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Foreign Interference, Main Cause of Regional Crises: Iran DM

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Speaking in a Tuesday meeting with Susanna Terstal, the Netherlands’ ambassador to Iran, General Hatami said though parts of the chaos are deeply rooted in the regional issues, foreign powers play a leading role in fanning the flames of the Mideast crises.

“As US officials confessed, Washington established the ISIS terrorist group in the region and provided it with financial and military support by allocating $550m to keep them alive,” he was quoted as saying in a Farsi report by Fars News Agency.

He then referred to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen and called on the Netherlands as a non-permanent member of the United Nation Security Council as well as its permanent members to stop Saudi Arabia’s relentless war on the impoverished country and deaths of innocent civilians including women and children there.

General Hatami dismissed as ridiculous the US claims about Iran’s sending missile to Yemen and said amid the current all-out siege imposed on Yemen, sending even medicine and food aid to Yemen is near to impossible, let alone missiles.

“Such claims are levelled against the Islamic Republic of Iran to divert the international community’s attentions from the crimes underway in Yemen,” he said.

During the meeting, the Iranian top military commander also expressed the Islamic Republic’s interest in expanding its defence relations with the Netherlands saying the two sides have historical relations with each other.

He underlined the importance of defence capability in today’s world and added “today, with the eight-year experience of the war imposed by Iraq on Iran, we have come to this strategic conclusion that national security cannot be provided without defence capability and high deterrence power,” he said.

General Hatami also said the Islamic Republic of Iran has always respected the independence, territorial integrity and the national sovereignty of all states and noted, “We are mainly focused on strengthening our defence capability and deterrence.”

For her part, the ambassador of the Netherlands referred to the efforts underway to expand bilateral ties between Iran and the Netherlands and said her country is interested in enhancing its military ties with the Islamic Republic.

Terstal said the Netherlands is seeking peace and security across the world and added the government of the Netherlands attaches great significance to creating peace and stability and has adopted good measures to this effect.

Chabahar, Gwadar Ports Great Chance for Iran-Pakistan Cooperation

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Iran, India to Sign Preferential Trade Agreement Pact

The talks held Tuesday were part of Zarif’s meetings with Pakistani officials.

In the meeting, the Pakistani national security advisor touched upon the very good relations between Tehran and Islamabad. He said it is important for Iran and Pakistan to stand by one another and manage issues.

The top Iranian diplomat, in turn, said Tehran stands ready to further enhance relations and cooperation with Pakistan at all levels.

The two sides also welcomed closer cooperation to ensure security and further protect borders.

Among other topics on the agenda of the talks were the holding of security-consular commissions, tapping into the potential of Gwadar and Chabahar ports aimed at boosting economic cooperation between the two countries, ways of enhancing banking cooperation, putting the gas pipeline into operation, multilateral cooperation and regional issues, including fighting terrorism, especially the ISIS terror group.

Zarif, who arrived in Islamabad on Sunday for a three-day visit, earlier held talks with the Speaker of Pakistan’s National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.

During the Monday talks, the Pakistani official praised the close and good relations between Iran and Pakistan.

He described the last year’s meeting of parliament speakers of six countries in Islamabad including Iran and Pakistan as “very successful” and added the next meeting of the parliamentary heads will be held in Tehran.

He underlined Iran is not only a neighbour for Pakistan but a brother and friend state.

For his part, the Iranian foreign minister gave the warm regards of the speaker of the Iranian parliament to his Pakistani counterpart and called for further expansion of ties between Iran and Pakistan particularly in parliamentary field.

During the talks, the two sides also exchanged views on banking and security relations, regional issues particularly the crises in Syria and Yemen and multi-lateral cooperation.

Chabahar, Gwadar Ports Great Chance for Iran-Pakistan Cooperation

Bodies of 65 Iran-Iraq War Martyrs Recovered (+Video)

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The bodies have been found in a mass grave in a quagmire in Bawarin island near Iraq’s Basra in recent days, said Brigadier General Mohammad Baqerzadeh, who heads the Armed Forces General Staff’s Committee for the Search of the Missing in Action.

Among the bodies were some members of the diving units of the Iranian military, who have been killed in operations Valfajr-8 and Karbala-4, he told Tasnim News Agency in a Farsi interview published Tuesday.

The operation Karbala-4 has become a familiar name for Iranians in recent years, as the bodies of 175 Iranian divers who were reportedly buried alive with their hands tied during the operation were recovered inside Iraq in 2015.

Their funeral ceremony gathered a large crowd in Tehran.

Baqerzadeh said a total of 115 bodies of unidentified martyrs are planned to be transferred to Iran in the coming days.

The bodies will be first sent to the Iranian capital of Tehran for identification.

Then they will be buried in different places, including universities, seminaries, premises of state organizations and a number of public parks across the country.

Baqerzadeh said the bodies of over 4,000 Iranian martyrs have yet to be discovered inside Iraq.

The Iran-Iraq war, imposed on Iran by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, left hundreds of thousands of casualties from both sides.

Legendary Italian Composer to Hold Concert in Iran

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The creator of the well-known soundtrack of “Intouchables” is set to conduct a concert in Tehran within the next two months.

“The concert of the five-member Italian ensemble will be held on April 25 and 26 at the Interior Ministry Grand Hall in Tehran,” a Farsi report by Honar Online said.

The ensemble is accompanied by a sound technician, a light engineer and a back-liner.

More than for his albums, Einaudi is famous for his performance last year on a specially built ‘iceberg’ within 100m of a crumbling glacier as part of a campaign to save the Arctic.

Einaudi performed his minimalist music in the breathtakingly beautiful surroundings of Wahlenbergbreen glacier in Svalbard, Norway. As he played one descending scale, huge chunks of ice calved off the glacier.

He has also created the soundtracks of “This is England”, “I’m Still Here” movies as well as “Doctor Zhivago” serial.

During his Tehran concert, Einaudi is expected to play some of his well-known pieces including “Fly”, “Experience”, “Elements” and “Nights”.

The sponsor of the concert is New Rhythm Website which organized two concerts by German electronic band Schiller led by Christopher von Deylen last year.

Tehran, Islamabad Confer on Border Security Issues

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During the Monday talks, the two sides referred to the historical and cultural commonalities between Iran and Pakistan and called for strengthening of ties.

The officials then held extensive talks on security issues and border control. They also agreed to further involve the two sides’ security committees in resolving the relevant issues.  

Increasing cooperation between Iranian and Pakistani consulates was also among the main topics discussed during the meeting.

Iran’s foreign minister arrived in Islamabad on Sunday for a three-day visit. During his stay, he has already held meetings with several Pakistani officials to discuss bilateral and regional issues.

Iranian Diplomat Says US Seeks to Interfere in Iraqi Elections

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Iranian Diplomat Says US Seeks to Interfere in Iraqi Elections

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Hassan Kazemi Qomi pointed to US strategies to infiltrate into Iraq and said given the failure of its policies in the Middle East, Washington is seeking to interfere in the Iraqi parliamentary elections, due be held in May.

He said the US government is seeking to directly or indirectly support some currents in the elections, adding that one of the strategies of the US is to use NGOs.

The CIA, the Pentagon, and the US Department of State are trying to interfere in the vote under the guise of the NGOs, the former diplomat said.

He went on to say, however, that the Iraqi people would counter the US policies and take a path that would serve their national interests.

Iraq’s parliament recently approved May 12 as the date for holding national elections despite calls to delay the vote until the return of nearly 3 million people displaced by the fight against Daesh (ISIL or ISIS).

The over three-year-old fight against Daesh has left most of the areas in northern and western Iraq in ruins, and poor public services have exacerbated the situation.

The elections will be the fourth since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.

Iran, Pakistan to Hold Technical Talks on Peace Pipeline

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During the Monday talks, the two officials held extensive talks on the much-delayed Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline also known as Peace Pipeline.

It was decided that the Iranian and Pakistani oil ministries follow up the issue through holding technical talks.

The $7 billion project was conceived in the 1990s to connect Iran’s giant South Pars gas field to the subcontinent. Unlike another gas pipeline plan named the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI), the project does not have to cross Afghanistan for an extra 700 km in areas riven by Taliban and ISIS militants, apart from being cheaper.

Security concerns have already forced Western conglomerates such as Chevron, Exxon, BP and Total to back down after showing initial interest in TAPI.

The only bright spot on the horizon for TAPI is Saudi Arabia getting behind the project after its repeated efforts to deter Iran’s return to the energy market fell flat.

Riyadh had threatened not to renew deals with the international tankers which lifted Iranian crude. The kingdom also offered special discounts to European and Asian customers to discourage them from buying Iranian oil but those measures failed to prevent the Islamic Republic from regaining its market share.

Iran has repeatedly called on the energy-starved Pakistan to initiate work on its part of the gas pipeline, but those pleas have fallen on deaf ears except for pledges from some Pakistan officials that they were still committed to the project.

In their Monday talks, Zarif and the Pakistani PM also conferred on increasing trade volume, expanding banking relations, co-managing border problems, enhancing multi-lateral, regional and international cooperation and increasing the number of reciprocal visits of the two sides’ officials.

The Iranian foreign minister also thanked Pakistan for its negative vote to an anti-Iran resolution at the United Nation Security Council and called for all-out expansion of bilateral relations between Iran and Pakistan.

IRGC Quds Force Foils Terrorist Attack in Southeastern Iran

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The Quds forces foiled the terrorist attack on the Saravan military base in Sistan and Baluchestan province.

“The terrorists on a car bomb were on their way to launch an attack on one of the military bases of Saravan region Sunday night before their plan was thwarted by the Quds forces,” a Farsi report by ISNA said.

In a statement, the Quds Forces said a terrorist driving the car was killed by the Quds forces. “Another terrorist died after exploding his explosive belt.”

“At least two Quds forces were also wounded during the operation,” the statement noted.

Iran, Pakistan Call for Closer Cooperation in All Fields

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Iran, Pakistan Call for Closer Cooperation in All Fields
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif meeting his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on March 12, 2018 / Photo by Iran's Foreign Ministry

Speaking in the meeting in Islamabad on Monday, Zarif called for closer cooperation in political, economic, cultural and security fields.

“It’s essential for Iran and Pakistan, as two friends and neighbours, to engage in close cooperation to ensure security of their common borders and prevent the penetration of terrorists,” he said.

Asif, for his part, stressed the need for expansion of ties between the two countries, saying the Pakistani government is ready for developing political and economic cooperation with Iran.

“We want borders of both countries to be secure,” he said.

Zarif and Asif discussed the peace process in Afghanistan, expansion of banking and energy cooperation, the export of electricity from Iran to Pakistan, cooperation between Chabahar and Gwadar ports, and expansion of border market.

The two officials further talked about issues of the Muslim world, facilitation of visiting Mashhad for Pakistani Shiites, multilateral economic cooperation to help promote peace and stability in the region, and the fight against terrorism and extremist groups and drug traffickers.

The two top diplomats also commemorated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the two countries.

Dozens Killed after Plane with 71 People on Board Crashes in Nepal (+Video)

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The US-Bangla Airlines plane carrying 67 passengers and four crew members slipped off the runway as it was landing and fell down a slope, sliding for about 300 metres before it stopped at a football pitch, leaving a trail of twisted metal, paper and luggage along the burnt grass.

Nepali police said at least 38 were killed and 23 injured, with another 10 people still unaccounted for.

Smoke could be seen billowing from the site where the plane – which originated from Dhaka in Bangladesh – is believed to have veered off the runway while landing.

All flights in and out of Tribhuvan International Airport have been cancelled.

Firefighters battled to extinguish the burning wreckage and rescue passengers as plumes of black smoke rose above the site, to the east of the airport’s runway.

At least 24 badly burned bodies, some covered with cloth and others in partially sealed body bags, could be seen laid our beside the charred frame of the plane.

Nepal has suffered a number of air disasters in recent years, dealing a blow to its tourist industry.

Its poor air safety record has been blamed largely on inadequate maintenance, inexperienced pilots and substandard management.

In early 2016, a twin otter turboprop aircraft hit a mountainside in Nepal, killing all 23 people on board.

Two days later, two pilots were killed when a small passenger plane crash-landed in the country’s hilly midwest.

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