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Turkey Calls for Establishment of Joint Bank with Iran

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Ümit Kiler, the head of the Turkish-Iranian Business Council, says the value of trade between Iran and Turkey is estimated to reach $10 billion this year, but the two countries aim to increase it to $30 billion and a joint bank can help them achieve this goal.

“The establishment of the joint bank may be difficult at first, but I think in the next years it could become a successful firm,” he said in an article published by the Turkish newspaper Dunya.

Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnasser Hemmati, on the sidelines of the recent Tehran meeting between presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran, proposed that Tehran and Ankara should replace dollar with national currencies in bilateral trade.

Referring to Hemmati’s proposal, Kiler wrote that the idea should be taken seriously, and that such a decision will help boost trade relations between the two countries and prevent the US’ sanctions on Iran from harming Turkey’s foreign trade.

Kiler called the US sanctions on Iran “unfair and unlawful”, saying Iran is an important country for Turkey and the two countries share a long border and has been trade partners for centuries.

The businessman said a group of Turkish businessmen and officials will travel to Tehran to explore ways for boosting trade between the two countries and discuss ways of circumventing sanctions.

New iPhones Available for Pre-Order in Iran at Astronomical Prices

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A few days ago Apple announced three new variants in its iPhone 2018 lineup, the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and the cheaper iPhone XR.

Minutes after the handsets were revealed at Apple’s launch event held at Steve Jobs Theatre in Apple Park Wednesday night, several online retail stores in Iran allowed Apple fans to pre-order the phones.

The stores have set prices near 250 million rials for the 64GB version of iPhone XS, which has been priced by Apple $999.

Although a dramatic decline in the value of the Iranian rial has increased the prices of imported consumer goods in the past few months, the new phones should have been priced much cheaper.

These days, one US dollar is being traded for around IRR 140,000 in the free market, so the iPhone XS should have been priced almost IRR 140 million, taking into account the transfer fees and other costs.

Ebrahim Dorosti, the head of Iran’s Union of Audio-Video Equipment and Cell Phone Sellers, told Shahrvand daily this week those pre-ordering the phone are taking a big risk, as those stores putting iPhone for sale are not known to the union.

The latest iPhone gadgets will be officially released at Apple stores or other mobile phone retailers on September 21.

For a brief review of Iran’s achievements in various fields of science and technology, check the book “Science and Technology in Iran: A Brief Review”

More than 40 million Iranians are using smart phones, including millions of iPhone users, whose devices are often imported into the country by smugglers.

Although Apple does not have an official representative in Iran, the company has reportedly six million users in the country.

This is while according to the US Treasury, the company is not legally barred from selling its products in Iran.

Last year, Apple’s new handsets iPhone 8 and 8 Plus arrived in Tehran less than 24 hours after official sales of the two devices were globally started.

Festival of Art for Peace Opens in Tehran

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The event brings together artists from Iran and 31 other countries.

The festival showcases more than 250 works of art in photography, sculpturing, interior designing, graphics, video art, cinema and theatre, with peace and the environment as their main themes.

The participants are from Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, the UK, Sweden, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, China, South Korea, Turkey, Iraq, Afghanistan and several other countries.

The works of art on show include 64 works in the field of photography, 34 in sculpturing, 76 in painting, 10 in home decoration, 7 in video art, 41 in the cinema and 17 in theatre and performance.

It opened on September 14, 2018 and will run until September 27, 2018.

All Retired Officials Still Working in Iran Must Resign

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The legislation, which eliminates many exceptions in the law, had been approved by the parliament last month and was ratified by the Guardian Council, the legislation watchdog, this week.

Nasser Seraj, the head of the country’s inspection organization, said the amendments will be legally enforceable within two months.

Therefore, all retired officials who are still working in a governmental position, must resign and leave their offices within the next two months.

According to the newly-ratified law, the ban would not apply to the heads of the three branches of the government (president, parliament speaker, and judiciary chief), first vice-president, vice-speakers of the parliament, members of the Guardian Council, ministers, legislators and vice-presidents.

Iranian Chess Player Makes History by Claiming World Title

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Maqsoodloo beat Maxim Vavulin of Russia in the 10th round of the games, securing his trophy while there are still 2 more rounds remaining. He could even earn the title by a draw in the last game.

This is the first time that an Iranian has achieved this honorable trophy. The 18-year-old has collected 9.5 out of 10 possible points and is ahead of his closest followers by 2 points.

Iran Pursuing Reported Arrest of Student in Australia

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Qassemi on Saturday noted that the Iranian embassy in Canberra has been ordered to quickly follow up on the issue through Australian authorities, and the outcome will be made public after receiving information.

He made the remarks in response to a question raised by the Young Journalists’ Club regarding the alleged arrest of an Iranian student at the Australian University of Queensland on charge of sending US military equipment to Iran.

“Iran has always pursued the policy of protecting the rights of Iranian nationals around the world, and we will work as hard as possible to check the veracity of the report in a bid to take possible actions,” Qassemi added.

Iran has the experience of dealing with such illegitimate, selective, political and biased conduct of the US government in the past, he noted, adding that the foreign ministry is currently pursuing other cases of such accusations against Iranian citizens, he noted.

Qassemi’s statement came after Australia’s ABC News reported that a University of Queensland (UQ) research student is fighting to avoid extradition to the United States after American authorities accused him of exporting military radar equipment to help the Iranian government.

Reza Dehbashi Kivi, 38, has never set foot in the US but is accused of exporting American equipment for detecting stealth planes or missiles to Iran.

Dehbashi could face a maximum 20 years’ prison for the alleged offences, which date back to 2008 when he was living in Iran, the country of his birth, the report said.

Iran Congratulates Iraq on Election of New Parliament Speaker

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In a Saturday statement, Qassemi offered congratulations to Al-Halbousi on his election, saying, “Iran has always been a supporter of democracy, territorial integrity and national sovereignty of Iraq and backs the decisions made by the elected representatives of the Iraqi people.”

“Tehran believes that the election of the parliament speaker is an important and necessary step for the formation of a new Iraqi government,” he noted.

He also expressed the hope that the country would soon elect its new president and prime minister as well, saying that the elections would pave the way for the formation of the new Iraqi government.

Iraq’s parliament on Saturday elected lawmaker Mohammed Al-Halbousi as its new speaker. 169 lawmakers voted for Al-Halbousi and 89 voted for former defence minister Khalid Al-Obeidi.

Al-Halbousi previously served as the governor of Anbar province.

Iran Reminds France of Its Duty to Protect Diplomatic Buildings

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In response to questions raised by Iranian reporters on Saturday, Qassemi confirmed that a small number of anti-Iran elements were planning to invade the building of the Iranian embassy in Paris on Friday evening, but failed to enter the embassy building.

However, he said, they caused damages to the embassy by throwing some objects.

Qassemi noted that the French police were naturally expected to be at the scene on time, but unfortunately they were not present when the assailants, affiliated to a terrorist group, attacked the building.

He stressed that the attack as well as the police’s failure to have a timely arrival are under investigation.

Qassemi noted that after numerous attempts by the Iranian side to follow up the issue, a number of assailants were arrested by the police.

He also urged the French authorities to prosecute and punish the perpetrators and declare the results.

He once again reminded the French foreign ministry that the host country is responsible for protecting diplomatic sites, stressing that the French side is required to take effective measures to protect all Iranian diplomatic sites in France.

On Friday, the Iranian embassy building in Paris was attacked by members of an anti-Iran terrorist group.

A number of terrorists, allegedly affiliated with the Kurdish separatist group the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, threw stones and debris, spray-painted the embassy’s facade and broke several windows.

Iran to Obtain Int’l Licenses for Its Homegrown Choppers

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Manouchehr Manteqi, the head of Aviation Technology Development at the Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology, said Iran is among nearly 20 countries across the world capable of designing choppers.

“These choppers, which have been designed by Iranian experts and can carry eight people, have been showcased in several exhibitions and have good foreign customers,” ISNA quoted him as saying.

Manteqi said Iran’s knowledge-based companies have become highly active in the aviation industry and their number has increased from 20 firms in 2014 to 180.

“Active participation of knowledge-based firms could have a big impact on the progress of the aviation industry,” he said.

For a brief review of Iran’s achievements in various fields of science and technology, check the book “Science and Technology in Iran: A Brief Review”

Iran has the most powerful fleet of choppers in the Middle East, according to Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force’s Airborne Division General Yousef Qorbani.

“Due to limitations, all helicopters (in Iran) have been manufactured by the country’s youth,” he noted back in July.

Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in the arms sphere.

Iran to Boost Uranium Enrichment If EU Remains Passive: Zarif

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IFP Media Wire
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Mohammad Javad Zarif

“The Europeans and the other signatories must act in order to compensate for the effects of the US sanctions,” Zarif told the German news magazine Der Spiegel on Saturday.

The US withdrew from the 2015 agreement in May and began reimposing sanctions on Iran at the start of August, with further sanctions on the country’s finance and energy sectors to follow on November 4.

Zarif said Tehran might act if “the balance of give and take were destroyed,” adding that “oil and banks” were the litmus test. This, however, did not necessarily mean that Iran would for its part withdraw from the nuclear agreement.

Partial or reduced implementation was another possibility, Zarif asserted.

The foreign minister said European parties to the nuclear deal with Iran must decide if they want to submit to US pressure, adding the Europeans needed to decide whether they are ready to let deeds follow their words.

“The Europeans and the other signatories must act in order to compensate for the effects of the US sanctions,” he said.

The EU has invariably opposed the US withdrawal, calling the deal a pillar of regional and international peace and security.

Tehran has tasked the European signatories – the UK, France, Russia, and Germany – to make their continued commitments to the deal worthwhile by guaranteeing that the country continued to benefit from the economic rewards of the deal.

Zarif also rejected direct talks with US President Donald Trump. He said Iran would only think about talks with the United States if the US returned to the nuclear deal.

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