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Iran Prepared to Boost Bilateral Ties with Pakistan under Khan

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Iran Hopes for Expansion of Ties with Brunei

In his message to Imran Khan, who on Saturday was sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister after his party’s victory in last month’s election, Rouhani expressed the hope that the new Pakistani leader’s tenure would mark “growing unity and convergence in the Islamic world and deepening of bonds between the two friendly neighbors.”

“As always and particularly in the new era, the Islamic Republic of Iran expresses preparedness to promote interaction and cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan,” Rouhani said in the message on Saturday.

Pakistan held general elections on July 25 to elect members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies.

The former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan and his party won the parliamentary elections, promising a new Pakistan following a vote that was marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

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

Several papers today marked the anniversary of the US-backed 1953 coup, which toppled the democratically-elected government of Mohammad Mosaddeq, and reinstalled the despotic Shah of Iran Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi.

Also a top story was the death of former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, who died on Saturday at the age of 80.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Macron, Merkel Warn about Dire Humanitarian Situation in Syria’s Idlib

2- Trump: Turkey Has Not Yet Seen End of the Story

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Venezuela on Verge of Collapse

2- Iranian Private Firms to Rebuild 30,000 Houses in Syria

3- Iran’s Former Envoy to Baghdad: It’s Our Right to Receive War Reparations from Iraq

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Ebtekar:

1- Two Sides of Kofi Annan’s Coin

2- Consequences of Failing to Approve, Implement FATF’s Standards for Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Etemad:

1- Guardian Council Spokesman: Anti-Laundering Bill against Islamic Sharia

2- Demise of the Man of Peace, Justice: Kofi Annan Passes Away

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran First VP: Regaining People’s Trust Only Way to Overcome Hard Days

2- US Imposes Bans on Myanmar Army in Protest at Massacre of Rohingya Muslims

3- General Soleimani Visits Muslim World’s Biggest Religious Construction Project in Najaf

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Iran:

1- Iranian Female Shooter Flag-Bearer of Iran in Jakarta Asian Games

2- Iran First VP: We’re in Dangerous, but Not Critical, Situation

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Javan:

1- Iran to Receive First Medals of Jakarta Asian Games in Wushu, Wrestling, Taekwondo

2- Lira-Ruble Counter-Attack on US Dollar

3- Rise of Security Forces against Trump

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- China, Russia Reaffirm Support for Iran as US Forms ‘Iran Action Group’

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Kayhan:

1- Mosaddeq Fell Down Bridge of Negotiation with US

  • What Iran Can Learn from 1953 Coup

2- Turkish People Come to Rescue of Erdogan’s Gov’t by Selling Their Dollars aid US Pressure

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Resalat:

1- Sanders’ Warnings about Collapse of US’ Infrastructures Serious: Academic

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Economic Collapse: Riot of Hungry People in Venezuela

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Shahrvand:

1- In Pursuit of Pleasant Weather, Plastic Surgeries, Ghormeh Sabzi

  • Why Iraqi Tourists Are Visiting Iran More and More

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

Shargh:

1- Unsuccessful Fight for Peace: Kofi Annan Passes Away

2- Why Should Iranian Elites Return to Their Country? [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on August 19

 

US Strategy on Iran Mirroring Policies that Led to 1953 Coup: Larijani

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ali Larijani

Ali Larijani made the statement in an open parliamentary session on Sunday, referring to a US-UK orchestrated putsch against the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq.

The coup restored to power the despotic former Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was ousted 26 years later by the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Larijani said the main motive of western governments for staging the coup was keeping huge oil profits flowing, but they pretended it was about preventing the soviet infiltration in Iran.

“The UK was controlling many oil-rich countries and it feared Iran’s model could spread to other countries, putting an end to their exploit. So they tried to stop the movement in Iran,” he said.

Larijani said the US and other western powers are following the same imperialist policies today, imposing sanctions to curb Iran’s defensive might and its regional power, while pretending they are working to promote freedom, human rights and global security.

“How dare you talk about the freedom of the Iranian nation with such a dark record in [orchestrating] the 1953 coup and creating a dependent dictatorship?” Fars News Agency quoted Larijani as saying.

Back in early May, US President Donald Trump withdrew Washington from the 2015 nuclear pact with Iran reached by his predecessor Barack Obama and other world powers, and ordered tough US sanctions on Tehran.

Earlier this month, the US re-imposed sanctions on Iran’s automotive and metal sectors, gold trade, aviation industry and other fields to exert “maximum economic pressure”.

The US is also working to push the world to cut trade with Iran and stop purchasing the country’s oil before November, when further sanctions on oil and transactions with the central bank of Iran will be restored.

This is while high-ranking US officials, including National Security Advisor John Bolton and State Secretary Mike Pompeo, have openly talked about the need for regime change in Iran, so that they can “set free” the Iranian nation.

Annan’s Tenure at UN One of Most Brilliant Ones: Iran FM

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Sunday message on the demise of Annan, Zarif said his tenure at the UN was replete with initiatives and measures which will make his name everlasting in people’s minds across the world.

The Iranian top diplomat then referred to the political and professional carrier of the late ex-secretary general and described his term in office as one of the most brilliant eras of the UN.

According to Zarif, during his term, Annan made great strides in establishing international peace and security, strengthening multilateralism and paying serious attention to the situation of the southern states.

Zarif said such efforts won late Annan the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001.

Also in a Saturday tweet, the Iranian top diplomat said he was “extremely saddened” by the passing of his old friend Kofi Annan, describing him as a “towering global leader and an unwavering champion for peace, justice and rule of law.”

Annan, the first black African to lead the United Nations, died at the age of 80 on Saturday. He served as Secretary General at a time when worries about the Cold War were replaced by threats of global terrorism.

Annan, who was born in Ghana in 1938, served as the seventh UN Secretary General, from 1997 to 2006, and was the first to rise from within the ranks of the United Nations staff.

He had also been a member, since 2007, of The Elders, a humanitarian group of a dozen leaders and activists of worldwide stature formed by Nelson Mandela. In 2013, Annan became its chairman.

Iran Working on Plan to Stop Stamping Tourists’ Passports

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ali Asghar Moonesan, the ICHTO chief, said in a meeting on Saturday that the proposal has been approved by Iran’s Trade Ministry, Foreign Ministry and the Iranian Police and will go into effect upon the government’s ratification.

Moonesan said the aim of the proposal is to ease concerns of European visitors, who fear they might face problems in receiving the US visa if Iran’s stamp is on their passports.

He further suggested the decision will help boost the business of high-end Iranian hotels.

“Despite a 38-percent increase in the number of tourists visiting Iran [early this year] … the number of European visitors has decreased and this has negatively affected the performance of four-star and five-star hotels,” IRNA quoted him as saying.

People from countries that have the visa waiver program with the US will be disqualified from entering the US without a visa, in case they travel to Iran.

They need to go through the normal process that requires a hefty application fee and passing an interview.

Iraqi Sunni, Shiite Clerics Call for Countering US Sanctions on Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a meeting held in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the clerics also expressed solidarity and rapport with the Muslim nation of Iran.

The clergymen participating in the event touched upon the bitter experience of sanctions that Iraq suffered for 13 years in the 1990s, calling on all freedom-seeking nations around the world to turn a blind eye to US threats and strive to counter Washington’s bans on Iran, reported the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

The participants underlined that the United States, with its unfair domination around the world and adopting a policy of imposing blockades and famine on nations, has overstepped all human and moral boundaries. They said the only way to tackle the unfair sanctions imposed on the Iranian nation is for the clergy of the Muslim world and all Muslim nations to close ranks, put free trade in place and promote relations among Islamic countries.

The top religious figures attending the event also said the United States’ history is studded with crimes against world nations, including the atomic bombardment of Japan, the war on Vietnam, the military invasion of Iraq and imposing an economic blockade on the country, and now seeking to re-impose economic sanctions on Iran.

They underscored that it will not be appropriate to remain silent in the face of Washington’s criminal policies and it falls upon all Muslim scholars and nations to stand up and foil these sanctions.

The participants underlined that Islam is opposed to genocide, stressing that economic blockade is one of the methods of genocide used by the US, a method already used against the Iraqi nation.

The participants also issued a statement at the meeting in condemnation of Washington’s unilateral sanctions on Iran.

Missile Power, Iran’s Top Priority in Defence Domain: DM

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the Islamic republic of Iran is in a good situation in terms of missile power.

“We drew up a good plan and presented it to Parliament, the president and the commander-in-chief [of the Armed Forces], and in the six months to March 2018 we made minor changes to the priorities, and prepared the plan for the current Iranian year (ending March 2019) based on the four-year plan that was submitted to Parliament,” said the top general as quoted by Fars News Agency.

“Our focus was on priorities; our top priority is the missile issue, and we have a good situation in this domain and we needed to upgrade it,” he noted.

General Hatami said Iran has developed a range of missiles and has mostly focused on parameters such speed, being radar-evading, high precision and stability in different conditions.

The top general said good measures have been adopted in the domain of weaponry and munitions.

“For example, my colleagues did good work in the domain of ballistic and cruise missiles,” he noted.

The defence minister then underscored the importance of peace, saying that Iran has never sought to develop weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, and seeks peace.

However, he added, Iran will not allow any country to encroach upon interests.

He said an Iranian-made warplane will also make its maiden flight on National Defence Industry Day, which is annually marked on August 22.

An air defence missile system has also been developed and is passing its final test stage, the defence chief said, adding it will soon be delivered to the Armed Forces.

Park in Tehran Decorated with Statues Made of Disposable Materials

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The Recycling Park is located in the Aliabad neighbourhood in the 16th municipality district of Tehran. In this park, statues of animals made of solid and disposable waste are displayed.

What follows are Mehr News Agency’s photos of this unique park:

 

“Iraq Has Enough Money to Pay Iran War Reparations”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh, the chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said although Iran has not pressured Iraq to pay compensation to avoid provoking tensions in bilateral relations, Baghdad currently has the money and must eventually pay for the war damages.

“War compensation is an unignorable obligation of the Iraqi side,” he told ISNA in a talk on Saturday.

Iran’s request for compensation is based on the UN Security Council Resolution 598, which ended the eight-year war between Iran and Iraq and identified Iraq as the aggressor.

The call for Iraq’s compensation of damages caused by Saddam Hussein comes after Iraq’s prime minister said his country would abide by anti-Iran US sanctions.

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on August 7 his country would abide by US sanctions against Iran to protect Iraq’s own interests, causing tensions in Tehran-Baghdad relations.

Meanwhile, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, in an attempt to repair the gap between Iran and Iraq, issued a statement on August 8 criticizing US sanctions on Iran and expressing Iraq’s gratefulness to Iran for supporting Iraq in fighting the ISIS.

A few days later, Abadi took back his words and said the country will continue doing business with Iran using currencies other than the US dollar.

He said Baghdad is not going to abide by any of US sanctions against Iran except for the ban on using US dollar.

 

Compensation Talks Should Begin

Falahatpisheh said the country could have paid for the war damages much sooner, if shared economic infrastructures between the two countries had been restored.

“Some influential groups and external players work to prevent normalization of [economic] ties and restoration of economic and trade infrastructures shared between the two countries, so Iraq cannot pay the compensation,” he said.

However, Falahatpisheh said Iraq is currently earning huge income from its oil industry and it is capable of paying for the war damages compensation.

“We expect the UN resolution to go into effect and talks on compensations to be started,” he said.

Former UN Chief Kofi Annan Dies at 80

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Annan died “peacefully” on Saturday after a short illness, the foundation named after him said on Saturday.

The former Ghanaian UN chief was the first black African to take up the role of the world’s top diplomat, serving from 1997 to 2006, BBC reported.

He later served as the UN special envoy for Syria, leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.

In a statement announcing his death, the Kofi Annan Foundation described him as a “global statesman and deeply committed internationalist who fought throughout his life for a fairer and more peaceful world”.

“Wherever there was suffering or need, he reached out and touched many people with his deep compassion and empathy. He selflessly placed others first, radiating genuine kindness, warmth and brilliance in all he did.”

The diplomat, who was originally from Ghana, died in the Swiss city of Geneva, where he had been living for several years.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for helping to revitalise the international body.

His tenure as UN secretary-general coincided with the Iraq War and the HIV/Aids pandemic.

Kofi Annan described his greatest achievement as the Millennium Development Goals which – for the first time – set global targets on issues such as poverty and child mortality.

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