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Telegram Messaging App Back in Iran after Going Down

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Reports say Telegram was inaccessible for users in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Telegram spokesperson said “Some of our users in Europe and the MENA region are currently experiencing connection issues,” adding that “Please hang on, we have all hands on deck to bring you back soon!”

For a brief review of Iran’s achievements in various fields of science and technology, check the book “Science and Technology in Iran: A Brief Review”

Telegram Messenger’s account on Twitter said in a post that “Europe is back online! Sorry to have kept you waiting. If you’re in Iran hang on just a little longer, back soon too.”

Iranian people account for nearly 40 million users of Telegram in the world.

Exhibition of Louvre Museum’s Items Opens in Tehran

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Speaking in a press conference Monday ahead of a ceremony to open the exhibition, the president of Louvre Museum Jean-Luc Martinez said the Tehran exhibition of the Louvre currently underway is the result of agreement between Iranian and French presidents in 2016.

“In the Louver Museum, two departments have been allocated to the antiquities of the Iranian civilization, and the managers of the two departments have come to Tehran, too,” said Martinez.

He said relics belonging to Ancient Egypt, Rome and Mesopotamia as well as French royal items have been showcased at the Tehran exhibition.

He further noted that Iran has contributed heavily to the formation of Europe’s current civilization.

The French official recalled that Iran’s National Museum building was designed and constructed by French architect André Godard.

He said agreements were signed between Iran and France in the 19th century to conduct archaeological excavations, according to a report by the Persian-language Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

The director of the Louvre underlined that Tehran allowed France back in 1984 to carry out archaeological excavations in Iran.

He said French experts continued their archaeological work in the Iranian city of Neyshabour between 2004 and 2010.

Iran, Turkey Discuss Bilateral, Regional Issues in Tehran

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During the Monday meeting, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral issues and regional developments especially those of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. They also called for continuation of Astana Talks over Syria crisis as well as fight against terror.

The issue of Palestine and the US move to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israel was also discussed during the talks.

Zarif said Iran and Turkey have already established good cooperation in all fields and called for further strengthening of the ties particularly in parliamentary field.

For his part, the Turkish lawmaker expressed his satisfaction over visiting Iran and extended his country’s appreciation of Iran’s principled stance to condemn the 2016 Turkish coup attempt.

 

Iran Slams Europe’s Policy towards US Regarding JCPOA

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Speaking in a Monday meeting with France’s Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian in Tehran, Shamkhani stressed that the European parties should accelerate meeting their commitments regarding the nuclear deal.

“Failure of the nuclear agreement will lead to the failure of the credibility of international deals and the logic of dialogue to resolve global issues,” pointed out the senior Iranian official.

Referring to the efforts made by the Islamic Republic of Iran in its fight against terrorism in Iraq and Syria, he emphasized that if it was not for the costly fight of Tehran against terrorism, it could turn into an uncontrollable crisis that could spill insecurity and instability over in Europe, including France.

Shamkhani also referred to the presence and the free activities of anti-Iran terrorist groups in France and said, “The failure of Paris to stand against the terrorist groups that were involved in the assassination of thousands of innocent people in our country is in contradiction to France’s international responsibility of fight against terrorism.”

“This [France’s failure] will certainly not help the development of relations between the two countries,” he added.

Shamkhani further noted that Iran’s expansion of defence capabilities, especially the country’s missile power, is an inevitable necessity in the way of implementing the country’s deterrence policy.

“Iran’s defence capability has not been a threat to any country and its development, without being influenced by the political components, is part of the country’s security needs in the face of potential threats.”

Regarding the recent UN Security Council resolution proposed by some European countries on Yemen, Shamkhani said it was disappointing and showed the indifference of Western countries to genocide and human rights abuses in Yemen and the humanitarian disasters in the impoverished country.

“Closing one’s eyes on the blockade of the innocent and defenceless Yemeni people, and indifference to the widespread outbreak of famine and illness in this country has led to the supposition that there is a preference for the economic benefits gained from supporting Saudi Arabia and the UAE,” he added.

Talking about the Syrian crisis, the Iranian official said if the trend of supporting armed terrorists would be stopped and the Syrian-Syrian negotiations would be followed up, stability and peace will return to this country.

The Iranian official further welcomed the expansion of bilateral political and economic ties and called for the removal of the remaining obstacles in the way of banking transactions after the nuclear accord saying that the logic of any international agreement is that all parties and the international community protect it.

He noted that asking one side to remain committed and being indifferent to the breach of obligations by the other side is not acceptable.

For his part, Le Drian said he is pleased with making the visit to the Islamic Republic and meeting with the high-ranking officials of the country.

“We are well familiar with the history, power and capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and believe that in the post-JCPOA era, the prospects of political and economic relations between Iran and France is very promising,” added Le Drian.

He also appreciated the active role of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the nuclear agreement and Tehran’s fulfillment of its commitments.

“The French government, while emphasizing the need for the signatories to comply with their commitments, believes the positions of the United States weakens this international agreement and Paris disagrees with it,” noted the French official.

Le Drian further mentioned that new strategies will be announced soon in order to facilitate financial and banking ties between Iran and France.

The two sides conferred on ways to expand bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional issues and international security as well.

Le Drian arrived in Tehran Sunday night. He will meet and negotiate with his Iranian counterpart and President Hassan Rouhani as well.

 

Iran Calls China, Russia Its Priorities for Cooperation

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Alaeddin Boroujerdi, the chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, referred to Russia and China as Tehran’s priorities for international cooperation, adding that the Western countries led by the US, who at the recent UN Security Council meeting tried to adopt a resolution against Iran, should not expect the country to continue its friendship unilaterally.

Speaking to IRIB News Agency in a Farsi interview in Russia, he said the policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran after the nuclear deal is to boost ties with European countries, but it is not supposed to be a one-way friendship while they continue their ill-treatments.

Boroujerdi and his accompanying delegation, who have travelled to Russian Federation to participate in an economic conference in the southwestern city of Saratov, arrived at the Vnukovo international airport of Moscow on Sunday and then headed to Saratov after a brief stop.

The delegation’s trip has been made at the invitation of the chairman of Russia’s Duma.

The purpose of this conference is to serve as a venue for exchange of views about the developments of regions and establishing economic relations between participating companies, traders and investors.

Participating delegates will discuss issues like digital economy, improvement of business conditions, market development for agricultural products, growth of technology in industrial complexes, and development of tourism.

French FM Starts Tense Talks in Tehran amid Public Protests

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The top French diplomat was greeted by a group of protesters as his flight touched down at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport mid-night Sunday.

The protesters carried placards which read “Iran is not Libya,” in an apparent reference to France’s role in NATO’s bombing of the African country and the ouster of Muammar Gaddafi.

Ahead of his visit, Le Drian said Iran should address “concerns” over its ballistic missile program or risk new sanctions.

“There are ballistic programs of missiles that can reach several thousand kilometers which are not compatible with UN Security Council resolutions and exceed the sole need of defending Iran’s borders,” he told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper. “If not tackled head-on, this country risks new sanctions.”

Le Drian is to hold meetings with President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has said that it is expecting “frank” negotiations.

“We certainly have to have absolutely frank talks with the French foreign minister regarding the JCPOA,” ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said, referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action or the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.

President Donald Trump has set a May 12 ultimatum for the European signatories to change the agreement. Otherwise, the US will withdraw from the deal.

In an interview published Monday, Zarif criticized the European Union for pursuing an extremist policy with Tehran in order to keep Washington in the agreement.

“In order to keep the United States in the Iran nuclear deal, European countries are suffering from extremism and this will ultimately undermine Europe’s policy,” he told Tehran-based Etemad daily.

Zarif stressed that Iran cannot be pushed around and warned that “any action to satisfy the party that has most violated the nuclear agreement is useless.”

“At present, two groups have violated the nuclear deal: the United States and Europe. The Americans because of Washington’s policy and the Europeans because of the US policy,” he said.

“The Europeans, because of the policy of the US could not meet their commitments, especially in the banking sector. Therefore these two groups are not in a position to set conditions for the country that has fully implemented its commitments,” the minister added.

Britain, France and Germany are reportedly working with US officials to draw up a strategy to “improve” the Iran nuclear deal in return for Trump keeping the pact alive.

Iranian officials have stressed that the country will not accept any change to the deal. Iran’s armed forces spokesman said Saturday there could be no talks on the country’s missile program without the West’s destruction of its own nuclear weapons and long-range missiles first.

“The condition for negotiations on Iran’s missiles is the destruction of America’s and Europe’s nuclear weapons and long-range missiles,” Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri told the official IRNA news agency.

Another outstanding issue is Iran’s role in the Middle East and the West’s wish to pressure Islamic Republic into stopping its support for the Syrian government.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday asked Rouhani to put pressure on the Syrian government to end its operations against terrorist-held eastern Ghouta region on Damascus suburbs.

France also expects Iran to make a “constructive contribution” to solving crises in the Middle East, a French presidency statement said.

In their phone conversation, the two presidents agreed to work together in the coming days with the United Nations, Syria and other countries involved, to improve the situation for civilians and make a ceasefire effective, it added.

One key common area between Iran and the European countries is their determination to keep the nuclear agreement alive.

During his stay, Le Drian is also expected to discuss bilateral ties.

In 2017, France was Iran’s second biggest trade partner in the European Union. According to the French Treasury, Iran’s trade exchanges with France stood at €3.8 billion last year.

Since the lifting of the sanctions in January 2016, French automakers have piled into Iran’s resurgent market, helping turn around a period of slipping sales which occurred when they left the country in 2012.

Also, France’s oil and gas company Total has signed an agreement worth $4.8 billion for the development of South Pars Phase 11.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

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

Several newspapers today covered the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with a group of elite students of Sharif University of Technology on the country’s scientific achievements and the future prospects.

The top story was the visit of French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to Tehran and his threatening comments about Tehran’s missile program and regional role ahead of the trip.

The remarks made by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani about his opponents, particularly his use of the word “feeble-minded” to refer to those who undermine the government’s achievements, also received great coverage today.

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

 

19 Dey:

  • Rouhani: Opponents of Gov’t Targeting People’s Hope
  • Iran Leader: Scientific Progress Meaningless without Commitment

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Abrar:

  • Foreign Ministry: No Barrier to Iran-Europe Consultations
  • IRGC: 21 ISIS Terrorists Killed or Captured after Entering Iran
  • Netanyahu: Iran Most Important Issue of My Talks with Trump

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

  • Reformists Urge Fight against Corruption Even If It Targets Themselves
  • Germany Champion of World Exports
  • House of Polish Deputy Ambassador Robbed in Tehran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

  • Le Drian to Host Zarif in Tehran in Opening Ceremony of Louvre Exhibition

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Besharat-e Now:

  • MP: Arrest of Girls Who Came to Watch Tehran Derby Was Illegal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Ebtekar:

  • Major Changes in White House
  • 37 Dismissals, Resignations, Continued Tension during Trump’s One-Year Term

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Etemad:

  • Iran Leader: Scientific Progress per se Doesn’t Make the Country Prosperous
  • Europe to Become Regretful: Zarif in Exclusive Interview
  • Parliament to Impeach Ministers of Labour, Roads

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Ettela’at:

  • Rouhani: Opposition to Gov’t Fight against National Interests
  • Trump: US Invasion of Iraq Was Attack on Beehive
  • HRW: Bin Salman’s So-Called Reforms Not Consistent with His Suppression

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Hemayat:

  • Paris Once Again Plays Role of Bad Cop!
  • French FM Threatens to Impose Sanctions over Iran’s Missile Program

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Iran:

  • ICT Minister: We Must Revise Our Media Policies
  • Rouhani to Macron: We’re Ready to Hold Talks on Issues of Mutual Interest
  • Iranian Runner Who Made History: I’ll Run until Claiming World Title

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Javan:

  • Iranian Goods Have No Role in $18-Billion Market of Nowruz

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

  • French President Tells Rouhani Paris Not after Renegotiation of JCPOA
  • US Move to Weaken Iran Nuclear Deal Not Rational: Former UK Envoy to UN

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Kayhan:

  • Trump: Term of Presidency in US Must Be Permanent
  • French FM Insults Iranian People before Visiting Tehran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Khorasan:

  • One-Fifth of Eastern Ghouta Cleaned

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Mardom Salari:

  • Foreign Ministry Elaborates on Iran-EU Talks over Yemen

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Resalat:

  • Cleric: I’d Warned You Must Count Your Fingers after Shaking Hands with Americans!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

  • Trump Starts EU-US Commercial War
  • Zarif: Americans Have Prevented Europeans from Fulfilling Their Commitments

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Sazandegi:

  • Mission of France’s Obama
  • French FM to Meet with Iran President in Tehran, Deliver Macron’s Message

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Shargh:

  • Rouhani Criticises Those Who Seek to Increase Inflation Rate
  • Feeble-Minded Opponents!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

 

Sobh-e Now:

  • Iran Leader Urges Elite Students of Sharif University to Work Hard in Science
  • France’s Unachievable Dreams in Tehran: What Le Drian Thinks about

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on March 5

Iran Blasts French FM’s Threatening Remarks

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Bahram Qassemi on Sunday referred to the top French diplomat’s comments on the threshold of his trip to Iran, saying, “Long gone are the days of sanctions and threats.”

In an interview with the Persian-language Fars News Agency, Qassemi said Iran will tell the French official that Paris’ concerns about Iran’s Middle East policies are “illusory” and “wrong.”

“They should look for [the sources of] their worries on the region in the excessive demands and policies of aggression and in the capitals of some other countries in the region and beyond,” said Qassemi.

He also reacted to claims and unfounded comments made on some occasions by French officials against Iran and its role in the region.

“French authorities should pay attention more carefully to the complicated issues of West Asia and Iran as well as the existing realities and whatever has been going on recently in the region,” the spokesman underlined.

He said French officials should know that there are ill-wishers who wouldn’t like Tehran and Paris to have a balanced relationship.

Qassemi also noted that France is well aware of Iran’s stabilizing role in the Middle East region.

“I believe French statesmen know that the Islamic Republic of Iran is one of the most important and most serious countries standing at the forefront of the war on terrorism, especially the ISIS terrorist group, over the recent years, and has made relentless and serious efforts in fighting terrorism and helping boost stability and security and safeguard the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of all regional countries,” he noted.

Qassemi also pointed to the meddlesome remarks by the foreign minister and other officials of France about Iran’s missile defence program.

“Iran has a very clear position on remarks occasionally made by some French officials or published on media,” he noted.

The spokesman said Iran needs to be able to defend itself against aggressors.

He said Iran’s policy in the defence sector is based on deterrence and defence and only serves to secure the country’s territorial integrity, independence and freedom.

“This policy and the missile issue are not against the regulations and resolutions of the UN Security Council,” he noted.

Qassemi reiterated that Iran will not seek anybody’s permission when it comes to its missile and defence policies and will press ahead with its policies in the missile and defence sectors.

“CTBT Has No Monitoring Activities, Equipment in Iran”

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In a statement on Monday, Bahram Qassemi said the claims raised in Al-Monitor’s recent report are distorted, and the information it has provided on Iran is untrue and false.

“Iran has signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), but has not ratified it,” he said.

Therefore, said Qassemi, no site is up and running and no monitoring equipment is operating in Iran based on the CTBT.

“No information is being delivered to the treaty’s secretariat, either, and the secretariat of the CTBT has no monitoring activities in Iran,” he said.

Qassemi’s remarks came in reaction to a recent report by Al-Monitor which claimed the Donald Trump administration is allowing high-tech US exports to Iran that could boost international oversight of the 2015 nuclear deal.

“US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan signed a waiver that allows a Maryland-based company to export broadband networks, satellite dishes and wireless equipment to Iran for stations that monitor nuclear explosions in real time,” the report added.

Al-Monitor says the monitoring equipment was requested by the CTBT, which oversees a global ban on nuclear test explosions.

It also claimed that the CTBT “officials have set up three sites in Iran to transmit explosion data back to Vienna, giving US and other policymakers a live, independent channel to watch the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activity.”

Iranian Diplomat, Syrian President Meet in Damascus

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During the Sunday meeting, which took place within the framework of ongoing consultations between Iran and Syria in Damascus, Assad and Jaberi Ansari conferred on several issues.

The two sides discussed the latest developments in the political dialogues and the necessity of ongoing stage of the international peace talks, with an emphasis on the exclusive right of the Syrians to decide on the future of their country, without any external pressure or foreign intervention.

Jaberi Ansari and his accompanying delegation also held negotiations with Syrian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem.

The Sunday afternoon meeting was held in the course of Jaberi Ansari’s meetings with high-ranking Syrian officials.

In this meeting, which was also attended by Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, the two sides discussed the latest developments of the Syrian peace process talks and the agenda of the upcoming joint meeting of the top negotiators of Iran, Russia and Turkey in Geneva.

The Iranian diplomat, who is the Islamic Republic’s top negotiator at Syria Peace Talks, is visiting Syria at the head of a diplomatic delegation.

Jaberi Ansari arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Sunday morning. As part of diplomatic efforts to end the Syria crisis, the Iranian diplomat regularly meets with Syrian officials, UN Special Envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura, and Alexander Lavrentiev, the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Special Representative for Syria.

Jaberi Ansari’s ongoing visit to Damascus comes a few days after a Syrian delegation led by the country’s Minister of Awqaf Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed visited Tehran and met with the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

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