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Iranian Cleric Warns Israel against Attack on Hezbollah

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Addressing a gathering of worshipers in Tehran on Friday, Ayatollah Khatami denounced recent remarks made by Israeli officials, who have threatened to attack Hezbollah by the end of 2018, and said the Zionist regime has already “tried its chance” in the past and was defeated by the movement.

Hezbollah (then) turned the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa into “ghost towns” with its 70km-range missiles, he said, adding that Hezbollah is now much more powerful than before.

“If you want Haifa and Tel Aviv to be razed to the ground, you can try your chance once again,” the Iranian cleric stated.

Back in February, A senior Israeli commander warned that the chances of war were higher than ever for 2018 in light of the battlefield victories in Syria by the country’s president, Bashar al-Assad, Iran, and Hezbollah.

“The year 2018 has the potential for escalation (of military conflict), not necessarily because either side wants to initiate it, but because of a gradual deterioration. This has led us to raise the level of preparedness,” Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon, head of IDF Operations, told Army Radio in a rare interview, according to local Israeli reports.

The Tel Aviv regime launched a war on Lebanon in the summer of 2006. About 1,200 Lebanese, most of them civilians, were killed in the 33-Day War of 2006.

Hezbollah fighters defeated the Israeli forces and Tel Aviv was forced to retreat without achieving any of its objectives.

Inspired by Plasco Tragedy, Scientists Build Firefighter Robot

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Researchers at the Mechatronics Research Centre of Qazvin Azad University have designed a robotic firefighter that can put out fires of between 700 to 1000 degrees Celsius.

In a Farsi interview with ISNA, Mohammad Moshfeqi, the executor of the project, says the tragic fire incident at Plasco building in Tehran made the team think about designing such a robot one and a half years ago.

The Plasco Building was a 17-story high-rise landmark building in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. The building collapsed on 19 January 2017 during a skyscraper fire. At the time of the fire, the Plasco building was used as a commercial building, with a major shopping centre on its ground floor, and many clothing workshops.

“The robot is made to approach and enter the ablaze environments as its body is double-surfaced and designed in such a way that the cool water rotates inside it,” Moshfeqi added.

He further mentioned that all the accessories of the robot are placed inside a box that fire, heat or smoke cannot affect it.

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Speaking about the performance of the robot, he noted that when the fire hose is connected to the robot, it gets into the areas that a human cannot, and puts out the fire from inside.

“In general, there are 19 major hazards for firefighters that this robot is capable of dealing with. For example, a firefighter in special clothes can tolerate the heat only a few minutes, but this robot has no limits to stay in fire.”

According to him, due to the use of metals, silicon and carbon fibres, this robot can stay in flames longer.

Stressing that its water canon is of a 360-degree flexibility, Moshfeqi said that such a robot is designed for fire incidents in the cities.

“Among the other advantages of this robotic firefighter is its ability of crossing non-smooth surfaces and stairs.”

He also noted that if the robot’s connection with the operator is interrupted, it can return to its original position while it can report its temperature to the operator.

According to this researcher, the cost of making this robot is one-third of the cost of insurance for a firefighter.

Bin Salman’s Praise of Israel Major Disgrace for Saudi Arabia: Iran

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In a statement on Friday, Bahram Qassemi blasted the fresh comments by cynical Saudi Crown Prince bin Salman in an interview with the American Time magazine. In his interview, bin Salman described the Saudi regime, which has launched aggression on Yemen, and the usurper Israeli regime, as having common interests and enemies such as Iran.

“The ambitiousness of the skeptical Saudi heir to the throne has exceeded the limits and is turning into an incurable and chronic illness,” said Qassemi.

“In the power struggle going on inside the [Saudi] monarchial dynasty and in order to win the support of the US and, recently, the Israeli regime, which has occupied Quds, he not only paid billions of dollars from the wealth of his own people, but also makes whatever ridiculous and embarrassing remark he can,” the spokesman said.

“This power-and-fame-seeking novice has turned a blind eye to all historical realities and seven decades of crimes committed by the usurper and child-killing Zionist regime, and speaks of recognition of, and alignment with this illegitimate regime in a great and blatant betrayal of the cause of Palestine,” Qassemi added.

“His words show he has neither studied history, nor knows geography, nor understands the cause of its people and of freedom-seekers around the world, nor understands the oppression exerted against the Muslim community and Palestinian people, nor can differentiate between Palestine, the Arab world, and the Muslim world, nor can tell friend from foe,” the spokesman said.

“We warn that all the divisive plots hatched in recent years among Muslim countries plus the creation and expansion of terrorist and extremist groups such as ISIS and the like, have been orchestrated and executed with the aim of triggering divisions and rifts in the Islamic world and gradually burying the cause of Palestine into oblivion and creating a margin of safety for the fabricated and usurper Zionist regime.”

“The policies adopted recently by the Saudis amount to a very sad tragedy as those polices have downgraded an Islamic country, with all its ostentatious claims, to the level of a person who praised the Zionist regime, which has occupied Quds,” Qassemi said.

“This humiliation and self-inflicting move bodes ill for those behind this historical regression and will be regarded as a major disgrace for Saudi Arabia during the course of developments in the Muslim world,” he noted.

“Iran’s Tabriz, Nakhchivan Must Boost Ties as Tourism, Cultural Capitals of Muslim World”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Friday meeting with Vasif Talibov, the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Zarif pointed to the selection of Iran’s Tabriz as the tourism capital and Nakhchivan as the cultural capital of Muslim world in 2018, and said the two cities can have further cooperation in this regard.

The Iranian top diplomat also underlined the reinforcement of banking ties, academic relations and exchange of students, facilitation of travel, and expansion of provincial ties between Nakhchivan and cities of Iran’s East and West Azarbaijan provinces.

Zarif, who was on an official visit to Nakhchivan, said the reciprocal ties of Iran and Azerbaijan Republic and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are developing.

“Power plant and dam construction projects have been operationalised, and there are good grounds for expansion of mutual cooperation in the fields of intensive animal farming, health, supply of pharmaceuticals and construction of drug production facilities, dispatch of doctors and export of medical equipment, tourism, facilitation of transport, food industries, and joint production,” he added.

Talibov, for his part, expressed his pleasure with the visit of Zarif and his entourage to Nakhchivan, and said relations between the two sides are on the right track in various areas.

“People of Iran and Nakhchivan are easily travelling [to the two Republics], the number of tourists has increased, and Iranian university students are pursuing their education without any problem,” he noted.

Talibov also highlighted the significance of customs [regulations] in the development of bilateral relations between the two sides, and called for further expansion of cooperation in this field.

“Iran’s Tabriz, Nakhchivan Must Boost Ties as Tourism, Cultural Capitals of Muslim World”Zarif and Talibov had earlier in December held talks in Tehran. In that meeting, Talibov said Nakhchivan is ready to increase its cooperation with Iran in the fields of energy, tourism and transportation.

In late December 2016, Iran launched a direct passenger train service between its northeastern city of Mashhad and Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan.

The train from Nakhchivan travels to Iran’s northwestern city of Tabriz through Jolfa and thereon to Tehran and finally Mashhad.

 

Iran Promises “Special Surprise” for Enemies in Case JCPOA Violated

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IFP Media Wire
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“The enemies should know that in case the JCPOA is reversed – even though we are never looking for such a situation – special conditions will arise, and when the high-ranking (Iranian) officials decide, we would have a special surprise for those who scrap the deal,” Salehi said in a speech on Thursday.

“We are seriously seeking to preserve our national interests and sovereignty, but if the US withdraws (from the JCPOA) and Europe and other major powers retreat from this agreement, we would definitely act differently,” he added.

The Iranian nuclear chief further denounced US President Donald Trump as a businessman, who has mixed trade with politics, trying to advance his agendas in the international arena with “his unpredictable decisions”.

The nuclear agreement between Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany) was reached in July 2015 and came into force in January 2016.

Ever since the deal took effect, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed Iran’s compliance with the JCPOA in all quarterly reports, but some other parties, especially the US, have failed to live up to their undertakings.

Trump has on various occasions called for renegotiating the JCPOA or terminating it but Iran and most other parties to the deal say the nuclear agreement is a valid multilateral international document that would not be renegotiated.

Policies of US, Mideast Allies Embolden Israel: Zarif

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IFP Media Wire
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“Regrettably, short-sighted policies of some regional governments in befriending the Zionists and sidelining our Palestinian cause have made the apartheid Zionist regime and its supporters more brazen in their ongoing criminal acts,” Zarif told a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Committee on Palestine in the Azerbaijani capital Baku on Thursday.

The remarks came days after a controversial interview by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, where he appeared to publicly recognize the Israeli regime’s existence.

While both Riyadh and Tel Aviv had admitted to having established secret ties over the past years, the young prince’s announcement was a slap in the face for Palestinians in the wake of a brutal Israeli crackdown on peaceful anti-occupation protests in the Gaza Strip.

‘Premeditated’ violence

Israeli military forces have killed 20 protesters while injuring dozens more since March 30, when thousands of Gazans marched to the fence separating Israelis and Palestinians to mark the start of a six-week protest dubbed, “The Great March of Return.”

Undeterred by international condemnation, Israeli officials have pledged “a reaction of the harshest kind” if the protests continue.

Calling the Israeli violence “premeditated and deliberate,” Zarif said “those who support and enable the Israeli regime to commit these types of crimes have also the Palestinians’ blood on their hands.”

Trump’s embassy move

According to Zarif, the decision in December by US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s new capital was another reason that exacerbated the problem.

“These measures, which contravene international law and relevant UN General Assembly and Security Council resolutions, have demonstrated that the United States could have never been an impartial broker in dealing with the issue,” he added.

Israel lays claim to the entirety of Jerusalem al-Quds as its “capital” while Palestinians want its eastern part as the capital of a future state for themselves.

Palestinian leaders have warned that the planned relocation would fuel strong reaction in the region and deliver a death blow to any prospect of resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

NAM’s responsibility

Commending NAM’s longtime support for Palestine, Zarif said the movement still had a lot to do to help end the violence through “collective action” in the United Nations General Assembly while ensuring that the UN Security Council would take the necessary steps to punish the perpetrators.

“Our movement has been right in placing emphasis on Palestine since its inception,” he stated, adding that this attention should lead to an organized effort towards “the realization of the basic rights of the Palestinian people.”

The Iranian FM said in conclusion that the movement needs to “call for full restoration of the rights of Palestinians, in particular the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with al-Quds al-Sharif as its capital, and to demand an immediate end to the siege on the Gaza Strip.”

Saudi Crown Prince Contradicts Himself on Wahhabism

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IFP Editorial Staff
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This week, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman pretended he knows nothing about Wahhabism.

“Please define it for us. We’re not familiar with it. We don’t know about it,” bin Salman said in an interview with the US-based The Atlantic magazine published on April 2.

“No one can define Wahhabism. There is no Wahhabism. We don’t believe we have Wahhabism. We believe we have, in Saudi Arabia, Sunni and Shia,” the Saudi prince claimed.

However, bin Salman himself had acknowledged the role of Saudi government in spreading Wahhabism across the globe since 1980s.

In a talk with the Washington Post daily published on March 22, the Saudi prince said Saudi Arabia funded Wahhabism across the world as a result of Western countries asking Riyadh to help counter the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

Bin Salman said Saudi Arabia’s Western allies urged the country to invest in the construction and operation of (Wahhabi) mosques and madrassas overseas, in an effort to prevent encroachment in Muslim countries by the Soviet Union.

The crown prince went on to claim that successive Saudi governments had lost track of that effort and his government has to“get it all back”.

Wahhabism, founded in 18th-century by Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, is the version of Islam preached in and by Saudi Arabia.

It was originally the cornerstone of Saudi statehood, as the House of Saud could form its government early 20th century thanks to its alliance with Abd al-Wahhab descendants, the al-Sheikh family.

The sect has been described as an extreme interpretation of Islam, which sees followers of some Islamic sects including Shiites as apostates punishable by death.

Wahhabism is the trademark of many terror groups wreaking havoc in the Middle East and other regions, including the ISIS and Al-Qaeda.

The explosive growth of Wahhabism is blamed for the spread of global terrorism in the next decades.

The US State Department has estimated that over the past four decades Riyadh has invested more than $10bn into charitable foundations in an attempt to replace mainstream Sunni Islam with Wahhabism.

However, other estimates run as high as hundreds of billions of dollars.

Iran FM Holds Talks with Counterparts in Baku

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Zarif on Thursday held separate meetings with foreign ministers of North Korea, Libya, Afghanistan, Palestine, India, Serbia, Venezuela.

The top Iranian diplomat also met the heads of Syrian and Cuban delegations and the head of United Nations General Assembly.

Zarif and the officials discussed bilateral relations, international issues and those related to the Non-Aligned Movement.

Iran Calls for Enhanced Military Ties with Pakistan

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speaking in a Thursday meeting with his Pakistani opposite number Khurram Dastgir in Moscow, Brigadier General Amir Hatami said Pakistan is a friendly country and a neighbor of Iran and has a special status in Tehran’s foreign policy.

He also stressed the need for further expansion of mutual military and defense cooperation.

“The key potentialities of Iran and Pakistan have a determining role and help boost reciprocal ties,” he added, a Farsi report by Fars News said.

The Iranian defence chief further lashed out at the US interventionist policies in the region.

“We believe that regional countries should not allow the Americans to execute their wicked schemes, which are against the interests of the countries in the region, in order to trigger insecurity, instability and chaos,” said the top Iranian military commander.

The senior Pakistani military official, for his part, said he was pleased to be meeting with his Iranian counterpart.

He said Islamabad and Tehran have had good border and territorial cooperation over the recent years, expressing hope the partnership will further ensure stability and security along the borders of the two countries.

Given the insecurity in West Asia, said Dastgir, the two countries need to have more meetings and talks in order to move toward solving regional problems.

The Pakistani defence chief noted that it would be impossible to achieve progress and tranquility in the region without the establishment of peace and security.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

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IFP Editorial Staff
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 18

All newspapers today covered the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a letter to Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, in which the former reiterated Tehran’s strong support for the Palestinian nation’s resistance against the Israeli regime.

Also a top story in most papers today was the trilateral talks between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. The three sides discussed the political resolution of the ongoing conflict in Syria.

The issue of Telegram messaging app’s “security threats” and the controversy over the possible blocking of people’s access to the messenger also remained a top story today.

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

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

  • Iran’s Economy Still on Nowruz Vacations!
  • Most Production Units, Gov’t Offices Still Closed Even after Nowruz Holidays!
  • Rouhani Opposed to Filtering

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

  • Iran Leader to Hamas Chief: We Feel Duty-Bound to Support You
  • Peace in Tehran’s Time: Next Trilateral Summit on Syria to Be Held in Tehran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Ebtekar

  • Tehran, Moscow, Ankara against Changes in Regional Borders
  • Iran, Russia, Turkey Stress Political Solution to Syria Crisis
  • Bin Salman Manoeuvring on Red Line: Reasons for Riyadh’s Close Ties with Tel Aviv

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Etemad:

  • Architects of Ceasefire: Rouhani, Putin, Erdogan against Syria Disintegration
  • Two MPs Argue over a National Crisis
  • Issue of Financial Institutions Getting More Politicized Everyday

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Ettela’at:

  • Iran’s Non-Oil Exports Increase to $47 Billion
  • Times: Bin Salman Has Allied Itself with Israel against Iran
  • Stronger Fight against Israel Solution to Palestine Issue
  • Trump: Saudi Arabia Must Pay for US Presence in Syria
  • Zarif Underlines Iran’s Support for Palestinian People’s Resistance
  • Parliament Speaker: All Bodies Must Back Investors

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Hamshahri:

  • Unprecedented Decrease in Price of Mortgage
  • Rouhani: Mideast’s Geography Should Not Change

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Iran:

  • Iran Leader to Hamas: Moving towards Talks with Israeli Usurpers Unforgivable Mistake
  • Source: Rumours that Rouhani Has Order Filtering of Telegram False, Sheer Lie
  • Iran Proposes Four-Point Plan to Resolve Syria Crisis in Ankara Summit

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Jahan-e San’at:

  • Aftershocks of US-China Trade War: Trump to Sacrifice Wall Street
  • Iranian-American Lawyer Appointed as New US Assistant Secretary of Commerce
  • Iran, Russia, Turkey Back Syrian-Syrian Talks
  • Constitution Committee Must Be Formed

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Javan:

  • Iran Leader: Zionist Regime Must Be Forced to Withdraw to Point of Decline
  • IRGC Chief-Commander: All Stances Held by Officials Must Reinforce Spirit of Hope

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

  • Latest IMF Analysis Shows Iran to Have Almost 4% Economic Growth
  • Iran, Russia, Turkey Resolved to Restore Peace, Stability to Syria
  • Iran DM: Those Violating JCPOA Responsible for Its Consequences
  • Palestinian Groups Outraged by Bin Salman’s Humiliating Remarks on Israel Recognition

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Kayhan:

  • New Nail in Coffin of Production: Banks Once Again Paying 21% Interest Rate to Depositors
  • Saudi Prince: Recognizing Israel among Trump’s Conditions to Accept Bin Salman as King
  • Bloomberg: JCPOA Is against Iran, Why Should Trump Terminate It?
  • Trump: Saudi Arabia Must Pay for Our Presence in Syria!
  • US Thinking of Milking Saudi Arabia’s Cow Once Again

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Khorasan:

  • Why and How to Support Iranian Products
  • Capacities of Apparel, Challenges of Car Industry
  • Shocking Tweet of Bill Gates’ Wife on Population Decrease in Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Shahrvand:

  • Iran, Turkey, Russia Call for Increased Humanitarian Aid to Syria

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Shargh:

  • MP Says National Security Commission to Hold Special Meeting on Telegram

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

  • 12 Meetings in Less than 5 Years
  • A Report on Rouhani-Putin Unprecedented Interactions
  • Iran Leader: Increased Fight to Resolve Palestine Issue

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on April 5

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