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“Iran Should React More Strongly to Netanyahu’s Threats”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Although the Israeli regime, which is unable to even ensure its own security, seems unlikely to be able to harm Iran, the question remains why the Islamic Republic of Iran and its media do not react to Tel Aviv’s repeated and flagrant threats against Tehran, and do not pressure the countries and international organizations which slam Iran for boosting its defence power into taking a position against Israeli threats?

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a controversial speech at the Munich security conference where he rehashed his threats and accusations against Iran. He said “Iran’s growing aggression in the region” as well as its “belligerent ambitions” in Syria must be tackled.

“Israel will continue to prevent Iran from establishing a permanent military presence in Syria. Israel will continue to act to prevent Iran from establishing another terror base from which to threaten Israel,” said Netanyahu.

He also brandished what he claimed was part of an Iranian drone shot down by Tel Aviv recently.

“It sent a drone into Israeli territory, violating Israel’s sovereignty, threatening our security. We destroyed that drone and the control center that operated it from Syria,” the Israeli regime’s prime minister claimed.

He then overtly threatened to take military action against Iran.

“And we will act, if necessary, not just against Iran’s proxies that are attacking us, but against Iran itself … we are absolutely resolute in our determination to stop and roll back the aggression of Iran’s regime,” Netanyahu said brazenly.

The Israeli prime minister did not stop there, and went further to blatantly support the recent unrest in Iran triggered by instigators. He tried to create the impression that the rioters were simply people who were protesting against Iran’s economic and social situation.

“They want a different life. They want economic prosperity. They want peace,” said Netanyahu.

He also tried to pretend that he was kind and friendly to the Iranian nation.

“We have no quarrel with the people of Iran, but we are absolutely resolute in our determination to stop and roll back the aggression of Iran’s regime,” said Netanyahu flagrantly.

The Israeli regime’s premier also lashed out at the JCPOA, and said the agreement has emboldened Iran.

“The nuclear agreement with Iran has begun the countdown to an Iranian nuclear arsenal in little more than a decade. And the sanction relief that the deal provided has not moderated Iran. […] In fact, it’s unleashed a dangerous Iranian tiger in our region and beyond,” Netanyahu said.

As it can be seen, Netanyahu’s speech was littered with threats and insults to Iran. However, it received no serious reaction from the Islamic Republic and other countries. It is high time for Iran to show the right reaction to Netanyahu’s threats and dealt with his anti-Tehran rhetoric.

Iran Rejects “Improper” Conditions Set by US for JCPOA

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IFP Media Wire
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“A party to a multilateral agreement cannot set conditions for the deal. They [the Americans] have previously set some conditions that were improper. Their new conditions are improper as well,” Zarif told reporters in Tehran on Saturday.

The Washington Post on Friday quoted a senior official with the US President Donald Trump’s administration involved in developing his Iran policy as saying, “The president laid out six major areas where he wanted the Europeans to work with the United States to put together a united front on demanding that the Iranians alter their behavior.”

They include alleged human rights violations, cyber threats and financial activities of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), the official added. Iran has repeatedly dismissed such accusations.

According to the daily, Trump had earlier also demanded not only that non-nuclear issues be addressed but also that the deal itself be altered to eliminate sunset clauses for some of the restrictions it places on Iran, to harden the inspection rules and to limit development of long-range missiles the US claims could be used to deliver nuclear payloads.

In reaction to the conditions, Zarif said the US is using such demands as a diversionary tactic to evade accountability for its failure to fully honor its commitments under the JCPOA.

“The US sets conditions that the international community completely knows none of them can even be considered,” the top Iranian diplomat added.

Iran and the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – the US, France, Britain, Russia and China – plus Germany signed the nuclear agreement on July 14, 2015 and started implementing it on January 16, 2016.

Under the JCPOA, Iran undertook to put limits on its nuclear program in exchange for the removal of nuclear-related sanctions imposed against Tehran.

“What is now necessary is that the international community must receive an assurance that the US is fulfilling its commitments to preserve the rights of the Islamic Republic as a side that has remained committed to its undertakings. This is our current problem,” the Iranian foreign minister pointed out.

Trump has repeatedly described the JCPOA, which was negotiated under his predecessor, Barack Obama, as “the worst and most one-sided transaction Washington has ever entered into,” a characterization he often used during his presidential campaign, and threatened to tear it up.

Trump on January 12 reluctantly agreed to waive sanctions against Iran that were lifted as part of the landmark deal, but said it would be the last time he issued such a waiver unless conditions were met.

Iran Rejects "Improper" Conditions Set by US for JCPOA

The US president said he wanted America’s European allies to use the 120-day period before sanctions relief again came up for renewal to agree to tougher measures and new conditions, otherwise Washington would pull out of the deal.

The French Foreign Ministry on Monday stressed the importance of the strict implementation of the landmark nuclear agreement, saying it would hold more talks with its European and US allies on the Iranian nuclear program.

Iran Rejects "Improper" Conditions Set by US for JCPOA

The ministry reaffirmed France’s commitment to the nuclear agreement, saying, “The French position on the Iran nuclear deal is known. As the President of the Republic (Emmanuel Macron) has said, we reaffirm our full attachment to the global action plan and its strict implementation.”

Since the JCPOA Implementation Day in January 2016, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has been monitoring Iran’s compliance with its nuclear-related commitments under the nuclear deal and has consistently verified the Islamic Republic’s compliance.

In its latest report on Thursday, the IAEA once again confirmed that Iran was living up to its commitments under the JCPOA.

Iran Rejects "Improper" Conditions Set by US for JCPOA

The UN nuclear agency said the Islamic Republic was sticking to the deal’s key parameters such as the number of uranium centrifuges and stockpiles.

ATR Delegation Visits Plane Crash Site in Iran

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IFP Media Wire
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Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Head of the Crisis Management Department of Isfahan Province Mansour Shisheforoush said the French delegation has visited the plane crash zone in Mount Dena, in accordance with the provisions of the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.

He further said the French team plans to hold a training course for Iranian rescue teams about how to move the parts of the crashed plane during the operation to find the bodies of the victims.

The official went on to say that the black box of the plane has not been found yet, adding that as soon as it is found, Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) will make it public.

On February 18, the ATR plane, flying from capital Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasouj, crashed into near the top of Mount Pazanpir with a height of near 4,300 meters.

After an intense search operation for the missing flight, choppers of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) found the charred wreckage of the plane bearing the Aseman Airlines insignia on February 20.

While local medics say the mountain rescue teams have retrieved 45 bodies, only a few number of bodies have been brought down because of harsh weather at the site of the crash.

Blizzard and strong winds have brought all rescue efforts to a halt since Thursday.

Families of victims of the flight have also taken DNA tests to identify the bodies, officials said.

The doomed plane was a twin-engine turboprop used for short flight routes.

Speculations link the crash to adverse weather conditions, technical problems, or a culmination of such factors.

Resolution on Syria Ceasefire Unanimously Adopted by UN Security Council

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IFP Editorial Staff
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File photo by Bassam Khabieh - Reuters

The draft version of the resolution was submitted earlier by Sweden and Kuwait.Russia insisted the text needed amendments.

The final resolution has excluded ISIS, Nusra Front, and Al-Qaeda from the one-month ceasefire.

The proposal came amid escalating violence in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, which has seen a new wave of clashes between Syrian government forces and both rebel and terrorist factions, including Nusra Front, currently known as Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham.

The UN Security Council was to vote on the document on Friday, but the 15-member body faced intense diplomatic negotiations, with the Russian delegation seeking amendments to the document.Moscow argued that the initial text was “utopian” as the US-led coalition in Syria does not provide any guarantees that militants controlling the area would observe the ceasefire.

The Russian side has also stressed that the real goal of the document was to pin the blame for the escalation of violence on the Syrian government and potentially prepare the ground for regime change.

Saudi Arabia Trading Its Independence for Security: Iran FM

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speaking at a conference in Tehran on Saturday, Zarif referred to the countries which depend on super powers for their security.

“There are countries around Iran whose security depends on transregional countries, and which feel shivers down their spines once supers powers become furious, but feel secure and euphoric once they (major powers) smile,” he said, according to a Farsi report by Fars News Agency.

“After the JCPOA was signed, [Leaders of] some countries hurriedly went to Camp David and said ‘Why did you leave us alone? We don’t have any security and independence without you.’ And When Trump travelled to the region and had sword dance with rulers of those countries, they became ecstatic and felt they had been given new security,” Zarif said.

 

Trading Independence for Security
He said there are countries which trade their independence, dignity and reputation for security and allow foreign weapons companies to loot their rich resources in order to provide security for them.

“Persian Gulf countries spent $116 billion on arms last year,” the top diplomat noted.

He said Saudi Arabia overtook Russia, a nuclear superpower, in terms of arms spending last year.

“Saudi Arabia now ranks third in the world when it comes to arms spending,” said the foreign minister.

“None of these countries feels they have security, and the world does not regard any of those countries as secure and powerful,” he said.

 

Neighbouring Countries Not Ready for Talks
He said Iran holds negotiations with a country that “respects us.” He said Tehran has no problem sitting at the negotiating table with neighbouring countries, and added, “They are the ones who are not ready.”

The Iranian foreign minister further underlined weapons and defence preparedness are important for Iran, so that criminals such as former Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein would not be able to launch missile attacks on Iranian cities and “we will be able to defend our citizens.”

 

Iran’s Missile Program Non-Negotiable
The top diplomat reiterated that Iran will not sit down for talks on its missile activities.

“Definitely, Iran’s missile program is both important and non-negotiable,” the foreign minister said as quoted by the Persian-language Fars News Agency.

He then lashed out at the double standards adopted toward Iran’s nuclear and missile programs.

Zarif said Iran is criticized for its missile program while its neighbours possess ultra-modern warplanes and weapons, including missiles. He said Saudi Arabia is in possession of nuclear-capable and intercontinental ballistic missiles with ranges up to 2,500 kilometres.

“The military spending of Iran, with such an expanse and a population of 80 million, is between 12 to 16 billion dollars. Saudi Arabia, with this population and US support, has paid $67 billion to buy arms,” Zarif said.

 

Iran Always at Negotiating Table
The foreign minister said the other parties to the talks on Tehran’s nuclear program were trying to create the impression that it was they that brought Iran to the negotiating table.

“But Iran was always at the negotiating table and never left it,” Zarif noted.

He said the West saw that their crippling sanctions had further united Iranian people and officials rather than divide them.

“They arrived at the conclusion that sanctions are a nonstarter and cannot bring these people (Iranians) to their knees,” he said.

IRGC General Calls for Int’l Poll to Compare Popularity of Iran, Saudi Arabia

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In remarks made on Saturday, Brigadier General Esmaeil Kowsari, the lieutenant commander of the IRGC’s Tharallah Base, recommend that the Saudi foreign minister conducts an international poll to compare the Islamic Republic’s popularity with that of the tribal government run by the house of Saud.

According to a Farsi report by Mizan News Agency, Kowsari said the “incompetent” Saudi authorities are highly unpopular in the international arena, hence few would buy into their anti-Iran rhetoric.

Kowsari was responding to Friday remarks by the Saudi foreign minister in Brussels who said, “The single biggest threat to the region and perhaps to the world.”

According to Al-Arabiya, Jubeir who was addressing the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations also said “Iranian-backed militias” play a negative role in the region.

Jubeir was apparently referring to the Lebanese movement Hezbollah and Popular Mobilization Forces, an Iraqi group comprising volunteer forces that played a big role in defeating the ISIS terrorist group late last year, among others.

The feud between Iran and Saudi Arabia has dominated the political landscape of West Asia in the past couple of years.

Relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia soured after a deadly human crush during the hajj rituals in Mina, near Mecca, in Sept. 2015, in which hundreds of Iranian pilgrims, among others, lost their lives.

Tensions between the two countries were further escalated when the kingdom executed a prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr without due process in January 2016.

Riyadh severed ties with Tehran shortly afterwards, when angry protests broke out against the execution outside its diplomatic premises in Tehran and Mashhad.

Iran has frequently invited Saudi Arabia to dialogue for settling differences, but its overtures have been spurned by an increasingly aggressive Riyadh that accuses Tehran of aspiring to dominate the region.

Snipers with Air Guns Deployed to Take on Tehran Rats (+Video)

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Tehran has had a decades-long struggle with rats. Tehran’s Urban Animal Control Department, which is in charge of the rat extermination, launched a poison control program in 2000 to keep the rat population down.

However, according to Hamshahri newspaper, the initiative has apparently failed to curb the problem, as the rats show resistance to traditional poisons and continue to become larger and more prevalent.

So now, in addition to chemicals, the municipality has deployed sniper teams for night-time hunting. The sniper teams roam Tehran’s rat-infested streets at night, looking out for rats on the run to take them down.

According to statistics released in 2015, Tehran’s rat population is up to two millions, some of whom are the size of a young cat.

But people fear the real number is much higher, with some estimates running as high as 50 million, outnumbering citizens in Tehran by six times.

Rats in Tehran and other cities are of Norwegian origin. People say they have infiltrated Iran on cargo containers.

Norwegian rats can give birth to 6-12 babies per litter and are able to get pregnant three to five times a year on average.

What follows is a video of the rat hunt in Tehran produced by euronews:

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

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

Almost all newspapers today covered the important remarks made by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araqchi in his address to the London-based Chatham House think tank. The Iranian diplomat stressed that Tehran may withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal if its economic expectations are not met.

Also a top story was the search operation which is still underway in Iran’s Dena Mountain to find the remnants of those killed in the recent plane crash.

Several papers also covered the latest developments in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta and the Syrian government’s attacks on the terrorists and rebels there, who are using civilians as a human shield.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- Search Operation in Dena Mountain Halted Due to Bad Weather

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Abrar:

1- 102 MPs Call on Parliament’s Presiding Board to Summon Rouhani

2- Pence: Trump Won’t Certify Iran Nuclear Deal Again

3- Iraqi Source: Al-Baghdadi’s Deputy Killed in Airstrike

4- Araqchi: Iran Nuclear Deal Not Renegotiable

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Aseman Airlines’ Speculations about Recent Plane Crash

  • Iran’s Old Aviation Industry Caused the Crash

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Afkar:

1- IRGC General Rezaei: Iran’s Revolutionary Police Won’t Allow Rioters to Cause Insecurity

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Will Iraq Outpace Iran in Foreign Trade?

2- Why Araqchi Said in London JCPOA Has Not Been Successful

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Case of Former Mayor of Tehran Sent to Court

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Asrar:

1- Araqchi: Trump’s Opposition to JCPOA Means Confrontation with Int’l Community

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Ebtekar:

1- Washington’s New Plan for Damascus

  • US Threatens to Attack Syria amid UN Security Council Meeting on Ghouta

2- Are Saudis Betraying OPEC Member States?

  • A Report on Riyadh’s Performance Regarding OPEEC Deal, Its Role in Oil Price

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Etemad:

1- Syria’s Resolve to Liberate Damascus Suburbs

  • Will Eastern Ghouta Return to Calm?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Ettela’at:

1- Araqchi to BBC: US Preventing Iranian People from Reaping Benefits of JCPOA

2- Saudi Arabia Attacks UN’s Food Program Caravan in Yemen’s Sa’dah

3- General Soleimani: IRGC Defending Islamic Republic’s Personality

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Ghanoon:

1- Islamic Mercy, Spirit of Law

  • A Review of Laws on Women Removing Their Hijab in Public

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Iran:

1- Araqchi: Negotiation over Non-Nuclear Issues Hinges on JCPOA’s Success

2- New Ambiguities in Case of Plane Crash

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Javan:

1- Araqchi: We Won’t Remain Deprived of JCPOA Benefits

2- US President: We Won’t Remain in Iran Nuclear Deal without These 6 Conditions

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Several New Drugs Produced by Iranian Scientists

2- Iran Says Accelerated Work on Nuclear Propulsion Not Unrelated to US Behaviour in JCPOA

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Kayhan:

1- Araqchi: Nuclear Deal Has Had No Gain for Iran

2- Using All Its Capacities, West Starts Saving Last Stronghold of Terrorists in Syria

3- Police Chief: We Won’t Allow Any Cult, Group, Sect to Disrupt Security

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Khorasan:

1- When American Schools Turn into Barracks

  • Trump’s Offer to Teachers: Secretly Carry Guns to Counter Shootings!

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Rah-e Mardom:

1- Doubts over Iran Nuclear Deal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Resalat:

1- Ayatollah Javadi Amoli: People Are Critical of Officials, but Support Establishment

2- West’s Direct Role in Slaughter of Yemeni Kids

  • European Arms in Hands of Saudi Hirelings

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Iran Not after Restoring Persian Empire: Larijani

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Sayeh:

1- Iran Ranks Third Worldwide in Terms of Number of Engineering Graduates

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Shahrvand:

1- 7,500 Children Annually Born in Iran with Drug Addiction

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Shargh:

1- Consultation over Iran Nuclear Deal in London, Paris

  • Araqchi: Iran Does Not Recognize Second Nationality for Its Citizens

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

 

Ta’adol:

1- FATF Removes Iran from Blacklist for Four Months

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 24

Iran FM Says ISIS Ideology Still Lingers On

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Addressing a conference in Tehran on Saturday, Zarif said ISIS terrorists were defeated on the ground, but the ideology behind it and the terrorist group’s financial supporters are still there.

“The potential that created ISIS has not been eliminated,” said the top diplomat, as quoted by the Persian-language Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA).

He said some potentialities in the Middle East region and beyond contributed to the emergence of ISIS.

“When we speak of the post-ISIS era, we shouldn’t think that this ideology is gone. One of the mistakes that is sometimes made is that it is believed ISIS is wiped out,” said the foreign minister.

He further said the ISIS terrorist group created a situation in the Middle East which still lingers on.

Zarif then touched upon the reasons why ISIS was created.

“One of the key reasons behind this issue is foreign interference in our region. ISIS is the fallout from the US invasion of Iraq,” the foreign minister underscored.

He said the regional governments’ failure to address the most important needs of the people in the region, including their failure to secure the rights of Palestinian people, also contributed to the creation of ISIS.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Zarif, termed the Israeli regime as a “cancerous tumour” in the Middle East. He said the close relationship between some Arab states and Tel Aviv has also contributed to the creation and sustenance of the ISIS ideology.

Yet another contributor to the creation of the ISIS ideology has been efforts by some regional countries to cover up their domestic issues by playing a blame game and deflecting attention to a “foreign enemy,” the foreign minister noted.

He said the contact and communication networks of ISIS still exist.

“ISIS elements are spreading across different parts of the region, and probably areas beyond the region.”

Therefore, he said, ISIS is still a reality in the West Asia region and beyond.

Festival of Iranian Films Kicks Off in Azerbaijan Republic

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The event got underway with the screening of the film “Bodyguard’ directed by Ebrahim Hatamikia.

According to a Farsi report by IRIB News Agency, a large number of Azerbaijani people interested in Iranian films attended the opening ceremony of the festival, which is co-organized by the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Cultural Centre of the Iranian Embassy in Azerbaijan.

In this ceremony, Azeri Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev referred to the development of relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan in various sectors, especially culture and art, saying that the two neighbours have successfully collaborated in cultural spheres and have so far registered a number of common cultural heritages at the UNESCO.

The Head of Iran’s Islamic Culture and Relations Organization Abouzar Ebrahimi Torkaman also made a speech saying that Iranian movies are well acclaimed worldwide with some of them finding their ways into the Academy Awards or the Oscars.

During the 4-day event, “Bodyguard”, “The Sweet Taste of Imagination”, “Crazy Rook” and “Where Are My Shoes” will be screened for the audiences at Nezami cinema theatre in Baku.

Azerbaijani and Iranian peoples have common cultural and religious traditions. The two countries successfully cooperate in many areas, including agriculture, transport, tourism, industry and other sectors.

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