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Iran Condemns Israeli Killing of Palestinians in Gaza Strip

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Demonstrators shout slogans and hold Palestinian flags during the demonstration under the name of the "Great Return March" in eastern part of Khan Yunis, Gaza on March 30, 2018 / Photo by Mustafa Hassona, Anadolu Agency

In a Saturday statement, Bahram Qassemi denounced racist Israeli forces’ brutal killing and wounding of dozens of Palestinians in the occupied territories.

“Although the Zionist regime [of Israel] has a long record in occupation, killing and [committing] crimes, Mr. Trump and the US ruling elites’ unwavering support as well as shameful efforts by some regional leaders in order to establish overt, covert, disgraceful and ignominious relations with the [Israeli] regimehave unfortunately further emboldened Zionist regime leaders to turn Palestinian youth’s peaceful rally into a bloodbath on the Eve of Passover,” said the spokesman.

He called on the international community and all those who feel committed to humanity in today’s world to adopt immediate and firm action in the face of the Israeli regime’s recent crimes.

“At this sensitive juncture, it seems that the countries in the [Middle East] region had better utilise all their tools and national as well as popular resources to counter the Israeli regime’s expansionist and anti-human policies instead of turning to domestic conflicts and arming themselves to pose a threat to other regional countries,” he noted.

“Without a doubt, the leaders of a limited number of infamous countries in the region are covertly seeking to establish relations with the Zionist regime [of Israel] in order to please the US.”

These leaders, who are parvenus and have wishful thinking, have had a direct role in, and are responsible for the recent killing of scores of Palestinians and should be held accountable in the court of public opinion and before the conscience of world nations,he said.

Qassemi noted that the recent Israeli crime in the occupied territories shows Tel Aviv’s inhumane nature, underlining the need for Muslim countries to continue resistance until the occupation ends and Palestinians’ rights are fully restored.

In addition to Iran, a number of other Muslim countries have also slammed Israel for Friday’s bloody crackdown on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip that left over a dozen people dead.

Nickel Silver Crafts; Traditional Art in Western Iran

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Nickel Silver Crafts; Traditional Art in Western Iran

Nickel Silver is a white-silver alloy. It consists of 20 percent nickel and 35 percent zinc and 45 percent copper, and melts and takes shape easily. The material has been imported into Iran from German and Poland. Given its brightness and resistance against decay, the alloy is also known as German silver.

The craft’s history in Iran

Since long times ago, the artists of Lorestan, the city of Borujerd in particular, earned their livelihood through making various types of handicraft; to name rug, jajim, carpet- and the valuable art piece deeply rooted in the province’s history: nickel silver crafts.

The craft used to be among most profitable careers in Borujerd. It made up a large part of old business in the region, to the point that Borujerd’s name is associated with nickel silver crafts.

There are various accounts on the history of this type of craft in Iran. One historical account says that a small number of Iranian blacksmiths from Isfahan, Borujerd, Dezful and a number of other cities were dispatched to Russia to learn this art.

Meanwhile, according to some historical books, Iranians used to make the crafts under the Seljuk and Safavid dynasties. The art reached its climax during the Qajar dynasty.

In some historical documents, a number of Borujerd artists are portrayed while working on nickel silver sheets. They used the sheets to make the basic items for an ordinary life; and came to be known as inkwell makers because they were the first artists who made inkwell from those sheets.

The art in today Borujerd 

The artists of Borujerd create beautiful pieces of art by hammering and bending the nickel silver sheets. They use simple devices beside their own physical power to make utensils like dining dishes, samovar, sugar dish, caddy, and rosewater sprinkler.

Nickel silver craft was registered as an intangible cultural heritage earlier this month.

Iran Blasts Saudi Crown Prince’s “Impudent” Remarks

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Bahram Qassemi’s response came after the “novice and immature” heir to the Saudi throne spoke of launching war against Iran in 10 to 15 years’ time.

“This inexperienced parvenu, whose words are just wishful thinking and who is dreaming of war, either does not know what war is, or has not studied history, or has, unfortunately, not consulted a wise person,” said Qassemi in a Friday statement.

“The sensible thing to do is that wise members of the [Al Saud] dynasty and experienced Saudis tell him how a person [Saddam Hussein] who had a higher position than him, claimed to be the ruler of the Arab world, called himself the ruler of Al-Qadisiyyah (a historical city in southern Mesopotamia) and was supported by the East and the West, had to bite the dust in the face of the willpower of the brave and great people of this land,” the spokesman said.

Qassemi also urged Saudis who know Persian well to carefully translate for bin Salman this well-thought-out poem by the great Iranian poet Saadi:

The ant that wants to lock horns with an eagle is digging its own grave.

Baleh-Boran; Traditional Pre-Wedding Ritual in Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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At this stage, both the man and woman are happy with each other and, traditionally, both their families have agreed to the union and any conditions surrounding the marriage.

The groom’s parents usually give a gift to the bride at this ceremony. According to an ancient Zoroastrian practice, this is done by the groom’s family in order to persuade the bride to accept the proposal. The traditional gift is a ring.

Iranian nomads of Qashqai tribe celebrate the pre-wedding ceremony with clothes of diverse colours. What follows are Mehr News Agency’s photos of these nomads holding the ceremony in Dashtestan, Bushehr province:

Zolfaqari Mansion, Example of Persian Architecture in Qajar Era

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Fatemeh Askarieh
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Zolfaqari Mansion, Zanjan, Iran

Zolfaqari Mansion’s two-storey building was made by Asad-ud-Daula Zolfaqari in late Qajar Era. Like traditional Iranian houses, this building has an interior part, which was mostly used by women and servants, and an exterior, which was the public quarters mostly used by men.

A series of tunnels on the ground floor and basement once connected the interior, and exterior to the administrative quarters. The emphasis on symmetrical patterns is an entirely Iranian style, but the shape of the columns and their forms are Gothic.

The building has a dome-shaped octagonal lightwell which is known as the pavilion or Kolah Farangi. The wood plank ceilings of the second floor rooms with the geometrical patterns carved on them are outstanding. The tile-work of the first floor are all in the form of Qajar’s tiling with the famous Lotus pattern.

The twin windows used throughout the building have stained glass decorations. In 2009, the mansion was turned into the Anthropology Museum of Zanjan and today displays some valuable items, the most notable of which are the Salt Men.

Zolfaqari Mansion was inscribed on Iran’s National Heritage List in 1996.

Following you can see photos of Zolfaqari Mansion retrieved from IRNA:

Iran Rejects France’s Accusation It Supplies Arms to Yemen

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Thursday statement, Qassemi categorically rejected the latest allegations raised by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian about Iran’s supply of weapons to Yemen and said, “The claim is absurd and a big lie.”

He further noted that France’s rehashing of the claims made by certain regional and trans-regional states will have no impact on Iran’s resolve to enlighten the world’s public opinion about “one of the worst humanitarian crises and war crimes in the contemporary era and the oppression of the innocent and defenceless people of Yemen.”

Qassemi said it is natural for those who export arms to Saudi Arabia to describe the Saudi jet fighters’ relentless and daily attacks on the oppressed and innocent nation of Yemen as an instance of self-defence because the Yemen war, the massacre of Yemenis and the destruction of the country’s infrastructures have funneled huge profits to their economies.”

He underlined that the people of the countries selling weapons to Saudi Arabia should be aware that their governments are playing a role in the emergence of the worst humanitarian crises in the contemporary history as well as the daily war crimes against Yemenis and must be held accountable for them.

Qassemi referred the French officials to the teachings of French thinkers and intellectuals from the past and today, and urged them to learn from far or recent past and get closer to some extent to the concepts of humanity, equality and human rights regardless of their colour, race and nationality.

He also noted that equipping the aggressors, playing a blame game and levelling accusations against others will lead to nowhere and “the vigilant souls across the world will finally judge [all decisions and measures]”.

Qassemi’s remarks came after the French foreign minister on Wednesday accused Iran of supplying weapons to Yemeni forces who launch retaliatory attacks against Saudi Arabia over its war on Yemen.

Le Drian said Saudi Arabia “feels regularly attacked by Yemeni troops, who are supplied with arms by Tehran.”

France, along with the United States and the UK, has been a major arms suppliers for Saudi Arabia which began its war on Yemen in 2015.

Iran has repeatedly denied arming the Yemeni forces, describing as fabricated the evidence shown by the US and Saudi Arabia.

Iran Summons Greek Envoy over Attack on Iranian Staffer

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran Condemns Bahrain’s Plan to Normalize Relations with Israel

In a Thursday statement, Qassemi said the Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Greek Charge d’affaires in Iran in the absence of the ambassador to express Tehran’s deep outrage over the attack by an unknown person on a staffer of Iranian embassy in Athens.

“Following the attack on one of the employees of Iran’s embassy, the general director of the Protocol Department at the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Greek diplomat.”

He went on to say that during a meeting at the Foreign Ministry, the Iranian official expressed Tehran’s deep outrage over the incident and called for an immediate probe into the attack.

According to Qassemi, the Iranian official reminded the Greek diplomat of the urgency to provide the security of Iranian diplomats and staff at Iran’s embassy and called for identification and arrest of the unknown attacker.

Back on Tuesday, an unknown person attacked one of the Iranian embassy staffers with a cold weapon and injured them. The Iranian employee has been hospitalized immediately after the incident which took place in a street around the embassy building in Athens.

Iran Ready to Work with Uzbekistan in Restoring Peace to Afghanistan

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Thursday meeting with Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov on the sidelines of Afghanistan Peace Conference in the Uzbek capital, Araqchi welcomed the new policies of Uzbek government as well as the cooperative and convergent approach of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev towards the regional issues.

The Iranian diplomat also expressed satisfaction with the initiative of President Mirziyoyev to hold Afghanistan Peace Conference.

He then described Afghanistan’s current situation as worrisome and expressed the readiness of the Islamic Republic of Iran to establish cooperation with Uzbekistan in establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan.

Touching on bilateral relations, Araqchi expressed satisfaction with the growing ties between the two sides in all fields especially economy.

He then expressed hope that reciprocal relations in economic, transportation and trade fields between Iran and Uzbekistan would further develop to fulfill all the available economic capacities in both countries.

For his part, the Uzbek foreign minister referred to the changes in political relations between Iran and Uzbekistan and expressed pleasure with the two sides’ cooperation to create peace and security in Afghanistan.

He also welcomed the upcoming visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Tashkent and said his country is prepared to enhance its ties with Iran in all political, economic and trade fields.

The two-day Afghanistan Peace Talks Conference in Afghanistan came to an end on March 28 with a joint declaration in which the participant countries voiced their “strong backing for the National Unity Government’s offer to launch direct talks with the Taliban, without any preconditions.”

They also called upon the Taliban to “accept this offer for a peace process that is Afghan-led and Afghan-owned.”

Iran, Kazakhstan Call for Expansion of Bilateral Ties

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the meeting held on the sidelines of Afghanistan Peace Conference in the Uzbek capital Tashkent, the Kazakh foreign minister expressed his satisfaction with the good relations between his country and Iran.

He also said the two sides have launched good economic projects and added the cooperation between Iran and Kazakhstan in political and economic areas are positive and forward-looking.

Touching on the regional and international relations particularly their joint efforts to create peace and stability in Syria, the foreign minister thanked the Islamic Republic of Iran for its role in the Astana Process and said Iran’s presence will give credit to Syria peace talks in Astana.

He also voiced his country’s full support for the Iran nuclear deal and urged all involved sides to remain committed to their pledges under the JCPOA.

For his part, the Iranian deputy foreign minister expressed his satisfaction with the growing relations between Iran and Kazakhstan.

He also thanked Kazakhstan for its stance on the JCPOA as well as its cooperation in attempts to restore peace and security to the region.

Araqchi then called for further expansion of cooperation between Iran and Kazakhstan in regional and international issues.

Maash Pati Stew; Popular Dish in Northern Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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As the food contains mung beans and spinach, it is very beneficial for some diseases. Maash Pati is also rich in plant proteins due to the combination of its raw materials. It is mostly served with rice or Kookoo Sib Zamini (potato patties).

Some locals in Golestan serve the meal cold. Maash Pati is one of the most popular local dishes in the northern Iranian cities of Gorgan, Karimabad, Behshahr, Sari, Tonekabon, Qaemshahr and, especially, the village of Ziarat.

The directions to cook the stew has recently been inscribed on the list of Iran’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.

 

Ingredients:

Mung beans: 2 cups

Black-eyed peas: ½ cup

Spinach: 1.5kg

Chopped pumpkins: 150g

Garlic: 4 pieces

Beetroots: 3 small ones

Pomegranate paste: 1 tbls

Flour: 1 tbls

Salt, pepper, turmeric: As much as needed

 

Instructions:

  • Soak the mung beans overnight and change its water for several times. Wash the spinach thoroughly and chop it. Wash the mung beans and cook them in a saucepan. Separately, Cook the black-eyed peas as well. Sauté garlics in a pan.
  • After the mung beans are cooked well and its water is evaporated, pour in some cold water to let the skins of beans removed and stand on top of the water. Just scoop them off.
  • Add the chopped spinach and let it boil for some minutes. Then, mix the flour in cold water and add it to the stuff. Add the peas to the ingredients. At this stage, salt, pepper, turmeric, and the garlics you have already sautéd must be added to the stew. Place the stew on medium heat and let it cook well.
  • Shortly after, depending on the season add some cubed pieces of beetroots or pumpkins.
  • At the end, it is time to pour in the pomegranate paste. Wait for some more minutes to get a good-flavoured stew. Now it’s time to serve the dish.

 

Notes:

  • You can use fresh bitter orange juice instead of pomegranate paste.
  • Pour in a spoonful of sugar when adding flour if you like a sweet-sour taste.
  • If both beetroots and pumpkins are available, you can use both in your stew.
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