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Life Expectancy among Iran’s Elderly Population Growing

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Mellat Park of Mashhad in Khorasan Razavi province of Iran is a place where the middle-aged and elderly people run and do physical activities on a daily basis. They are mostly retired people who on different days of the year work together in groups to forget their pains and sorrows.

According to the census of 2016, it is estimated that about 30 percent of Iran’s population are elderly. However, Statistical Centre of Iran has announced that the life expectancy of the elderly has increased in the past years.

Every day, the young people accompany the elderly and chat with them at this park. This conversation between different generations is a beautiful phenomenon that, in the midst of crowding, pollution and daily activities, turns the Mellat Park into a special part of the city.

What follows are ISNA’s photos of the exercises of these people on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons which is observed on October 1 each year:

Iran, Portugal Discuss EU’s Efforts to Save JCPOA

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Development of parliamentary relations between the two countries, the Iran nuclear deal, the European Union’s efforts to guarantee Iran’s interests, regional issues, and the latest developments in the fight against terrorism were top on the agenda.

During the visit, Sarmadi said “we believe that the representatives of the European parliaments can strive to maintain the nuclear agreement and multilateralism by expressing opposition to the US’ stances.”

Sarmadi also stressed that for the successful implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iran needs to continue its oil sales and a banking channel needs to be created for financial transactions between Tehran and other countries.

Regional developments and the fight against terrorism and extremism were among the other key issues discussed at this meeting.

Back in July, an Iranian parliamentary delegation held meetings with Portuguese lawmakers during a visit to Lisbon, discussing ways to broaden economic and political ties between the two countries.

Iran Says Close to Deal with EU, Russia, China on Financial Mechanism

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a weekly presser on Monday, the Iranian spokesperson said negotiations with Europe, China, and Russia are in process, and the remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal are coming to an understanding in many fields.

“After the New York meeting, things have to be completed. Mechanisms and talks between Iran and Europe are not disclosed for certain reasons including the US pressures,” added Qassemi.

He noted that the comments made about this mechanism are not very accurate and Tehran denies oil-for-food programme and other interpretations.

The foreign ministry spokesman also expressed hope that the nuclear agreement would be maintained. However, he stated that if Europe and other partners fail to give the necessary guarantees required by Iran, this could affect Iran’s decision.

“In this case, Iran will take appropriate decisions and will take a decision that serves the interests of the country.”

 

Attack on Terrorists in Syria

In response to a question regarding Islamic Revolution Guards Corps’ Monday missile attack on the hideouts of terrorists in the east of Euphrates, the Iranian official said every move and act whether by military or by politicians carries a message.

“What can be mentioned here is Iran’s determination to engage in continuous, lasting and serious struggle against the centres of training and arming terrorists. We saw this determination this morning.”

 

Mediation between Tehran, Tel Aviv

Iran’s spokesman also commented on Russian Foreign Minister’s remarks on Moscow’s readiness for mediation between Iran and the Zionist regime, saying “that’s kind of Mr Lavrov, but I think everyone knows the position of the Islamic Republic about this regime and its illegitimacy.”

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

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

Several papers today covered the remarks made by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in separate interviews with American media on the Iran nuclear deal and the remaining sides’ efforts to save it.

Also a top story was the Iranian Parliament’s upcoming session to ratify or reject a bill proposed by the government on Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT).

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

 

Abrar:

1- FM: JCPOA Not Revolving Door that US Comes in, Leave as It Wants

2- Malaysia to Decrease Trade Ties with Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- US’ Economic Terrorism Threatens Iran, World: Former VP

2- Three Sentenced to Death over Economic Corruption

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Etemad:

1- Iran Nuclear Chief: No Document Snatched from Iran

2- Nuclear Opportunities of Neighbours [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Ettela’at:

1- Energy Minister: Development Not Possible without Water

2- Iran’s Development Program Not Compatible with Dry Climate

3- Iran to Enrich Its Forests

4- Zarif: Tehran on Verge of Oil Deal with EU

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Hamshahri:

1- Immigration or Saving Homeland: Environmental Crisis Puts Iran in Dilemma

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Iran:

1- Zarif to American Reporters: Iran, EU on Verge of Oil Deal

2- FATF Prerequisite for Iran’s Ties with World: Economists

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Jame Jam:

1- An Analysis of Portraits, Messages on US Dollar Banknotes

2- Turquzabad from Non-Nuclear Dimension

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Javan:

1- Trump: I Told Saudi King It’s Not Clear What Would Happen to You without Us

2- Second Drone Attack on Economic Heart of UAE

  • Symbol of Middle East’s Economy Attacked by Poor Yemenis

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Zarif to CNN: Trump Isolated US in World

2- MP: Threatening Messages Sent to Lawmakers’ Phones, Urging Them to Reject FATF

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Kayhan:

1- Judiciary Spokesman: 35 Receive Prison Terms, 3 Sentenced to Death over Economic Corruption

2- Iran’s Adoption of FATF Standards to Increase Forex Rates

3- Dubai Airport Hit by Yemenis’ Missiles

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Sazandegi:

1- Return to Mao: Trade War with US Leads to Political Gap in China

  • Liberal, Authoritarian, Maoist Factions Created amid US Trade War

2- Five Ministers on Verge of Impeachment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Setareh Sobh:

1- FATF One Step from Being Ratified by Parliament

2- US Congress Elections Not to Impact US’ Stance on Iran [Editorial]

3- N Korea: Give Us Concessions for Nuclear Disarmament

4- Trump: Kim and I Have Fallen in Love

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

 

Shargh:

1- Russia, China, EU Vow to Secure Iran’s Interests: Zarif to CNN

2- Problems of Iranian Rial, Bubble of US Dollar [Editorial]

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on October 1

France to Train Iranian Nuclear Scientists: Official

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Salehi

Speaking in an interview with Etemad daily published on Monday, Ali-Akbar Salehi said Iran has a very good deal with France based on which Iranian nuclear scientists will be trained by the French.

It also involves joint research projects between Iran and France, he went on to say.

Based on the contract, which was signed after the Iran nuclear deal, French nuclear scientists will also hold workshops in Iran.

 

Netanyahu’s “Snatched” Documents Claim False

Salehi further rejected the claim by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he is in possession of documents snatched from the Islamic Republic.

“What I can say is that definitely no documents have got out of the Atomic Energy Organization [of Iran],” said Salehi.

Salehi’s reaction comes as the Israeli regime repeats the same baseless allegation every now and then. A few months ago, the Israeli prime minister while standing by a bookshelf containing some papers and documents claimed Israel had snatched the documents from the heart of Tehran and taken them to Tel Aviv.

 

No “Secret” Nuclear Work near Tehran

Salehi also rejected Netanyahu’s claim that the Islamic Republic was conducting secret atomic activities in an area near Tehran.

The Iranian official said Netanyahu became an object of ridicule at the U-N General Assembly, where he claimed Iran was engaged in nuclear activities in Turquzabad area.

“It was pretty obvious that he was lying on the issue,” he said.

Salehi said even the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has raised no questions about the location Netanyahu was talking about.

“We have no activities in the location mentioned [by Netanyahu],” said Salehi.

 

Iran, IAEA Have Good Cooperation

Salehi said Iran and the UN nuclear watchdog have very good cooperation.

“The agency has presented reports on Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities 12 times, so far,” said Iran’s nuclear chief.

“In those reports, it is highlighted that Iran has remained committed to all its obligations under the JCPOA, the Safeguards Agreement and the Additional Protocol,” Salehi noted.

He said the IAEA even declared closed a fabricated case named the PMD (possible military dimensions) with regards to Iran’s nuclear activities.

 

Iran Ready for Regional Nuclear Cooperation

Salehi said Iran welcomes the establishment of a “Regional Nuclear Safety Association” which brings together nuclear scientists from neighbouring countries.

In response to Saudi Arabia which had claimed that safety standards at Iran’s Bushehr power station had triggered concerns for the Persian Gulf and Middle East regions, Salehi said several international authorities have visited Iran several times and upgraded the safety level of Iranian power stations form C to B.

“So, the necessary steps have been taken in that regard,” Salehi said.

 

Europeans Back JCPOA Implementation

Salehi then touched upon the Europeans’ position on the Iran nuclear deal.
“The Europeans have, so far, supported the continued implementation of the JCPOA …. They have resisted well, in word, so far,” he said.

He expressed hope the Europeans will walk the walk and put words into action.

 

Iran-US Challenge

He then weighed in on the “severe political challenge” between Tehran and Washington.

Salehi said on one side of the challenge stand Iran and the remaining parties to the JCPOA, and on the other stands the “selfish, megalomaniac” administration of Donald Trump.

He said we should wait and see which side will win the challenge.

Three Sentenced to Death for Economic Corruption: Iran’s Judiciary

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IFP Media Wire
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Iranian Judiciary spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, told reporters on Sunday that the death sentences were given by special tribunals set up in Tehran, which have so far handed down various sentences to 35 economic offenders.

He added that out of 35 convicts, three were sentenced to death for “spreading corruption on earth,” noting that the sentences would have to be upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court before being carried out.

Mohseni-Ejei said 32 other defendants were given various jail terms up to 20 years for economic corruption.

Earlier this month, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said enemies of Iran have unleashed an all-out economic and media war against Iran with the aim of creating “despair” and “pessimism” among people.

“Today, the Islamic establishment is faced with an all-out economic war, which is being led from a war room with full precision and hard work,” said the Leader.

The convicts sentenced in the latest round of trials for economic corruption were accused of hoarding public commodities in order to cause panic in the society, causing disturbance in the country’s foreign exchange market with the ensuing devaluation of Iran’s national currency, and helping the enemy in its all-out economic war against the Islamic Republic.

Earlier in August, Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani wrote a letter to Ayatollah Khamenei, calling for permission to set up the tribunals in the face of the current special economic conditions which he described as “an economic war.”

Ayatollah Amoli Larijani proposed in his letter that new tribunals be set up for two years and directed to hand down maximum sentences to those “disrupting and corrupting the economy.”

“Given the current special economic conditions that are considered a kind of economic war and, unfortunately, some of those disrupting and corrupting the economy also provide for the enemy’s goals and commit crimes that require urgent and rapid action, if you see fit, please allow the head of the judiciary to act within the framework of the penal code … on those disrupting the economic system,” he wrote.

The letter requested that the trials be held in open court, but that any suspension or mitigation in the sentences of the convicts be prohibited.

It also demanded that all court rulings except the death penalty be final, with death sentences subject to appeal at the Supreme Court within a maximum 10 days.

Remnants of 20-Million-Year-Old Elephant Tusks Unearthed in Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Mohammad Khodaparast said the remnants date back to the Miocene, the first geological epoch of the Neogene period, from about 23.03 to 5.333 million years ago.

Remnants of 20-Million-Year-Old Elephant Tusks Unearthed in IranThe two fossil pieces were discovered in the site of the Ardabil-Mianeh railroad project, passing through Kowsar town.

The fossils include two one-metre elephant tusks which most likely belong to the Proboscidea from the Miocene with an about 20-million-year history.

According to Khodaparast, the fossil pieces were unearthed during a three-day excavation operation and transferred to the natural history museum of Ardabil province for additional studies.

He also underlined that over the past two years, a number of other fossil pieces have been discovered in the same site and officially registered. They included a number of fossil teeth, jawbone and foot bone remained from various species.

Kowsar is about 80 km southwest of Ardabil.

Iranians Rushing to Deliver Babies on Luxury Dates!

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The date 7/7/1397 was one of the busiest days for delivery at hospitals as were similar dates like 6/6/96 (August 28, 2017) and 5/5/95 (July 26, 2016).

Unfortunately, choosing “luxury” dates for the delivery of infants has become all the rage among parents, who use it to show off. Parents compromise their infants’ health for the sake of a chic and prestigious date, so much so that Alireza Raeisi, Iran’s deputy health minister, reacted to the issue and termed it a disaster.

“Unfortunately, a problem we are witnessing in some ostensibly modern societies is that individuals are willing to change the date of their infants’ birth and, for instance, deliver their babies on their date of marriage or another certain date,” said the official.

“So, for example, if their baby is due on 20/7/1397 (October 12, 2018), they plan to have the baby delivered by caesarean on 7/7/97 (September 29, 2018), to make the date of birth an interesting one, but this is a disaster, and it is really worrying to deal with the health of infants and the country’s future generation like this,” he said.

“Bear in mind that tampering with delivery dates will increase the number of infants being hospitalized at the ICU and even the infant mortality rate, and families should be discouraged from doing this,” he said.

He noted that one of the problems is the high rate of caesarean deliveries.

“Although the rate of C-section deliveries has dropped by 7 to 8 percent given the measures adopted, we still have not reached the ideal point in this regard. One should know that natural delivery results in the secretion of special hormones that improve the amount, quality and continuity of breastfeeding,” he said.

Early or late delivery is one of the important factors that can threaten the health of the mother and the newborn baby.

Meanwhile, Azamossadat Mousavi, the head of the Iranian Gynaecologists Association, has also weighed in on pregnant ladies storming some hospitals to have early deliveries on 7/7/1397.

“Unfortunately, in the past two years there has been a cultural change in the country whereby parents want their babies born on special days. We have witnessed this trend in the past as well, and tried to raise mothers’ cultural awareness and asked gynaecologists not to be pressurized by families into helping with early deliveries,” she said.

This comes as other dates such as 8/8/98 or 9/9/99 are ahead, and definitely we will be witnessing a huge rush to have marriages as well as premature or late deliveries on certain dates.

Iran Dismisses “Worthless” Claims by UAE, Bahrain FMs

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Bahram Qassemi

In a statement on Sunday night, Qassemi reffered to the worn-out claims made by the Emirati and Bahraini foreign ministers, saying the Islamic Republic of Iran has always followed the policy of showing respect for its neigbours.

He said that mutual respect and good neighbourliness are among the main priorities of Iran’s foreign policy, and meddling in the internal affairs of other countries has never been pursued by the Islamic Republic.

“The alignment of the foreign ministers of Bahrain, the UAE and Saudi Arabia with the Zionist regime’s anti-Iran and warmongering policies and attitudes only legitimises the Israelis’ crimes and the regime’s creation of rifts,” Qassemi noted, adding that Abu Dhabi and Manama are destroying their own legitimacy.

He further noted that the wrong approach will make it more difficult for Muslim countries in the region to build mutual trust among themselves.

The foreign ministry spokesman finally advised the UAE and Bahraini authorities to stop blindly following dictated policies that are against the interests of the regional countries and the Muslim world.

“Instead of making baseless allegations against the Islamic Republic of Iran on a daily basis, they had better think about Iran’s initiatives and ideas to provide security, stability and regional cooperation and reduce tensions and misunderstandings in the region,” he concluded.

The UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs on Friday claimed that Iran supplies arms to rebels in Yemen and tries to undermine the UN mediation. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed told the UN General Assembly that an “increasingly dangerous” situation had developed through the unprecedented level of Iranian “aggression” in the region.

A day later, Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa also alleged at the UNGA that “Iran is threatening security in the straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb,” adding that Iran supports Yemen’s Houthis in threatening neighbouring countries.

He further alleged that Iran is adopting a policy of sabotage and supporting terrorism in the region and that achieving lasting security requires a strategic alliance between the countries of the region.

Iran Hits Terrorists’ Positions in Syria to Retaliate against Ahvaz Attack

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The IRGC struck the terrorist ringleaders’ base to Bukamal region east of the Euphrates in Syria with several ground-to-ground ballistic missiles.

Iran Hits Terrorists’ Positions in Syria to Retaliate against Ahvaz AttackPreliminary reports suggest a large number of Takfiri terrorists and elements behind the Ahvaz terror attack were killed or wounded in the missile strike.

The IRGC has reportedly used Qiam and Zulfaqar missiles to hit the terrorists’ positions. A photo of the missiles shows it was written on them: Death to America, Death to Israel, and Death to Al Saud; the three regimes Iran blames for the Ahvaz attack.

A statement by IRGC says 6 medium range missiles were fired in Operation Blow of Muharram, attacking terrorists from a 570km distance.
The Qiam missile used in the attack has a range of 800km.

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