline angle, a 360-degree swivel mechanism, and five-wheeled casters. Further, the seat may come with a 4D adjustable armrests and a high backrest that also adjusts for height.

These variables differ for different gaming chairs, so you must determine a chair best fits your flexibility needs. For instance, since most office style gaming chairs are adjustable to height, you want to consider a chair that has high stability, mainly because the hydraulic system of cheap office style chairs can easily break. As per the design of the chair, the adjustability will vary.

Appearance and feel of the chair

As much as comfort and functionality if of the essence, it is necessary to consider the appearance and feel of a gaming chair. Different manufacturers have a distinguished finishing of their products, regarding material and colour combination, which explains the different materials used in making gaming chairs.

The fabrics and materials covering gaming chairs are useful in the effectiveness of the gaming chair as concerns breathability, ease of cleaning and maintenance, durability and contact to the skin. Mesh fabrics are great for optimising air circulation, while PU Leather is hassle-free as to matters cleaning. For longevity, real leather serves the purpose, while also remaining kind on the skin, although with lower breathability.

Additional features

A bonus is always good news, and in gaming chairs, additional features can elevate the gaming experience. Some gaming chairs, mostly those suited for console gaming, come with a variety of extra features, for example, audio systems, connectivity to a variety of systems and consoles, speaker systems.

For other types of gaming chairs, it counts to have additional features like retractable footrests, extra pillows for the headrest and lumbar support, foldability for ease in storage, massage features, among others. The primary goal is to chase a gaming chair that will offer you the most value in relevance to the gaming experience.

Durability and sturdiness of the gaming chair

A gaming chair is not an asset you plan on changing up every month or year. Your goal should be to acquire a gaming chair that can last you long enough. The framework of the gaming chair is the first thing to consider when checking out for sturdiness and longevity of a chair. Usually, aluminium and steel are the materials used to frame gaming chairs because they are hard to break and are not prone to corrosion and rust.

The quality of the fabric and the foam also count for durability, even though the main factor is the sturdiness of the entire framework. Check out the base of the chair to analyse the material of the casters and the wheels, which ultimately go a long way in determining the glide of the chair across a room.

Cost and value of the chair

Gaming chairs can prove to be pretty expensive, with some like the Herman Miller retailing at around $1400. Depending on the amount you can spend, consider gaming chairs in the different budget categories, that is, mid-range gaming chairs, budget gaming chairs, among others.

Ultimately, you must weigh out the value exchange for your money. Even though the more expensive gaming chairs offer the best value compared to others, there are gaming chairs that can provide similar value at a lower price, for example, the Merax High Back Gaming Chair.

Bottom line, there are no rules cast on a stone on which gaming chair you must choose. It all rolls down to your needs and preferences as a dedicated gamer.

IRGC Releases Footage of Encounter with US Carrier

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According to the footage, which was part of a documentary aired by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Saturday, the speedboats approached the USS Theodore Roosevelt on March 21.

Iran has repeatedly warned that any act of trespassing on its territorial waters would be met with an immediate and befitting response.

The US 5th Fleet is currently deployed in the Persian Gulf with carriers, ships, strike aircraft, sailors and marines and has been involved in occasional confrontations with Iranian forces.

The IRGC in July 2017 reported a second provocation by US warships in the Persian Gulf waters less than a week after a similar incident in the same region.

IRGC Navy said in a statement that “the supercarrier USS Nimitz and its accompanying warship, while being monitored by the IRGC Nay’s missile frigates, flew a helicopter near the Resalat oil and gas platform and approached the IRGC’s ships.”

It came a few days after a similar incident in the northern Persian Gulf, where a US Navy ship sailed toward an IRGC Navy ship, which was patrolling in international waters, and fired two shots into the air.

On January 12, 2016, IRGC Naval forces arrested ten US Marines after their patrol boats entered Iran’s territorial waters in the Persian Gulf. The following day, the IRGC announced that the Marines were released after Americans apologized for the incident.

The two US Navy crafts carrying the Marines had drifted three miles into the waters surrounding the Farsi Island in the Persian Gulf. US officials later blamed a navigational problem for sailors’ drifting astray.

Israeli PM Looking for Smokescreen, Iran FM Says

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Zarif said in an excerpt of an interview set to air Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Netanyahu’s latest attempt at the United Nations General Assembly, in which he put on show pictures of an alleged Iranian nuclear weapons storage site, was meant to conceal the regime’s own nuclear arsenal.

“He’s just trying to find a smokescreen … Nonsense,” said Zarif of Netanyahu’s accusations.

The top Iranian diplomat said that Netanyahu had repeatedly been proven wrong in his claims about Iran’s nuclear program as shown by recurrent probes of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“He’s been wrong about the previous [allegations] and he’s wrong about this one,” said Zarif, adding, “The previous allegations that Netanyahu made have been investigated by the IAEA and have been rejected.”

Zarif had earlier dismissed Netanyahu’s claims about Iran’s secret nuclear sites, saying in a tweet on Thursday that the Israeli regime was the only entity in the world that had always refused to disclose facts about its nuclear weapons.

Iranian Court Gives Odd Sentence to Prank Caller

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Head of the Judiciary of Buin Zahra, a city in Iran’s Qazvin Province, said the sentence was given in line with a regulation to consider alternative punishments for certain convicts.

“The court’s judge issued the verdict based on the ninth chapter of the new Islamic Penal Code approved in 2014 which provides the judges with the authority to issue alternative rulings for certain crimes and offences,” Farhad Ghaffari was quoted as saying in a report by Khabar Online.

Ghaffari said the prank caller was forced to post a placard in public asking for the plaintiff’s forgiveness over the disturbances he had created for them through sending insulting short messages or posting obscene messages on Telegram messenger.

“The prank caller first received a two-year jail term but due to his lack of criminal record and certain individual, social and family conditions, the judge decided to consider an alternative punishment for him,” he said.

According to Ghaffari, the prank caller has pledged not to repeat the move in the future.

“The convict has also been forced to study a book titled ‘House of the Spider’ by Nourollah Ghodrati and summarize its third chapter on the social disadvantages of social media,” he said.

“Meanwhile, he should try to read by heart some quotes by the first Shiite Imam, Imam Ali, and pay a cash fine to the judiciary system for his misconduct,” he said.

Ghaffari referred to alternative punishments as one of the main policies of the Iranian Judiciary over the past years in order to decrease the number of prisoners.

“Fortunately, Qazvin province is among the main provinces across the country which has already taken long strides in this direction.”

Offering social services as a punishment especially for convicts of misdemeanors has become more prevalent in Iran over the past years.

Back in March, a judge ordered offenders to plant more than 10,000 trees if they wanted to avoid spending their time behind bars.

Many believe such verdicts are welcomed by the families of the lawbreakers as they do not like to see their loved ones behind the bars.

Mobile Museum Displays Items for Passengers of Tehran-Tbilisi Flight

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The museum, which is also a member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), is the first of its kind in the country initiated in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi.

The initiative is in line with supporting and establishing global peace. It is the first such initiative in the world aimed at helping promote justice in the education sector and giving all children equal access to classes about museums, paying attention to cultural heritage, promoting the culture of peace, raising children’s awareness, establishing a network of supporters of children’s museums at the national and international levels, and establishing a network of international mobile museums of nations’ culture.

“Iran’s mobile museum of peace culture managed by Ms Soosan Nikzad travelled to Tbilisi and began displaying items – such as spoon dolls registered on the country’s list of intangible heritage – during the flight, which was welcomed by passengers en route from Tehran to Tbilisi,” said Mohammad-Reza Pahlevan, the director of the group of museums of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of Khorasan Razavi.

“Earlier, this mobile museum had displayed its items on the Peace and Friendship Train as well as Iran’s first Peace Ship,” he added.

“During this trip, the captain of the flight was awarded a tablet of commendation as the first ‘pilot of peace’,” he noted.

“All child tourists on the flight were also chosen as honourary members of the [group of] messengers of peace culture,” he said.

“The Iranian dolls (the ones registered on the national list of cultural heritage) put on show during the flight were donated to Georgia’s national museum,” he said.

Mobile Museum Displays Items for Passengers of Tehran-Tbilisi Flight

Saudi Arabia Most Notorious Sponsor, Source of Terrorism: Iran

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ICJ Ruling Proves US Sanctions against Iran Cruel: Statement

Qassemi made the comment in reaction to remarks by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the UN General Assembly where he rehashed baseless allegations against Iran.

“Incontrovertibly, Saudi Arabia is the most notorious supporter of terrorism in the world, and the terrorism that has engulfed the whole world, especially the Middle East, today is rooted in Saudi Arabia and the extremist ideologies promoted and sponsored by this regime,” said Qassemi while rejecting the Saudi foreign minister’s claims.

“Adel al-Jubeir proudly announces his country’s support for [US President Donald] Trump’s strategy of countering multilateralism and ruining international agreements and contracts, and this is not strange because his country (Saudi Arabia) is among the key supporters of the camp affiliated with Trump’s thoughts in the United States,” Qassemi noted.

He said the camp, in cahoots with the Zionist regime’s lobby groups and the United Arab Emirates and by spending millions, or maybe billions of dollars, try to steer the United States’ foreign policy in the path they desire, i.e. warmongering and provoking instability.

Qassemi then touched upon Saud Arabia leading a military coalition that has exposed a Muslim country in the Middle East (Yemen) to an unprecedented catastrophe for five years now.

“That the foreign minister of an aggressor country, which is to blame for the destruction of Yemen and the heinous human catastrophe there, hijacks the forum of the UN, whose charter is based on international peace and security, and that he fuels the flames of extremism, animosity, violence and warmongering, are rooted in the ideology based on which he and the House of Salman have been reared,” Qassemi said.

Al-Jubeir on Friday expressed Riyadh’s backing for the anti-Iran policy adopted by the Trump administration.

Saudi Arabia “supports the new US strategy to counter Iran,” he said in an address to the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Jubeir further denounced what he called Iran’s “terrorist activities and aggressive behaviour” and claimed that achieving peace in the Middle East required “deterring Iran’s expansionist and destructive policies.”

Iran Rejects US Accusations, Justifications for Closing Basra Consulate

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Bahram Qassemi

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran censures any attack on diplomats and diplomatic places.

“The ridiculous justification [provided by Americans] for the closure of the US Consulate General in Basra, which came after weeks of propaganda and false allegations against Iran and the Iraqi forces, is a suspicious move aimed at evading responsibility and pinning the blame on others,” noted Qassemi.

Such claims are made while there are numerous overt and covert indications that foreign agents were involved in a recent brutal attack on the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Basra, he noted.

It is clear that such childish justifications by the US are part of its adventurist policies and the White House’s plot to depict Iraq as an insecure country, he went on to say.

He also said the Americans raise such claims in a bid to put pressure on the Iraqi government, which is of course a gross and condemned move.

The US has announced it will close its consulate in Basra and evacuate its diplomats from there after what it called increasing threats from Iran.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited on Friday “increasing and specific threats and incitement to attack personnel and facilities” by Iran as the reasons for such a decision. He also warned Washington would “respond promptly and appropriately” to any such attack.

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