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Iran Parliament’s Conservative Faction Denies Role in Burning US Flag

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“The last week’s move of members of the faction to burn the US flag and JCPOA was not coordinated and the faction was not aware of it,” said Hossein Naqavi Hosseini in an interview with ILNA on Wednesday.

Last Wednesday, over 20 lawmakers, most of whom members of the conservative faction, burned a copy of the 2015 nuclear deal and the US flag on the Parliament’s floor in a symbolic response to the US withdrawal from the multi-party accord.

US President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the pact on May 8, after months of threats to dismantle the accord that removed international sanctions on Iran in exchange for confidence-building curbs on Iran’s nuclear program.

The move, which raised eyebrows among Iranians, went viral on social media and was widely covered by international media outlets.

Shortly afterwards, some lawmakers made comments criticizing the move.

Alireza Rahimi, a member of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, also told IRNA on Sunday the burning of national flags and international documents in parliament would prove detrimental to the government’s policy of engaging in constructive interaction with the world.

The reformist faction issued a statement decrying the move, and its spokesman Omid Parsaei said Sunday they have set up a committee to decide how to react to the move.

Iran Urges EU to Stand against US’ Illegal, Illogical Move

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“Iran can stay in the JCPOA (the nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) only if it fully benefits from it,” Rouhani said while receiving the credentials of Estonia’s accredited Ambassador to Tehran Marin Mõttus on Tuesday.

He warned that in an “illogical and illegal” move, the US seeks to apply its domestic laws to other parts of the world.

US President Donald Trump announced on May 8 that Washington was walking away from the JCPOA, which was reached between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council — the US, Britain, France, Russia and China — plus Germany.

Trump also said he would reinstate US nuclear sanctions on Iran and impose “the highest level” of economic bans on the Islamic Republic.

Iran has said it would remain in the JCPOA for now, pending negotiations with the other signatories in the coming weeks before making a final decision on its future role in the agreement. Tehran wants the Europeans to give it clear-cut guarantees about fulfilling their obligations if it remains in the accord.

In a letter written to the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on May 10, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said the US president’s “unilateral and unlawful” decision to withdraw from the JCPOA and to re-impose nuclear-related sanctions shows “a complete disregard for international law.”

“These acts constitute a complete disregard for international law and the United Nations Charter, undermine the principle of peaceful settlement of disputes, endanger multilateralism and its institutions, indicate a regress to the failed and disastrous era of unilateralism, and encourage intransigence and illegality,” Zarif said in the letter published on Monday on the website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.

Zarif launched a diplomatic tour early on Sunday designed to try and rescue the nuclear deal. He began the visit on President Rouhani’s order to sound out Europe and other parties to the JCPOA about the possibility of keeping the deal in place.

The Iranian foreign minister held talks with his Chinese and Russian counterparts Wang Yi and Sergei Lavrov, respectively, in Beijing and Moscow over the past two days.

In a meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, Zarif said he seeks a “clearer image” of the future of the key nuclear agreement after the US withdrawal.

He expressed hope that with this visit to China and other countries within the next two days, the sides would be able to depict a clearer vision of the nuclear deal’s future.

At the start of a meeting with Lavrov on Monday, the top Iranian diplomat said he wanted “assurances” from the JCPOA’s signatories that Iran’s interests would be fulfilled.

“The final aim of these negotiations is to seek assurances that the interests of the Iranian nation will be defended,” Zarif said.

Zarif on Tuesday met EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini ahead of evening talks with his counterparts from Britain, France and Germany. The three European signatories to the JCPOA have expressed their determination to preserve the landmark Iran nuclear deal.

JCPOA exit, Israel embassy move will prove US isolation: Rouhani

The Iranian president also said on Tuesday that the US decisions to exit the JCPOA and relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds were “very incorrect and inaccurate” and would further isolate Washington.

Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting with New Zealand’s new Ambassador to Tehran Hamish MacMaster, who submitted his credentials to the Iranian president.

He emphasized that the two US decisions were a “big and historic mistake” taken despite the international community’s opposition.

The United States on Monday officially announced the opening of its new embassy in Jerusalem al-Quds amid deadly Israeli crackdown on peaceful protests by Palestinians in the occupied territories and warnings from around the world that the measure risks triggering a fresh wave of violence in the Middle East.

Clashes erupted along the fence between Palestinians and Israeli forces as protesters converged on the site for a “day of rage.” According to Gaza health officials, at least 60 Palestinians were shot dead and hundreds wounded by Israeli snipers who are positioned along the fence, facing the protesters.

The Iranian foreign minister on Monday lashed out at the Israeli regime for pursuing a repressive approach to peaceful protests by Palestinians demanding their right to return to their motherland.

Taking to his official Twitter page on Monday, Zarif took Israel to task for “massacring countless Palestinians in cold blood as they protest in world’s largest open air prison,” in what was a direct allusion to the situation of the Palestinians who live under years-long Israeli blockade in the Gaza Strip.

Trump recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as the “capital” of Israel in December last year, promising to relocate the US diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv to the city.

The decision sparked outrage among Palestinians, who deem Jerusalem al-Quds as the future capital of a Palestinian state.

JCPOA most important diplomatic achievement: New Zealand envoy

The New Zealand’s diplomat, for his part, said the Iran nuclear agreement was the victory of diplomacy and cooperation over confrontation and the most important diplomatic achievement in history.

MacMaster added that world countries’ support for the JCPOA proves the accord’s special significance in international relations.

He also stressed the importance of strengthening mutual relations in all fields, particularly in the economic sector.

Iran, E3 Agree to Hold Intensive Expert Talks on Ways to Secure Tehran’s Interests

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Following the US announcement of its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the Iran nuclear deal, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini held talks with the Foreign Ministers of France (Jean-Yves Le Drian), Germany (Heiko Maas), the United Kingdom (Boris Johnson) and of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Mohammad Javad Zarif) on Tuesday, May 15, 2018.

According to the press release, the top diplomats attending the meeting:

Recalled their commitment to the continued, full and effective implementation of the Iran nuclear deal that was unanimously endorsed by the UN Security Council Resolution 2231, as a key element of the global nuclear non-proliferation architecture and a significant diplomatic achievement;

Regretted the withdrawal of the United States from the Iran nuclear deal and recognised that the lifting of nuclear-related sanctions and the normalisation of trade and economic relations with Iran constitute essential parts of the agreement;

Stressed the commitment they all share to ensure that this will continue to be delivered and they agreed to this end to deepen their dialogue at all levels.

They also undertook, in particular, to launch intensive expert discussions with Iran, addressing the following issues with a view to arriving at practical solutions in the next few weeks:

Maintaining and deepening economic relations with Iran;

The continued sale of Iran’s oil and gas condensate petroleum products and petrochemicals and related transfers;

Effective banking transactions with Iran;

Continued sea, land, air and rail transportation relations with Iran;

The further provision of export credit and development of special purpose vehicles in financial banking, insurance and trade areas, with the aim of facilitating economic and financial cooperation, including by offering practical support for trade and investment;

The further development and implementation of Memoranda of Understanding and contracts between European companies and Iranian counterparts;

Further investments in Iran;

The protection of European Union economic operators and ensuring legal certainty:

And last but not least, the further development of a transparent, rules-based business environment.

They finally reaffirmed their resolve to continue to implement the nuclear deal in all its parts, in good faith, and in a constructive atmosphere, and agreed to continue to consult intensively at all levels and also with other parties to the JCPOA.

Italy, Bulgaria, Austria, Spain Renew Support for Iran Nuclear Deal

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Nuclear Deal Talk, JCPOA, Flags

Zarif, who is in Brussels, conferred with Italian, Bulgarian, Austrian and Spanish foreign ministers on the necessity of preserving the JCPOA as a unique diplomatic accomplishment in the contemporary era.

The top Iranian diplomat said it is necessary to give diplomacy a chance in a limited period of time to give guarantees that the Iranian nation will be able to reap the benefits of the JCPOA.

The other four European foreign ministers, in turn, expressed their support for the Iran nuclear deal. They said European countries are planning to study ways of preserving the JCPOA and giving guarantees that Iran’s interests under the deal will be secured.

They also expressed hope that the Iranian foreign minister and his counterparts from the E3 – France, Germany and the UK – will work out on a common and positive prospect in their Tuesday night’s meeting.

“Morocco’s Anti-Iran Claims Only Help Enemies of Islam Advance Their Goals”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Tuesday statement, Qassemi dismissed the recent claims made by Moroccan officials against Tehran.

“Either in their meeting with the foreign minister of our country or in their interviews with different media outlets, the authorities of this country (Morocco) did not present any conclusive evidence to prove their claims,” said Qassemi in an interview with the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA).

He then touched upon Moroccan officials taking anti-Iran stances on numerous occasions since Rabat severed its relations with Tehran.

“After breaking ties with Iran due to a baseless reason, Moroccan officials now have difficulty justifying their action before the public opinion both at home and abroad, and that is why we saw that country’s foreign minister and government spokesman gave interviews and repeated the same old rhetoric against Iran,” said the spokesman.

Qassemi noted Rabat officials have stressed in their interviews that Morocco made the decision to sever ties with Iran independently and not under foreign pressure to break relations with Iran, and at the same time have repeated their false claims that Hezbollah and the Polisario Front, which many countries recognize, have been in contact.

“The officials of this country have not presented any admissible evidence to prove their claims, and that is why they have not been able to offer any convincing answer to the questions and ambiguities surrounding their decision,” said the spokesman.

He said it seems that Moroccan officials believe they can make the public believe their unfounded claims by repeating them instead of presenting credible evidence.

“We remind them that the world public opinion does not easily believe just any false claim,” he added.

Qassemi reiterated Iran’s fundamental policy of non-interference in other countries’ internal affairs and respect for their national security.

“We have announced, time and again, that Iran attaches special importance to the national security of other countries, and within this framework we hope Morocco’s recent move to sever its relations with Iran was not done as part of new regional alignments and under the pressure of certain governments that are standing against the Islamic Republic of Iran today.”

“On the other hand, we wish their severance of relations with Iran is not in line with contributing to US and Israeli plans against anti-Zionist resistance in the region,” he said.

“It is lost on no one that this inappropriate move by Morocco, which is currently the president of the Quds Committee, at a time when the world of Islam needs unity and integrity more than ever before at this sensitive juncture in the region, especially after Trump’s decision to relocate the US embassy [from Tel Aviv] to al-Quds, will only help advance the objectives of the enemies of the Muslim world and deflect attention from the most pressing issue of the Muslim world, i.e. countering aggression against holy al-Quds,” he said.

Iran, Belgium Discuss JCPOA, Palestine Developments

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the Tuesday meeting with Didier Reynders, who is also Belgium’s deputy prime minister, Zarif elaborated on the latest situation in the occupied Palestine and underlined the necessity of ending Israeli atrocities against Palestinians. Zarif touched upon Iran and Turkey’s diplomatic efforts at the regional and international levels, and called on the international community to put pressure on Tel Aviv.

Iran, Belgium Discuss JCPOA, Palestine DevelopmentsThe top Iranian diplomat also elaborated on the latest consultations held following the United States’ withdrawal from the JCPOA, saying that Iran expects its interests to be secured under the agreement.

The Belgian foreign minister, in turn, touched upon the importance of preserving the JCPOA and its implementation as an international agreement, saying the EU is holding consultations and discussing ways to keep the agreement without the US presence.

The two top diplomats also discussed the latest regional and international developments.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

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

The top story in all papers today was the bloody day in the Gaza Strip, where at least 60 Palestinians were killed and hundreds of others wounded by Israeli forces.

The massacre came as the US was celebrating the relocation of its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem al-Quds, a move which has sparked outrage among the entire Muslim world.

Also a top story was the ongoing efforts by the Iranian government, particularly Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, to get assurances from other parties to the Iran nuclear deal in an attempt to preserve the 2015 agreement after the US withdrawal.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Zarif to Lavrov: Russia’s Official Position on JCPOA Very Promising for Iran

2- Lavrov: We Must Help Prevent Escalation of JCPOA Crisis

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Iran Has No Floating Oil Storage without Customer

  • 800 Million Barrels of Oil Exported from March 2017 to March 2018

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Spreading Frustration amid Zarif’s Efforts

  • Europe to Unveil Its Proposal Today

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Iran to Use Turkey’s Water to Revive Lake Urmia!

  • Water May Be Transferred from Turkey’s Lake Van

2- Zarif Once Again Starts Nuclear Talks Similar to What Led to JCPOA

  • We’re Satisfied with Result of Talks with China, Russia: Zarif

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Asrar:

1- Parliament Speaker: US Move to Move Its Israel Embassy Not to Go Unpunished

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Ebtekar:

1- Zarif to UN Chief: US Responsible for Violating JCPOA, Must Compensate for Iran Losses

2- Bitter Day in Jerusalem al-Quds

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Etemad:

1- Embassy of Blood

  • Zarif Condemns Slaughter of People in Gaza amid US Embassy Opening

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Ettela’at:

1- Celebration of Crime on Nakba Day

  • Zionists Kill 50 Palestinians, Wound 200 Others on Nakba Day

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Iran:

1- Iran Gov’t Issues Statement in Response to Critics of Nuclear Diplomacy

2- Bloodbath in Gaza, Celebration in Jerusalem al-Quds

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Javan:

1- Zionist Insanity, Global Silence: 2050 Killed, Wounded When Stoning the Devil

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Deal with European Carmakers Still in Place: Iranian Official

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Kayhan:

1- Trump Builds US Embassy on Blood!

2- MP: FATF Implementation Turns Us into Enemy’s Watchdog in Our Own Territory

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Khorasan:

1- Bloodiest “Nakba” Day

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Quds:

1- Building Capital on Ground Filled with Blood

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Resalat:

1- Shamkhani: US Root Cause of Terrorism in Mideast

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Sazandegi:

1- A Political Faction May Be behind Recent Forex Crisis in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Sepid:

1- Post-JCPOA Achievement of Iran, France

  • Middle East’s Biggest Blood Bag Production Factory Opened in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Shargh:

1- Judiciary Chief: US Trying to Overthrow Iran’s Islamic Establishment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on May 15

 

Oliver Stone Censures US-Israeli-Saudi Efforts to “Wreck” Iran

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“US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, three dangerous heavyweights, verbally attack Iran almost every day for imaginary reasons, while not living up to the spirit of the international [nuclear] agreement [signed] in 2015,” he wrote in a post on his Facebook page.

The filmmaker said the three are implementing plans to divide the war-stricken Syria, wreck Iran and destroy the Middle East.

“That’s beyond sick, but it’s the product of the neoconservative game plan from [George W.] Bush’s term,” he said.

The director, who was in Tehran last month on his first visit to Iran to attend the 36th edition of Fajr International Film Festival, described Iran as a beautiful country with a 2,500-year-old culture and history and people of warm hearts.

 

Torture and Peace Museums

During his stay in Tehran, Stone said he visited Ebrat Museum, formerly a prison run by SAVAK, the brutal security service of the US-backed Pahlavi regime in Iran.

Stone described the museum as “horrifying”, lamenting that thousands of opponents of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi were tortured and killed in the prison with the help of “techniques and training” provided by the Central Intelligence Agency.

The director said he also visited Tehran’s Peace Museum, which is devoted to the victims of chemical weapon warfare during Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988).

“[In the war], [former Iraqi dictator] Saddam Hussein, our then-ally, used extensive WMD–mustard gas and other, with our assistance, to attack Iran,” he said.

“I also met the walking-wounded veterans of WMD war. It’s a shock. And yet we ‘false flag’ WMD in Syria and Iraq all the time. We love chemical warfare by proxy. That’s so sick!” he wrote, referring to US claims that the Syrian government has several times used chemical weapons to attack foreign-backed militants fighting it.

Iran Raps US Attempts to Discredit Int’l Bodies, Abolish UN

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IFP Media Wire
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Speaking at an open session of the parliament on Tuesday, Larijani strongly condemned Israel for the massacre of Palestinians who protested at the US embassy move on Monday and said the Zionist regime committed a “massive crime” by killing over 50 people and injuring more than 2,000 others.

He further emphasized that Monday’s killings would be “a big blemish on” the history of the Zionist regime and the US government.

The massacre was concurrent with two other issues: first, the Nakba Day, a day on which several decades ago, world powers helped the Zionists to expel Palestinians from their motherland, and second, the US move to relocate its embassy to Quds, the parliament speaker noted.

“Apparently, the Americans have decided since many years ago to discredit international institutions,” Larijani said, adding that Washington is seeking to abolish the United Nations.

The Gaza Health Ministry said about 60 Palestinian were killed and more than 2,700 others injured Monday, including 1,360 by live fire. Of the wounded, 130 are in serious or critical condition.

It was the deadliest day in Gaza since a 2014 cross-border war.

On Monday, tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied near Israel’s border fence to protest a blockade of their territory and the move of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to al-Quds that day.

The UN Security Council is set to meet Tuesday to discuss the mass killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces near the Gaza border.

US President Donald Trump announce on December 6 that his administration would begin the process of moving the American embassy in Tel Aviv to Quds.

After months of global outcry, the US opened its embassy in Quds in a ceremony attended by a White House delegation and Israeli regime officials on Monday.

IRGC Chief Blasts Regional States for “Treacherous” Silence over Israeli Crimes

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Speaking to reporters in Tehran on Tuesday, Major General Jafari condemned the killings of dozens of the “oppressed people” of Palestine on Monday and said, “The world is full of oppression by the occupying Zionist regime and the United States.”

He further deplored the inaction of some regional countries on the massacre of Palestinians and said “the treacherous states” that are self-proclaimed advocates of Islam are complicit in the oppression against the oppressed people of the region, including the Palestinians.

The Gaza Health Ministry said nearly 60 Palestinian were killed and more than 2,700 others injured Monday, including 1,360 by live fire. Of the wounded, 130 are in serious or critical condition.

It was the deadliest day in Gaza since a 2014 cross-border war.

On Monday, tens of thousands of Palestinians rallied near Israel’s border fence to protest a blockade of their territory and the move of the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to al-Quds (Jerusalem) that day.

The UN Security Council is set to meet Tuesday to discuss the mass killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces near the Gaza border.

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