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World Condemns Deadly Attack in Iran’s Ahvaz

By
Reza Khaasteh
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Russian President Vladimir Putin was the first world leader to condole with the Iranian nation on the deadly terrorist attack.

Putin expressed condolences to Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on the attack against the military parade, saying Moscow was ready to boost joint efforts in the fight against terrorism.

“Please accept the deepest condolences regarding the tragic consequences of the raid by terrorists in Ahvaz. We are appalled by this bloody crime,” Putin wrote to Rouhani, according to the text of the telegram posted on the Kremlin website.

“We expect that everyone involved will face a deserved punishment,” Putin said.

“This event once again reminds us about the necessity of an uncompromising battle against terrorism in all of its manifestations. I would like to confirm our readiness to continue building cooperation with Iranian partners in resisting this evil.”

Pakistani Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Faisal also said in a tweet that his country “strongly condemns terrorist attack on military parade in Ahvaz, Iran, in which several lives were reportedly lost.”

“Our deepest condolences to the families who have lost their loved ones in this heinous attack. Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” he added.

The Syrian foreign ministry also sent a message of condemnation and condolence to Iran, expressing sympathy with the victims’ families and the Iranian nation.

UK Minister of State for Middle East Alistair Burt also sent his country’s “deepest condolences to the people of Iran following the attack in Ahvaz.

“Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and those injured,” he noted.

British Ambassador to Tehran Rob Macaire also posted a message on his Twitter account to condemn the “shocking” terrorist attack.

“Wherever it happens terrorism must be condemned. All our condolences to the families of the victims,” he noted.

Austrian Ambassador to Tehran Stefan Scholz also tweeted, “Austria offers heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the horrific terrorist attack in Ahwaz.”

“I would also like to sincerely hope the early recovery of those who were injured,” he added.

Turkish Foreign Ministry, in a statement, expressed “great sorrow” over the “terrorist attack”, and strongly condemned it.

“We wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives and speedy recovery to the wounded. We convey our condolences to the people and Government of Iran.”

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message to President Hassan Rouhani to offer his country’s condolences, and condemn the deadly attack.

The Omani Foreign Ministry, in a tweet, strongly condemned the terrorist attack, and stressed the Sultanate rejects all forms of terrorism and violence which takes place at any time and place and for any reason.

Norwegian Ambassador to Tehran Lars Nordrum also offered condolences to the families of the victims. “Iran was struck by a cowardly act of terrorism this morning.

My deepest condolences to the Iranian people on this tragic day. My thoughts are with the bereaved families, loved ones and those wounded.”

Lebanon’s ambassador also condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack, and reaffirmed his country’s solidarity with the Government and People of Iran.

“Our deepest condolences to go to the families of the victims and their loved ones,” said Hassan Abbas in a tweet.

The French foreign ministry also “strongly condemned” the Attack, offering condolences to the families of the victims as well as to the people of Iran. “We are following closely developments” and are “in connection with our embassy in Tehran.”

The Spanish foreign ministry, the Swiss government, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, and the Azerbaijani ministers of defence and interior also sent separate messages to condemn the attack and offer sympathy to the Iranian nation.

Several Dead, Wounded in Terrorist Attack on Military Parade in Iran

Rouhani Orders Security Forces to Find Leaders of Ahvaz Attack

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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Rouhani made the order in a phone conversation with Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi. He told the intelligence minister to mobilize all the facilities available to immediately find the leaders who plotted the attack, and give them a decisive lesson.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s response to the smallest threats would be crushing, but those who provide these terrorists with intelligence and media support must be accountable,” he added.

The order came after the Iranian foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, in a post in his Twitter account said the terrorists had been “recruited, trained, armed & paid by a foreign regime.”

“Children and journos among casualties. Iran holds regional terror sponsors and their US masters accountable for such attacks,” he added.

He also vowed that “Iran will respond swiftly and decisively in defence of Iranian lives.”

IRGC spokesman says the separatist group Al-Ahwazi was behind the attack. The terrorist group later claimed responsibility for the attack.

One day before the attack, the group’s leader, in a message, had congratulated Saudi Arabia on the country’s national day, calling for a more serious fight against the Islamic Republic.

The attack occurred on Saturday morning, as Iranian armed forces had just started a military parade in Ahvaz to mark the Sacred Defence Week, the anniversary of the day when Saddam Hussein started his war on the Iranian nation in 1980.

Reports say 25 people have been killed and over 60 wounded.

Terrorists, wearing the uniforms of Iranian Armed Forces, opened fire on the parade’s podium, but failed to get closer to the parade. Two of them were later killed, one wounded and arrested, and another arrested alive.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 19

Almost all newspapers today covered the upcoming trip of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to New York to attend the UN General Assembly.

Speculations regarding Rouhani’s meeting with Donald Trump, and the US president’s comments on a UN Security Council he is going to chair also received great coverage.

Also a top story today was the protest raised by anti-war CODEPINK activist Medea Benjamin during a meeting at Hudson Institute, where Brian Hook, the head of the US State Department’s Iran Action Group, was making anti-Iran comments.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- Trump Admits US Presence in Middle East Biggest Mistake in History

  • Trump: We Spent $7 Trillion in Middle East without Gaining Anything

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Abrar:

1- We Have Never Asked for Meeting with Trump: Iran

2- Turkey Accused of Violating Rules of War in Attack on Northern Iraq

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Afkar:

1- US Isolated in UN Security Council Meeting on Palestine

  • Even Europeans Condemn Israel’s Measures

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Medea Benjamin’s Protest: New Motivation for Talks between Iran, US Elites

2- Zarif Explains about His Meetings with Kerry

  • Whenever I Go to US, Lowest to Highest-Ranking Officials Come to Meet Me

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Ebtekar:

1- Iranian-American Confrontation in New York

2- Oil Minister: Any Country Vowing to Make Up for Oil Market Deficit Acting against Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Etemad:

1- Amir-Abdollahian’s Account of Role Played by Foreign Agents in Attack on Saudi Embassy

  • Saudi Arabia Knew about Attack on Its Embassy One Week Earlier

2- Trump’s Failure Totally Expected: US President to Deliver Anti-Iran Speech at UNGA, UNSC

3- Pakistan Returns to Saudi Arabia: Imran Khan in First Foreign Trip Visits Riyadh

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Ettela’at:

1- Moscow: Israel Is to Blame for Downing of Russian Plane; We’ll Retaliate

2- Sanctions Aimed at Harming Iranian People: US Anti-War Activist

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Hamshahri:

1- OPEC in Dilemma: Iran’s Warning, US’ Pressure

2- Trump: We Protect Middle East Countries, They Must Lower Oil Prices!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Iran:

1- Trump’s Confusion

  • While White House Declared UNSC won’t be focused only on Iran, Trump once again changed scenario

2- American Anti-War Activist Challenges Hook’s Claims at US Chamber of War

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Jame Jam:

1- Shout of Peace to Masters of War: Who Did Disrupt Hook’s Anti-Iran Session?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Javan:

1- Rouhani Not Fit for Trump’s Photo Diplomacy

2- Mr Rouhani! Let the World Know US’ Violations of Its Commitments at UNGA

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Kayhan:

1- This Year’s Ashura More Zealous than Ever

2- Economic Analyst: Iran Won’t Be Whitelisted Even If It Adopts FATF Standards

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Khorasan:

1- 1.296 Million Students Start Their First Day at School as of Today

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Sazandegi:

1- A Tribune for Iran: A Review of Rouhani’s Upcoming Trip to New York to Attend UNGA Session

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Russia Defence Ministry: Russian Plane Downed by Russian Missile!

2- Iranian Market to Embrace Digital Currencies

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Shargh:

1- Oil Minister: I’ll Definitely Veto Any Anti-Iran OPEC Decision

2- Rouhani to Be Accompanied by 6 People, Not 100, in New York Trip

3- Iran Denies It Has Asked for Rouhani-Trump Meeting in New York

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Divide and Rule: A Report on Trump Admin’s Plot to Disrupt Iran-Iraq Ties

  • The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Plays the Key Role

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on September 22

US Warns India over Plan to Buy S-400 Missile System from Russia

By
IFP Media Wire
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The Trump administration issued the warning on Friday, saying that buying such an advanced system would be considered as a “significant transaction” and that there could be “implications”.

This comes one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order, allowing the imposition of sanctions on countries and foreign entities as well as individuals that violate the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).

Washington imposed sanctions on China for recently purchasing Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets and the S-400 surface-to-air missile system, according to a senior US administration official, who talked to reporters during a conference call.

The CAATSA that imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea and Russia, has also the potential to affect India’s defense purchases.

“We want to stress that the legislative standard here is a significant transaction with an entity that appears on the List of Specified Persons. We took these actions because China took delivery of 10 Sukhoi fighter aircraft, specifically Su-25s, in December of 2017, after the CAATSA statute came into force.  It also took delivery of a batch of S-400 – sometimes known as SA-21 – surface-to-air missile systems or related equipment in January of this year,” the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.

The US official also emphasized that the ultimate target of these sanctions was Russia for what he described as Moscow’s “malign activities”.

“Those malign activities are undertaken to compete with the US and its allies and partners. This is for the first time that the US has sanctioned anyone under Section 231 of CAATSA, which focuses upon, those who engage in significant transactions with entities that appear on the LSP (List of Specified Persons),” the official stated.

India, China and Vietnam are the principal sources of demand for Russian weapons in the region.

Iran’s Zarif Calls US ‘Big Threat to Int’l Peace’

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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“It is true that there is a real threat to our region and to international peace and security: That threat is the [Donald] Trump Administration’s sense of entitlement to destabilize the world along with rogue accomplices in our region,” Zarif wrote in a tweet on Friday.

“The US must start acting like a normal state,” he said.

The US pulled out of the nuclear deal early May, and is currently pushing the world to cut trade with Iran.

In his tweet, Zarif also listed what seen as demonstrations of the abnormal US behaviour:

“It’s not “normal” to break international agreements and commitments against the advice of even your closest allies.

It’s not “normal” to violate a UN Security Council Resolution you yourself sponsored.

It’s not “normal” to invade other countries—resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths—under false pretenses.

It’s not “normal” to use drones to assassinate women and children—to say nothing of your own citizens—in far off lands.

It’s not “normal” to create a military prison on another country’s island and seize and incarcerate hundreds of young men —sometimes for years.

It’s not “normal” to impose harsh sanctions that harm ordinary innocent people in the name of “standing with” them.

It’s not “normal” to provide arms and military assistance to an allied country to facilitate its war crime on another country, in this case KSA and Yemen.

It’s not “normal” to decide to punish the Palestinian people because they won’t surrender their land and their dignity to your ally, an Apartheid regime.

It’s not “normal” to threaten to impose sanctions against the International Criminal Court and prosecute its judges if they rule against you in any case.

It’s not “normal” to abuse the Presidency of the UN Security Council to raise extraneous issues, change your plans for the Council item several times in a week, thereby confusing it with a virtual White House staff meeting while simultaneously contradicting your own permanent representative.

It’s not “normal” for anyone to have to make a list like this, one that could go on for much longer.”

 

US Needs to Respect Others

In another tweet earlier in the day, Zarif censured the US government’s non-commitment to international agreements, including the 2015 nuclear deal.

“Mutual trust isn’t a prerequisite for engagement or conflict resolution. Confidence evolves from implementation of agreements like JCPOA–unapologetically grounded in mutual mistrust. But engagement requires mutual respect, credibility & willingness to abide by one’s commitments,” Zarif tweeted.

Following the US withdrawal, the other parties to the nuclear accord are working to salvage the nuclear accord.

Several Dead, Wounded in Terrorist Attack on Military Parade in Iran

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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The attack occurred on Saturday morning, as Iranian armed forces had just started a military parade in Ahvaz to mark the Sacred Defence Week, the anniversary of the day when Saddam Hussein started his war on the Iranian nation in 1980.

Reports say 25 people have been killed and over 60 wounded. Calm has been restored to the city, the state TV said.

Terrorists, wearing the uniforms of Iranian Armed Forces, opened fire on the parade’s podium, but failed to get closer to the parade. Three of them were later killed, and the other one wounded and arrested, but he also succumbed to his wounds in the hospital.

Several Dead, Wounded in Terrorist Attack on Military Parade in IranNo official has been killed, but IRGC forces and civilians including a journalist are reportedly among the victims.

IRGC spokesman says the separatist group Al-Ahwazi was behind the attack. The terrorist group later claimed responsibility for the attack.

One day before the attack, the group’s leader, in a message, had congratulated Saudi Arabia on the country’s national day, calling for a more serious fight against the Islamic Republic.

Among the victims was a four-year-old boy, and a war veteran with 75% disability. The veteran, Hossein Monjazi, had lost his legs in an attack by Saddam Hussein’s forces on Iran’s southern cities during the 1980 war. He was on a wheelchair when he was hit by the terrorists’ bullets.

Shortly after the Saturday attack, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a post in his Twitter account said the terrorists had been “recruited, trained, armed & paid by a foreign regime.”

“Children and journos among casualties. Iran holds regional terror sponsors and their US masters accountable for such attacks,” he added.

He also vowed that “Iran will respond swiftly and decisively in defence of Iranian lives.”

Footage shows people in the city of Ahvaz, southwest of Iran, following a terrorist attack on a military parade

World Unanimously Standing by Iran against Trump: Rouhani

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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In an address to a ceremony marking the Sacred Defence Week in Iran, he referred to the economic and psychological war launched by the US against Iran and said the fate of the war for Iran is undoubtedly sweeter than that of the war imposed on the country by the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

Rouhani added today, 38 years after Saddam’s aggression against Iran, a similar aggression is being repeated once again against the country, this time by the US.

He noted that the war on Iran by Iraq was imposed simply because Saddam thought that the 1975 treaty was not in his and Iraq’s interests.

Although a lot of time had been put into the treaty and Saddam had signed it himself, he decided to violate it and began its unjust war on the Islamic Republic.

“The US has repeated the same aggression by Saddam against Iran. This is the very state which encouraged other states to sit for talks. This is the very state which wasted the time of our negotiators for ten days over a simple sentence and this is the very state which was forced to bow down before the strong logic of Iranian diplomats after 12 years of pressure on our nation and signed a deal which was in the interest of the region and the whole world,” he noted.

Iranian president underlined that the US which doesn’t respect any international treaties has once again violated its pledges under a multi-national agreement confirmed by the United Nations Security Council.

Rouhani also said today there is no proxy war between the US and Iran adding the US is standing against Iran directly, violating its commitments.

“It was first the US which pulled out of a multinational treaty and upset our nation,” he added.

According to Rouhani, Saddam formally withdrew from 1975 treaty with Iran but his real intention was to destroy the Islamic Revolution and Republic.

“Today, Trump has also formally left the JCPOA, and his main goal is to inflict a blow on the Islamic establishment.”

President Rouhani underlined that Iran managed to retake its occupied lands from the aggressors. “At the end of the day, the UN and the UNSC recognized Saddam as the initiator of war and many states which put their weight behind him expressed regret and confessed to their complicity in Saddam’s crimes against our nation.”

Rouhani also said the same story is to unfold for Trump. “Lots of plots have been hatched over the past two years to force us to leave the Iran nuclear deal but we managed to thwart them by patience and prudence.”

The Iranian president then said Trump was seeking to take Iran’s nuclear program to the UNSC and there condemn the country unanimously. “But except for two hated regimes in the region, no other states support the US. We have already filed a complaint at The Hague over US violations of the JCPOA.”

He then expressed hope that the Islamic Republic could pass behind the current difficult conditions created due to the US sanctions, saying the mission is possible through unity.

President Rouhani then referred to the US officials’ calls on Iran to quit its defence program and said the US officials are setting conditions for returning to the JCPOA, saying the Islamic Republic should stop its defence program and quit is regional role.

“But we will neither abandon our defensive weaponry, nor stop our defence program. On the other hand, we will press ahead strongly with our defence program. Your outrage at our missiles reveals that they are the most efficient weaponry. “

Iran to Hold Military Drills in Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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The parade will be held on the occasion of the beginning of national Sacred Defence Week, which marks the anniversary of the beginning of Iraqi invasion of Iran in 1980, IRGC Spokesman Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif said.

Over 600 military vessels and dozens of warplanes from the army and IRGC will participate in the parade.

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani is to address the parade, he said.

“Holding this ceremony in the Persian Gulf coast, near the Hormuz strait, shows Iran’s armed forces are prepared to carry out plans to deal with any threat in this strategic region to protect national interests,” he said.

A separate parade will be held in Tehran on Saturday, he said.

On Friday, the IRGC and army carried out a joint aerial drill in the Persian Gulf.

Tehran has suggested in recent weeks that it would block other countries’ oil exports through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, in case the US carries out its threat to cut down to zero Iran’s oil sale.

Iran Denies Claim It Asked for Meeting with Trump

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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Qassemi on Friday rejected media reports that quoted the US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, as saying that Rouhani has asked for a bilateral meeting with Trump.

“Any report that claims the Iranian president has called for a bilateral meeting with Trump on the sidelines of the upcoming UN General Assembly is ridiculous,” Qassemi told IRNA.

He went on to say that such reports are aimed at launching a psychological war against Iran, and pursue achieving certain goals.

According to the spokesman, the reports are part of a media campaign conducted by certain circles to create a blame game.

“We are completely familiar with such campaigns which are naively seeking to distort realities and our archive is filled with such campaigns,” he said.

The spokesman once again stressed that the Islamic Republic has never called for a meeting with the US president.

Trump is set to chair a UN Security Council meeting next week on Iran and other nations.

Haley claimed earlier that Trump may consider accepting an Iranian invitation for a bilateral meeting with President Rouhani.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has reiterated that there is no point in a meeting between Rouhani and Trump after the US decision to unilateral leave the multi-national Iran nuclear deal in May.

Iran Offers Condolences to Tanzania over Ferry Disaster

By
IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Friday statement, Qassemi offered condolences to and sympathized with the Tanzanian nation and government and the families of the victims of the incident in Lake Victoria.

Reports say nearly 80 people have died so far as search operation for survivors continues.  The MV Nyerere may have been carrying as many as 200 passengers when it capsized close to the pier at Ukara Island on Thursday afternoon.

Twenty-seven bodies were recovered on Friday morning when the rescue operation resumed at the crack of dawn, Mwanza’s regional commissioner John Mongella told Al Jazeera.

Thirty-seven people were rescued after the MV Nyerere sank on Thursday near Ukara island in Africa’s largest lake.

However, hopes were fading for more people to be pulled out of the water alive.

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