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Iran Holds Festival in Thanksgiving for Blessing of Date Harvest

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The festival, which was held on August 23, puts on display the lifestyles of the people of Hormozgan province during the date harvest season.

The Mogh and Moshta Festival displays the significance of palm trees in the lives of the people of Minab.

In ancient times, these people used to prepare their food, house, and much of the equipment used in their everyday life using the palm trees; therefore, reliance on the valuable tree resulted in certain customs at the time of the harvest and processing of the product.

Following you can find photos of this festival retrieved from Mizan Online:

No Talks to Be Held with US at Any Level: Iran Leader

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Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday said the current officials in the US are blatantly showing enmity towards Iran unlike their predecessors who at least tried to pretend otherwise.

“So there will be no negotiation at any levels with the Americans,” said the Leader, addressing cabinet members on the occasion of Government Week.

Ayatollah Khamenei noted that all previous US administration were after holding talks with the Islamic Republic, adding, “They want to say that we even managed to bring Iran to the negotiating table; so, as I have already stated in detail, there will be no talks with them.”

The Leader underlined that there is no problem with the continuation of negotiations with Europe, but the negotiators must not hold out so much hope [on Europe] on issues such as the JCPOA and economy.

He also criticised Europe’s inappropriate behaviour on issues like sanctions and the nuclear deal stressing that Iran must look at the process with uncertainty and great care.

Ayatollah Khamenei said the JCPOA is a means to preserve national interests noting that the 2015 agreement is not a goal, but a means.

“Therefore, if we come to the conclusion that it is not possible to maintain national interests by this means, we will abandon it,” he added.

“Europeans should understand from the remarks and actions of the Iranian officials that their measures will lead to appropriate moves by the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he underlined.

Iran’s Top Commander Warns US against Adventures in Persian Gulf

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Iran Will Definitely Change Approach to UAE: Top General

Speaking in a meeting with personnel and commanders of the IRGC’s naval forces in Mashhad, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Baqeri warned the US against military confrontations with the Islamic Republic in the Persian Gulf.

“Enemies should know that the Persian Gulf is not a good place for war and clashes,” he noted.

“Thanks to the preparedness of IRGC naval forces, hostile countries become anxious when entering the Hormuz Strait. [As a result of this fear] they have behaved within the international law during the past year. If they make any move against it [the international law], they will face confrontation and controlling measures by the IRGC naval forces,” he said.

Tensions between Tehran and Washington have seen a surge since US President Donald Trump took office January 2017.

Trump pulled the US out of the 2015 nuclear deal in May, and is returning its anti-Iran sanctions suspended under the nuclear accord.

Washington is also working to push the world to cut trade with Iran and stop purchasing the country’s oil.  Iran has vowed to hamper the region’s oil flow in case the US cut down to zero Iran’s oil exports.

Pollution-Hit Tehran Embraces New Bike-Sharing Start-up

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The bike-sharing system is operated by a start-up company called “BDood” (literally meaning emission-free) under the supervision of Tehran Municipality.

To use the system, cyclists can open user-friendly apps on their mobile phones to see where bikes are available.

Pollution-Hit Tehran Embraces New Bike-Sharing Start-upThe biggest selling point of the plan is that it is dockless, which means you can find bicycles anywhere in the city, unlock them with your phone, ride them to your destination, and finally park and relock them everywhere you want, a report by the Municipality’s Hamshahri newspaper said.

The start-up was launched as the bike-sharing business is gaining traction across the world.

Bike-sharing systems are designed for short trips in urban areas. They reduce carbon emissions, cut local air pollution, ease traffic congestion and make it easier for people to get exercise.

Pollution-Hit Tehran Embraces New Bike-Sharing Start-up

Need for Safe Infrastructure

Allen Petrossian, a manager at Iran’s Sport for All Federation, said he is quite pleased to see that Tehran Municipality has moved to promote bicycle riding in the city, as the initiative could be highly effective in enhancing the health of Tehran citizens.

However, he said Tehran Municipality should work to create safe bicycling infrastructure, through building special bike lanes and parking, which enables safer cycling for everyone.

Mohsen Pour Seyyed Aqaei, the managing director of Transportation and Traffic Organization of Tehran Municipality, said the plan respects gender equality and both men and women can freely use the system despite earlier plans which were just for men.

The plan will in its early months cover downtown Tehran (districts 6, 7, 11 and 12), using 5,000 bicycles. The number of bicycles is planned to increase to 120,000.

 

Exhibition of Lovely Flowers Underway in Iran’s Karaj

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The exhibition, which is held in an area of six hectares, will run through August 30. It is open to the public every day from 10 am to 9 pm.

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

Tehran Rejects Report Paris Advised Diplomats against Visiting Iran

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Bahram Qassemi

In a Wednesday statement, Qassemi stressed that he has not seen any reliable source linked with the French government saying anything about such a claim.

“I basically see no necessity and reason for such a decision by the French Foreign Ministry,” Qassemi said.

“But I know relations between Iran and Europe, particularly Iran and France, have enemies, and ill-wishers make psychological moves to negatively affect relations,” he noted, adding that one should be vigilant regarding these efforts.

“On the other hand, it is within the area of responsibility of governments to allow or not allow their diplomats to go on diplomatic missions,” Qassemi said, stressing that the release of such reports at this juncture seems suspicious.

Reuters reported Tuesday that France has told its diplomats and foreign ministry officials to postpone indefinitely all non-essential travel to Iran, citing a foiled bomb plot and a hardening of Tehran’s attitude towards France.

The report claimed its source is an internal memo. Reuters did not elaborate how it has managed to get its hands on classified French documents.

The memo cited what Reuters described as “a foiled plot to bomb a rally held by an exiled Iranian opposition group near Paris.”

The report was referring to allegations that an Iranian diplomat has paid two Iranian-born people, who have been identified as MKO members, to bomb the terrorist group’s meeting at Paris held last month.

Iran has rejected the allegation.

Iran’s Anti-US ICJ Lawsuit Aimed at Countering Washington’s Pressure

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Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday Iran’s lawsuit is meant to prove the US position is illegitimate.

“We did not lodge our complaint to get the US condemned and then push it to do something. This is meant to show the legitimacy of Iran [position] to the international community. The Islamic Republic is committed to its obligations and the wrongdoer is the US,” ISNA quoted him as saying.

The US pulled out of the 2015 nuclear deal early May, and it has been restoring sanctions suspended under the accord afterwards.

Iran has filed a lawsuit with the ICJ claiming the US return of sanctions violates the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights between the two countries.

The ICJ, which is based in The Hague and is also known as the World Court, is the United Nations’ tribunal for resolving international disputes.

Although the ICJ’s decisions are binding, it has no power to enforce them, and countries, including the US, have occasionally ignored them.

 

US Not to Abide by ICJ Ruling

Araqchi said Iran aims to counter the increasingly hostile moves of the US and put up defence against the US pressure.

“A country like the US cannot be sentenced and forced to abide by the judgement, but pressures [caused by the sentence] will be effective,” he said.

Beside returning sanctions, Washington is also working to hamper Iran’s trade with Europe and Asia and push Iran’s oil costumers to cut down to zero their purchases.

The first hearing session in the case was held on Monday. The tribunal is expected to issue its verdicts in a few weeks.

Pakistan Reiterates Willingness for Mediation between Tehran, Riyadh

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“If there is a chance for mediation between the two countries, we will play a role,” Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said, while noting Pakistan would not impose its mediation on the two countries.

Iran and Saudi Arabia have been at loggerheads over various disputes, particularly those related to conflicts in Syria and Yemen.

Saudi Arabia moved to hamper relations with Iran early 2016, and since then has opted to keep the door on dialogue shut.

The new Pakistani government, led by PTI Party leader Imran Khan, has announced willingness to help improve ties between the two Muslim countries several times so far. Imran Khan is going to make his first foreign trips to Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Speaking in a press conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, Qureshi said Pakistan would work to maintain balanced relations with both Iran and Saudi Arabia.

“For us, both Iran and Saudi Arabia are very important countries and we would like to have relations with both the countries based on mutual respect,” IRNA quoted him as saying.

 

Eager to Meet Iran FM

During the upcoming trip of Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to Pakistan, Qureshi said he is pleased to see his Iranian counterpart who will enter Pakistan on Friday.

He said that Iran is a neighbour and good friend of Pakistan, like other Muslim countries in the Persian Gulf such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Qureshi said Pakistan is willing to promote calm in common borders.

“Creating peace and security in borders with Iran is in line with Pakistan’s interests,” he said.

Tehran Confirms Israeli Ex-Minister Was Iran’s Spy

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“Our anti-espionage section is … the strongest in the world, as we had a spy in the cabinet of one of our enemies,” he told state TV in a talk Tuesday night.

Gonen Segev, the former Israeli minister was charged with passing sensitive information to Iran in mid-June.

Segev, who held the portfolio for the minister of energy and infrastructure from 1995 to 1996 and was also a former Knesset member, stands accused of the “offences of passing information to the enemy in time of war and espionage” against Israel.

Israel claimed Segev had been in contact with the Iranian embassy officials in Nigeria, where he used to live, and later he visited the Islamic Republic.

Segev, who has reportedly passed information related to the energy market, security sites in Israel, buildings and officials in political and security bodies, is currently going to trial behind closed doors.

 

ISIS Member Arrested

Alavi also said the ministry is working hard to dismantle terrorist cells operating across the country, but it does not necessarily publicize all of them.

“Many terrorist teams are discovered and dismantled by the intelligence ministry, but we publicize only a few of them. People should be assured that our agents have enough intelligence and won’t allow the country’s security to be challenged,” he said.

“In Shahrivar [the Persian month which started August 23] we arrested an ISIS member south of the country and damaged terrorists in northwest,” he said.

Tehran, Damascus Reach Deal on Iran’s Continued Presence in Syria

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Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami and his Syrian counterpart, General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub, signed an agreement on defense and technical cooperation in Damascus on Sunday.

The document “will define the areas of bilateral presence, participation, and cooperation” in defense ties, Hatami said, adding Syria has put the era of war behind it and has entered the era of reconstruction.

“The continuation of presence of Iranian (military) advisors in Syria was one of the points of the defense and technical agreement between Tehran and Damascus,” IRNA quoted Iran’s military and defense attaché to Damascus, Brigadier General Abolqassem Alinejad, as saying on Tuesday.

He added that the agreement was signed in line with the two countries’ will to improve cooperation.

He emphasized that the expansion of defense cooperation between Iran and Syria would help promote peace and stability in the Middle East.

The Iranian commander said the accord also stressed the importance of support for Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, adding that it came into effect on the day of its conclusion.

According the agreement, Iran will help Syria in clearing minefields in different parts of the war-ravaged country given the Islamic Republic’s experience gained during the eight-year war imposed by the regime of Iraq’s former dictator Saddam Hussein, he added.

Iran also vowed to help Syria to reconstruct the military factories that were damaged in Syria’s seven-year war and rebuild its infrastructure, Alinejad said.

Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Israeli regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups wreaking havoc in the country.

All initiatives with the purpose of putting an end to Syria’s seven-year-old conflict have failed so far.

Heading a high-ranking delegation, the Iranian defense minister arrived in Damascus on Sunday to discuss a number of important issues, including the latest regional developments, the fight against terrorism, the strengthening of the resistance axis and the study of strategies for expansion of defense and military cooperation.

In a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday, Hatami hailed the steadfastness of the Syrian people and government forces in their battle against terrorism, expressing confidence that they will achieve a final victory in this path.

“Not only regional people, but people around the world are indebted to the fight carried out against terrorists in Syria,” Hatami said.

Also in the meeting with his Syrian counterpart, the Iranian defense chief warned of extra-regional countries’ plots to sow discord in Syria, vowing the Islamic Republic’s full support for the war-ravaged country in a bid to preserve its territorial integrity and improve its stability.

“Iran will spare no effort to maintain Syria’s territorial integrity, because security in the country will help [improve] regional stability,” Hatami said.

Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani said in May that the legitimate governments of Iraq and Syria have called for Iran’s military advisory presence in their countries in order to help them fight terrorism.

“The ire of the US and this country’s allies, who were the main creators and sponsors of Takfiri terrorism and the final losers of this battlefield, is understandable,” the SNSC secretary added.

US National Security Adviser John Bolton said last week that the United States and Israel agree that Iran should remove all its forces from Syria.

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