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Iran FM Says His Phone Tapped during Nuclear Talks

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Farsi interview with the Persian-language Jame Jam newspaper, the top diplomat said his mobile phone grew hot during the talks, indicating his device was being tapped. The highlights of the interview follow:

 

  • I don’t use VPN apps. Due to its duties and responsibilities, the Foreign Ministry has special Internet facilities. Naturally, using VPN applications is coupled with security threats. Sometimes we ask how many spy agencies are seeking to encroach upon our system. In fact, we take spying for granted and focus on the number of times that spying attempts are made. When nuclear talks were underway, my mobile phone was as hot as an iron on some days during the negotiations, and other negotiators share the same problem. Such events show a lot of efforts are being made to spy on our domestic issues.
  • I do all my Twitter and Instagram postings myself. It’s been a long time I haven’t used the Facebook. I spend a long time, not continuously of course, on posting tweets. Between two to three hours for each tweet, on average.
  • If you read the JCPOA carefully, you will find out that it is drawn up based on mutual pessimism because an agreement written based on optimism wouldn’t be so voluminous.
  • We believe what has kept the US from pulling out of the JCPOA is not the country’s interest in the agreement, but fear of international isolation.
  • Iran’s regional and defence policy are completely defensible, and we bravely announce this policy in all international arenas. Today, we (Iran) have the least amount of arms costs in the region. This is while member states of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ran a total $116 billion worth of weapons spending, but the figure was less than $16billion for Iran.

Iran Rejects US National Intelligence Director’s Baseless Claims

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Director of US National Intelligence Dan Coats

In a Thursday statement, Qassemi slammed as “worn-out” and “baseless” the claims raised by Coats about the US concerns over Iran’s influence in the region, adding that no country has tried as much as Iran did to ensure stability and peace in the Middle East.

“Such remarks [by American officials] are rooted in the US policy and approach of creating and promoting false and self-fabricated threats and terror in different parts of the world, particularly in the Middle East,” he added.

“This is a profitable policy for Washington and a destabilizing one for the world and West Asia,” Qassemi noted, stressing that understanding and confronting such a policy requires the farsightedness and vigilance of all regional leaders and nations.

The Iranian spokesman’s statement came after Coats framed global cyber-security threats in stark terms on Tuesday, saying, “Russia, China, Iran and North Korea pose the greatest global cyber-threats.”

 

World Must Stop Israel’s Destabilizing Moves: Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a statement early on Thursday, Qassemi described Iran as an ancient, rational, and stable country that gives stability to others as well, and stressed that the Islamic Republic basically sees no need for increased tension and conflict in the region.

“It is indeed the occupying and aggressive Zionist regime that has seriously jeopardized the region’s security, stability, and peace and must be blamed for doing so,” he added.

“In Iran’s view, it is the legal right of the legitimate government of Syrian to defend its territorial integrity and national sovereignty against any aggression,” he noted, once again dismissing the ‘baseless’ claims about Tehran’s role in the recent shoot-down of an Israeli jet fighter over the Syrian territory.

Qassemi said the Islamic Republic does not follow the policy of escalation in the region, but it deeply believes that the international community and all countries in the world must take a major and big step against the occupation, repeated aggressions and destabilizing moves of the Zionist regime.

“The international community needs to give a decisive and proper response to the false propaganda and warmongering of a regime that believes the continuation of its illegitimate and fake existence hinges on tension and conflict in the region,” he added.

The Iranian spokesman made the remarks in reaction to German government spokesperson Steffen Seibert, who claimed “Iran’s military engagement in Syria and Lebanon, in particular the militias it controls, is leading to a dangerous escalation in the Syrian civil war.”

The German spokesman also defended the Zionist regime’s airstrikes on Syria, describing them as a move to protect itself against attack.

On Saturday, the Israeli air force flew a series of airstrikes against Syrian positions, according to the Israeli military. However, on their way back, at least one of the Israeli fighter jets came under anti-aircraft fire over Syrian territory, and crashed on Israeli territory.

Russia Blasts US’ Unilateral Demands on Iran Nuclear Deal

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Wednesday meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi in Tehran, Ryabkov described Tehran-Moscow consultations as significant, and hailed Iran’s responsible approach in living up to its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

He underscored that no country should undermine the recognized principles of international law and diplomacy through unilateral interpretations and demands.

Araqchi, for his part, elaborated on Iran’s stances on regional and international developments and stressed the importance of continued consultations between the two sides. He also expounded on Tehran’s stand on the JCPOA, and rejected US rulers’ destructive and irresponsible move to disregard Washington’s multilateral and international obligations.

He also emphasized the Islamic Republic of Iran’s determination to safeguard its legitimate rights.

The meeting was held as part of regular consultations between Tehran and Moscow on the JCPOA and other issues of mutual interest.

Iraqi PM Praises Iran for Participation in Iraq’s Reconstruction

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the Wednesday meeting held on the sidelines of the International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq in Kuwait, Prime Minister Abadi said the Islamic Republic of Iran played a significant role in fight against ISIS and liberation of the Iraqi territory from the menace of terrorists.

He also described as important and praised the participation of Iranian companies in the reconstruction of Iraq and launching construction projects in the country.

For his part, the Iranian foreign minister said as in the past years during which Iran stood firmly by the Iraqi government and nation in fight against terrorists, it will not spare any effort to work with the Iraqi government for the country’s reconstruction today.

He went on to say that Iran views Iraq as an important political and economic partner.

“Given the interest of the Iranian people and companies in playing a role in Iraq, we hope the relations between the two sides, especially in economic and commercial fields, would grow considerably,” he added.

The three-day International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq came to an end on Wednesday. Tens of donor countries, including Iran, and around 2,000 organizations attended the conference to announce financial contributions at the meeting.

17 People Killed in Shooting at Florida High School (+Video)

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The suspect was identified as Nikolaus Cruz, a former student who had been expelled from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland for disciplinary reasons, Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said.

He said at least 14 other people were injured in addition to the 17 people killed.

Officials believe the gunman had one AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle, but it was unclear whether he had any other weapons. The gunfire began outside the school and continued inside, where 12 of the victims were killed, Israel said.

Cruz was taken into custody off campus about an hour after he “committed this horrific, detestable act,” Israel said. Federal and local authorities told NBC News there was no indication that he had an accomplice or accomplices.

Parkland, in north Broward County, is about 30 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale. The shooting on the sprawling campus happened despite the presence of police officers at the school.

Bodies of Iranian Seafarers Killed in Tanker Tragedy Repatriated

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IFP Media Wire
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The remains of the three Iranian sailors were repatriated on Wednesday morning from China.

Officials from the Oil Ministry, the National Iranian Tanker Company, and the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare attended the ceremony at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport to receive the Iranian-flag-draped caskets.

The bodies have returned home after China received the DNA samples taken from the families of the doomed vessel’s crew.

Bodies of Iranian Seafarers Killed in Tanker Tragedy Repatriated

Bodies of Iranian Seafarers Killed in Tanker Tragedy Repatriated

Bodies of Iranian Seafarers Killed in Tanker Tragedy Repatriated

Bodies of Iranian Seafarers Killed in Tanker Tragedy Repatriated

Sanchi, with 32 people -30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis- on board, collided with a Chinese freight ship in the East China Sea on January 6 and caught fire after a huge explosion.

The Panama-registered tanker was carrying 136,000 tons of condensate, an ultra-light crude that is highly flammable, to South Korea.

It sank on January 14 after the spread of fire to new oil condensate tanks created blazes as high as 100 meters and increased temperature to 350 degrees Celsius (660 degrees Fahrenheit).

IRGC Chief-Commander Praises Shiite-Sunni Unity in Iran

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general-mohammad-ali-jafari

The enemies are making considerable efforts to harm the Iranian nation’s unity and solidarity, but all their plots have always been neutralized thanks to the guidelines of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and the prudence of Iranians, Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari said on Tuesday.

He added that despite hostile acts by the global arrogance, “the Islamic Republic is still continuing its path with strength and dignity.”

The most important goal of enemies is to create insecurity across Iran; however, Shiite and Sunni Muslims are making joint efforts to boost the country’s security, the IRGC commander said.

During a recent meeting in Tehran with a number of officials in charge of a martyrs’ congress in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, Ayatollah Khamenei has lauded the strong unity among Iran’s Shiite and Sunni Muslims despite all enemy attempts to sow discord among them.

IRGC Chief-Commander Praises Shiite-Sunni Unity in Iran

Ayatollah Khamenei further called for vigilance among Muslims against divisive enemy schemes.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Jafari pointed to the eight-year war imposed by Iraq with the backing of major global powers and said, “The biggest achievement of this war was that other nations accepted that they can stand up to the global arrogance’s bullying.”

He emphasized that Iran has also countered the cultural, political and economic aggression of the global arrogance aimed at harming the Islamic Revolution.

“Enemies of the Islamic Revolution tried to create distrust among the [Iranian] people of the Islamic establishment through the imposition of economic pressure and sanctions and the creation of certain economic problems but this plot was also thwarted through the vigilance of the people,” the IRGC commander said.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in January the Islamic Republic’s security and stability depend on its own people, adding that “infiltrators” will not be permitted to violate the rights of the Iranians.

IRGC Chief-Commander Praises Shiite-Sunni Unity in Iran

“Iran’s security and stability depend on its own people, who — unlike the peoples of [US President Donald] Trumps regional “bffs”—have the right to vote and to protest,” Zarif said in a post on his official Twitter account.

Street Diving Site Launched in Tehran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The site has been opened in Bam Land recreational complex in Chitgar region on the outskirts of Tehran. The Complex is open to the public every day and the youths can be entertained.

Bam Land is the biggest touristic and recreational complex at the east of Chigtar Lake with an area of 65,000 square metres. The project is the most professional and touristic one throughout Iran in terms of location, facilities, and view. Moreover, famous brands outlets, special restaurants and cafes make the place more luxurious.

Here you can see the photos of the site provided by Tasnim News Agency:

Iran, Europe Confer on Promotion of Bilateral Ties

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the Wednesday talks, McAllister once again underlined the EU’s support for the Iran nuclear deal.

Sarmadi, for his part, appreciated the stances held by the EU in support of the JCPOA, and said the European Union should back the nuclear deal in a more practical and tangible way in defiance of the parties who try to bring an end to the accord.

He said the Islamic Republic of Iran’s policy in the region is based on fight against terrorism and establishment of stability and security.

Sarmadi referred to the developments in Yemen, and highlighted the need for the EU’s serious support for the innocent people of Yemen against the massive airstrikes of aggressors on this country

Also at the meeting, the two sides conferred on various aspects of relations between Iran and the European Union, and welcomed the expansion of reciprocal parliamentary ties.

Earlier in the day, McAllister also held talks with Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the Chairman of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, in Tehran.

During the meeting, the European lawmaker conveyed both the EP and the EU’s all-out support for the implementation of the nuclear agreement, known officially as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Europe, he said, considers the JCPOA to be a useful document which promotes international peace and stability, and supports its full implementation by all signatories.

While trying to enhance common understanding, he said, the MEPs have traveled to Tehran for consultations with Iranian officials about issues of common interest as well as regional and international challenges, he said.

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