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‘Foreign Banks Being Connected to Iranian Alternative to SWIFT’

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IFP Editorial Staff
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An informed source at the Central Bank of Iran said the issue is being followed up and Tehran is working with some countries in this regard.

The official confirmed that all Iranian banks are connected to this system, which is called Electronic Financial Messaging System, also known as SEPAM.

SEPAM has been implemented for computerizing the banking message interchanges and for creation of an integrated infrastructure for banking services, the central bank of Iran says.

“Of course, SEPAM is not the only mechanism, and the central bank is building new platforms, and we are even launching different channels with some other banks,” the source said.

The Belgium-based financial messaging service SWIFT recently suspended the access of some Iranian banks to its messaging system upon the request of the US government.

Recently, experts from Russia said that they will provide support for the development of Iran’s crypto-economy. The cooperation is part of an agreement reached by representatives of leading industry organizations from the two countries, which are both subject to western sanctions.

The document has been signed by the Russian Association of Crypto-Industry and Blockchain (RACIB) and Iran Blockchain Labs (IBL), an innovation hub tasked with the implementation of digital technologies in the economy of the Islamic Republic.

According to RACIB’s President, Yuri Pripachkin, Iran can take advantage of the expertise of Russian block-chain developers. The situation created by the US sanctions in Iran is much more complicated than in Russia, he remarked.

The country was recently cut off from SWIFT, but Pripachkin revealed that the Iranian alternative to the global interbank network is currently under “active development.”

“In the current geopolitical situation, it is necessary to utilize that potential,” the head of the Russian crypto association added.

Recently, Iran’s Central Bank Governor Abdulnasser Hemmati announced Tehran will use alternative banking options to replace SWIFT.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

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

All papers today covered the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with a gathering of government officials, ambassadors from Muslim countries and guests participating in the 32nd International Islamic Unity conference in Tehran.

The controversy over Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s comments about ‘rampant’ money laundering in Iran also remained a top story today. At the request of the prosecutor-general, the Iranian foreign ministry has prepared and sent a 12-page response to give more details about the claim made by Zarif. Hardliners, however, are still trying to impeach him over the controversial comments.

The ‘yellow vest’ protest rallies in France against President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies and fuel price hikes also received great coverage.

Several papers also covered the 6.4-magnitude earthquake which hit Kermanshah province in Western Iran, but fortunately left no one killed.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Iran Leader: US Not in a Damn Position to Threaten Iranian Nation

2- Senior MP: CFT Bill to Be Discussed in Parliament Tuesday

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Rouhani: We’re Ready to Defend Interests of Saudi People

2- Rouhani’s Aide Mowlaverdi Nobly Resigns over Ban on Employment of Retired Officials

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Quake in West Makes Iranians Worried: No One Dead, 411 Wounded

2- Iran Leader: Sanctions against Iranians to Fail

3- Zarif Responds to Prosecutor’s Call for Disclosure of Data on Money Laundering

  • 12 Pages of Data Including Documented Information about CFT, Money Laundering

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Donya-ye Eqtesad:

1- Officials Vow to Get Iran’s Economy Out of Forex Crisis

2- French Protesters Call for Macron’s Resignation in Paris

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Ebtekar:

1- Rouhani: We Extend Our Hand of Friendship to All Muslims

2- Deal of Losers: Leaders of 27 EU Member States Agree on Brexit

3- Iranian Women Have 37% Share of Higher Education

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Etemad:

1- Hardliners in Iran Trying to Impeach Zarif When Opposition Groups Also Attacking Him

2- Forced Cabinet Reshuffle: Mowlaverdi, 9 Deputies Resign

3- 6.4-Magnitude Quake in Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran Leader: Islamic Establishment Prescription of Development for Muslim World

2- Terrorists Attack Syria’s Aleppo with Cholera Gas

3- Rouhani: Slavery Is What US Wants from Region

4- Zarif: It’s Iran’s Right to Return to Uranium Enrichment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Zarif’s One-Man Battle: Is He Best FM Iran Has Had in Past Century?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Iran:

1- Kermanshah Hit by Earthquake

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Jame Jam:

1- Iran Leader to Muslim Leaders: Return to Guardianship of Islam

  • Guardianship of US Will Have No Benefit

2- Iranian Researchers’ Initiative in Cancer Studies

  • Grounds Prepared to Producing Artificial Cancerous Tumours Using 3D Printer

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Javan:

1- Europe Gets Divorce from Britain in 40 Minutes!

2- Rouhani: Giving in to US Treason against Future Generations

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Iran Leader: Only Way to Save Mideast Is to Promote Spirit of Resistance

2- China to Resume Oil Purchases from Iran

3- MPs Say Attacks on Zarif Unfair

  • We Should Regard His Comments as Chance for Fighting Corruption

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Kayhan:

1- Foreign Policy: Telegram Devalued Iranian Currency by Spreading Fake News

2- 95% of Saudi Princes Ready to Topple Bin Salman: Whistle-blower

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Sazandegi:

1- Plan to Control Foreign Currency Rates Hindered by Decreased Oil Sales

2- Street Republic

  • French People Have Started Massive Rallies against Macron’s Economic Reforms
  • Macron Not Going to Back Off, Seeking to Give Concessions on Other Areas

3- Four Corners of Iran Flooded by Heavy Rainfall: 11 Provinces Affected

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Countering Oil Sanctions: China’s CNPC Replaces Total

2- Britain Leaves EU

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Shargh:

1- Unsuccessful Negotiations

  • Interview with Veteran Diplomat on Talks with US: From Mosaddegh to Bazargan

2- On Brink of Impeachment

  • MPs Close to Hardliners Call for Zarif’s Impeachment
  • Zarif Gives 12-Page Response to Prosecutor-General’s Call

3- Nothing Bad Happens in Strong Quake in Kermanshah

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Sobh-e Now:

1- Élysée in Blood and Fire

2- Earthquake Hits Western Iran: Magnitude-6.4 Quake Felt in Iraq, Kuwait as Well

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Iran Leader: Palestinian, Yemeni People to Emerge Victorious

2- Paris Burns in Crisis

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 26

Iran Sympathizes with Iraq over Deadly Floods

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Heavy rainfall across the Middle East has caused deaths, displacement and disruption in recent days / Photo by Khalid al-Mousily, Reuters

In a Monday statement, Qassemi also offered sympathy to the Iraqi nation and government and the families affected by the catastrophe.

At least 21 people have died and tens of thousands displaced by torrential rains that have battered Iraq over two days, according to health officials and the United Nations.

Seif al-Badr, spokesperson for Iraq’s health ministry, told the AFP news agency on Sunday that women and children were among the dead.

Some had drowned due to floods, but others had died in car accidents, were electrocuted or were trapped when their houses collapsed.

At least 180 more were injured, he added.

Iraq’s north has borne the brunt of the heavier-than-average rainfall, and the United Nations’ Iraq office said the downpour had forced tens of thousands of people out of their homes.

An estimated 10,000 people in the province and 15,000 people in Nineveh are in desperate need of help, including families living in camps for internally displaced persons, the UN said on Saturday.

“Losses are still being assessed, but initial accounts from flooded areas include the destruction of homes, livestock and household items,” it said in a statement.

Brussels to Host Two Major Meetings on Iran Monday

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a post on his Twitter account, Seyyed Abbas Araqchi wrote despite US sanctions and pressures, the third EU-Iran High-Level Seminar on ‘International Nuclear Cooperation’ will be held in the Belgian capital.

The city will also host the Fourth Round of Political Dialogue between Iran and the European Union, he added.

Araqchi wrote that Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi will represent Iran at the nuclear seminar and he himself would exchange thoughts with EU Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Helga Schmidt at the fourth round of political talks.

Salehi headed to Brussels on Sunday to attend the third EU-Iran High-Level Seminar on ‘International Nuclear Cooperation’ on November 26 and 27.

The meetings come as the US has threatened to sanction the European firms working with Tehran.

Iran’s Kermanshah Once Again Hit by Strong Quake

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IFP Media Wire
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According to the US Geological Survey, (USGS), the quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers on Sunday.

The official IRNA news agency quoted University of Tehran’s Institute of Geophysics as saying that the quake struck 17 km west of the Iranian city of Sarpol-e-Zahab in Kermanshah Province, 18 km from Qasr-e Shirin and 33 km from the city of Gilan-e-Gharb.

The institute also put the magnitude of the quake at 6.4 followed by a number of aftershocks ranging from 5.2-3 degrees on the Richter scale.

The quake was also felt in most cities in Iran’s Kermanshah and Ilam provinces as well as in Tabriz and Urmia, the capital cities of East and West Azarbaijan provinces, respectively.

Iran’s Red Crescent Society has dispatched relief and rescue teams to the affected areas where local officials have reported cases of injuries among people.

Kermanshah province’s deputy governor general was quoted by Fars news agency as saying that scores of people have been treated for injuries, mostly in the two cities of Sarpol-e-Zahab and Gilan-e-Gharb.

The official added that power supply has been cut in some affected areas in Kermanshah Province with technical teams doing their best to restore electricity.

Meanwhile, the Iraqi Geological Survey said the quake was felt in the capital Baghdad and in Erbil in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region with the country’s Interior Ministry saying that no damage or casualties had been reported so far.

Last November, Kermanshah Province was hit by a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake, which killed hundreds of people.

The epicenter of 2017 quake was 32 kilometers south of the Iraqi city of Halabja, in Iraqi Kurdistan, and just across the border from Iran, but the highest casualties occurred in the city of Sarpol-e Zahab, in Iran’s Kermanshah Province.

Iran Urges Arab League Chief to Avoid Divisive Comments

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Reacting to the latest remarks by the Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Qassemi directly addressed him and said, addressed AL Secretary General and said, “We think it’s better for you to stop making divisive remarks under the influence of certain regional states.”

“I remind you of the fact that you are the secretary general of the Arab League not a mere promoter of the policies of certain states with special behaviours and manners which stand in contradiction with the fate and interests of Arab and Muslim states of this sensitive region of the world,” he added.

“The Islamic Republic has established balanced and wise relations with most regional states and neighbours based on cooperation, dialogue, common interests, mutual respect and non-interference in each others’ internal affairs with due attention to the rights of neighbourliness and regional security, stability and interests,” Qassemi said.

This is a fundamental and long-term policy which Iran has pursued so far and will do so in future, he added.

Qassemi further noted that Iran has stood by regional states more firmly than ever in the times of need and when requested by them, and has constructive exchanges with their nations and governments.

He said Iran believes the main audience of Gheit’s remarks should be the very states which spend billions of dollars each year from their nations’ wealth to purchase security from extra-regional states.

“But what they achieve at the end of the day is just insults and a growing concern over their future. As a neighbour and Muslim state in the region, we are deeply regretful to see such a situation has dominated the region,” he said.

Back on Thursday, Arab League chief said Iran ”must respect territorial integrity” of Arab countries. In an address to the Mediterranean Dialogues conference in Rome, he noted ”Iran, which is trying to defend its own interests, should think about changing its attitude towards Arab countries.”

Iran Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attack in Syria’s Aleppo

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Sunday statement, Qassemi expressed deep regret and concern over the reports of the incident, and described the attack as “inhumane and despicable”.

“The cause of such an inhumane act by terrorist groups is the unflinching intellectual, political, financial and military support provided by some regional and trans-regional states for these groups, which are on the brink of annihilation,” he noted.

A chemical attack by terrorists on Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Sunday left scores of people injured.

The Syrian government says shells fired at an Aleppo neighbourhood have caused breathing difficulties and blurred vision in over a hundred residents.

Most of the victims, some of whom children, have been hospitalized. Health officials said the symptoms suggest that chlorine gas was used in the attack, but terrorists have denied using poisonous substances.

Meanwhile, Syria has called on the UN Security Council to condemn the chemical attack. The Syrian Foreign Ministry says the UN should punish those behind the gas attack.

Iran Leader Urges Saudi to Stop Acting as US’ Vassal State

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei

“Today, some regional countries obey the US instead of God. [In return] the US humiliates them, due to its arrogant nature,” Ayatollah Khamenei said Sunday.

“You’ve heard the babbler US president likening Saudi rulers to milk cow. If Al Saud is okay with that, to hell with that; but this is an insult to [the country’s] people and Muslim nations,” he told a gathering of government officials, ambassadors from Muslim countries and guests participating in the 32nd international Islamic unity conference in Tehran.

The Leader said Muslim governments should do away with the US and stand on their own feet.

“We advise Muslim rulers to return to the guardianship of Islam. The guardianship of the US and tyrants won’t do them any good,” he said.

Ayatollah Khamenei suggested that Muslim countries should avoid supporting the war against Yemen and the so-called “deal of the century” on the Palestine conflict the US is preparing.

“Why should Muslim rulers assist the criminal move against Palestine and the Yemeni people? These rulers should be confident that victory in both fronts will belong to Palestinians and Yemenis and the US and its vassal states will be defeated,” he said.

US, Israel Weaker than Ever

The Leader further urged Muslim intellectuals and pundits to work to promote the culture of Islamic resistance in the region, saying this will help the region win over the US.

“Do your best to strengthen the Islamic Awakening and resistance in the region, as the spread of this thinking and morale is the only path to save the region,” he said.

The Leader said the US and Israel are now in a much weaker position than previous years, pointing to Israel’s decision to implement ceasefire following the latest escalation in Gaza earlier this month.

In the worst violence between the two sides since the 2014 war, Gazans fired over 400 rockets or mortar bombs at Israel in response to a botched Israeli raid in Gaza.

The reason behind the irrational US approach towards the Middle East is that they are panicked by the nations’ attraction towards Islam and resistance, which could deal a big blow to the US hegemony in the region.

“Wherever Islam has dominated hearts and souls of people, the world arrogance has been slapped [in the face] and we really believe that the arrogance will once again be slapped by the Islamic awakening,” he said.

The Leader said Iran could be a model for Muslim countries, as the country has managed to push back the US and resist its pressure in all these years.

He referred to the latest US sanctions on Iran, saying the country has already survived such pressures and will do so in the future as well.

Sooha Lake; Pure Beauty in Northwestern Iran

By
Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani
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With its green and fresh meadow and the thick forests around it, the region can irresistibly attract any tourist.

Sooha is a large lake, 10 kilometres away from Namin, a small city widely known for its Fandoqlu Forest.

Each year during the spring, the region is covered by chamomile. You can see the same plant covering even in the summer. Sooha lake, also locally named Sava, has been created by the water originating in the pond behind Sava Dam.

The lake is flanked by a forest on one side and a hill and a walking pathway leading to Laton Waterfall on the other. The region, which serves as the starting part of the dense forests of the northern province of Gilan, has already attracted a large number of nature enthusiasts with its mild weather.

Any visitor coming to the region can occasionally see some cute colts grazing on the rich gross of the nearby plains.

What follows are Mizan News Agency’s photos of the lake:

‘Family Only Remedy for Loneliness Caused by Modernism’

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Addressing the third edition of the two-day summit on Friday, Ebtekar spoke about the experiences, laws and policies of family support in Iran, and emphasized, “The topic of Family Empowerment is a central theme for enabling societies to flourish and advance and for the promotion of justice and peace at the global level.”

“The only remedy for the loneliness brought by modern times is the family. It is equally important for me to be a cabinet member and a mother at the same time. This perception leads to the balance of work and family,” she said.

The summit, which was kicked off on Friday, was hosted by leading Turkish non-profit, the Women and Democracy Association (KADEM) with the main theme of “family empowerment”.

KADEM addressed the family as the basic unit of society and threats facing the family. For this purpose, the Summit brought together government officials from different countries, women leaders, political actors, women entrepreneurs, academics, researchers, journalists and activists, to discuss and negotiate successful examples and practices related to family issues developed in different countries.

At the inauguration ceremony, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan emphasized the cultural values of protecting women’s and children’s rights and said that paying attention and supporting women’s and men’s rights are essential.

Erdogan highlighted the significance of the issue of violence against women and the elimination of discrimination, and said, “In primary schools, we will start education with the ‘non-discrimination’ campaign and we hope to develop peace in the community with such trainings.”

Referring to the concept of justice, the Turkish president added, “Equality of opportunity is the path to women’s uprising, but attention should be paid to the balance of roles and to their support.”

Zehra Zümrüt SelçukOn the sidelines of the summit, Ebtekar had a meeting with Turkish Minister of Labor, Social Services and Family, Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, during which the two sides discussed topics such as increasing cooperation and exchanging experiences on micro businesses, home care and family empowerment.

Iran and Turkey have a common understanding regarding women that they will implement as soon as possible by establishing a joint action plan.

Ebtekar also met with her counterparts on the experiences of women in different countries. She returned to Iran on Friday night.

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