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Acts of Violence by Any Group Not Tolerated: Iran President

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Hassan Rouhani said in a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday that violence against, and disrespect for police cannot be tolerated, whatsoever.

“While respecting all ideologies and beliefs and accepting diversity of ideas and cultures, we categorically condemn violent behaviour by any group,” President Rouhani underscored, reacting to the recent clash between police forces and a number of rioters affiliated with dervishes, during which three soldiers and two Basij forces were killed.

Rouhani said he will instruct relevant institutions to launch an investigation into the root causes of such incidents in a bid to boost national integrity and solidarity and boost unity and convergence.

Rouhani also expressed condolences to the families of those killed in recent violence in Tehran.

The security forces were killed by so-called dervishes who recently raided a police station in Tehran.

One of the Basij troops was killed in a car ramming and another lost his life in a knife attack. It came after three members of security forces were killed in a bus attack by the agitators.

The violence also left 30 policemen and a number of attackers injured. Police said more than 300 people were arrested in the violence that erupted during an illegal rally by dervishes in Tehran’s Pasdaran neighbourhood.

Reinforcements were immediately deployed to the area to maintain public order. Police said agitators also damaged public property and smashed the windows of nearby houses.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on November 18

The top story in Iranian newspapers today was the transfer of the bodies of plane crash victims from the crash site near the peak of Dena Mountain, and the calls for the resignation of Roads Minister Abbas Akhondi.

Several papers also covered a phone conversation between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the latest regional developments.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s speech at the Moscow-based Valdai Club Conference and First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri’s remarks in an interview with the Financial Times also received great coverage.

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

 

Abrar:

1- Rouhani to Erdogan: Tehran, Ankara Have Same Goals in Regional, Int’l Issues

2- Iran Foreign Ministry: Our Missile Program Defensive, DeterrentA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- 48 Hours of Anxiety

  • Was It So Much Difficult to Find Crashed Plane’s Wreckage?
  • Do Bereaved Families Have Right to Complain about Length of Operation?

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Roads Minister Not Willing to Resign Despite Numerous Incidents, Pressure on Rouhani

2- 45 Bodies Recovered from Crashed Plane

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Donya-ye Eqtesad:

1- Saudis Want Oil Price to Be Increased to $70

  • Saudi Oil Minister: We’ll Remain Committed to OPEC Deal

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Ebtekar:

1- Top MP: We’ll Summon Rouhani to Parliament If Enough Number of MPs Agree

2- Assad-Erdogan Confrontation in Afrin

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Etemad:

1- Iran Ambassador to New Delhi: India Pays Its Debts to Iran

2- Iran First VP: People to Stand by Islamic Republic

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran First VP: Those Who Attack Gov’t Are Indeed Harming Entire Establishment

2- Zarif, Lavrov Warn US against Fanning Fuel of Syria Crisis

3- Rouhani: We Shouldn’t Let Terror Groups Be Reinforced

4- Bodies of Victims of Aseman Airlines’ Plane Crash to Be Recovered

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Hamshahri:

1- Iran First VP: IRGC Not Opposed to Foreign Investment in IranA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Hemayat:

1- Judiciary Chief: Spies Disguising Themselves as Civil ActivistA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Iran:

1- Red Alert in AfrinA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Jahan-e San’at:

1- Rouhani to Erdogan: Astana, Sochi Talks Raise Hopes; Trend Must Continue

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Javan:

1- Four Police Officers, Basij Forces Killed in Dervishes’ Bus, Car Attacks

2- Police’s Innocence, Power against Brutality of a Convict’s Fans

  • BBC: Killing 3 Police Officers Necessary for Dervishes to Maintain Their Sanctity

3- Iran’s Esteghlal Defeats Saudi Arabia’s Al-Hilal

4- Trump’s JCPOA Ultimatum Not Serious: US State Department’s Soft Letter to EUA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Iran’s Oil, Gas Export Capacity Increases to 8 Million Barrels per Day

2- 200 Senior American Political Experts Describe Trump as Worst US President

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Kayhan:

1- Savage Remnants of ISIS Commit Crime in Iran under Guise of Dervishes

  • A Report on Incidents in Tehran’s Pasdaran Street

2- Zionist Regime’s Media Confess to Israel’s Support for Takfiris to Confront Iran

3- Japan, South Korea’s Progress Not Result of Their Friendship with US

  • They Succeed Because Domestic Production More Important to Them Than Their Family

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Kelid:

1- Zarif Defends Discourse of Peace in Moscow’s Valdai ConferenceA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Khorasan:

1- ISIS-Style Crimes in Tehran: 3 Police Officers, 3 Basij Forces Killed by Dervish Fans

2- 7% of US People Consider Iran as Their Main Enemy

  • American People’s Thoughts Different from US Statesmen: Poll

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Resalat:

1- Riot of “ISIS-Like” Dervishes Ends with 300 Arrests

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Roozan:

1- Two Ministers May Be Impeached Following Plane CrashA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Seda-ye Eslahat:

1- Four Cases of Child Abuse in Iran Every HourA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Shahrvand:

1- First VP to Financial Times: Iran’s Constitution Needs RevisionA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Tejarat:

1- Bodies of Plane Crash Victims Transferred with Tears, Grief

2- Al Saud Changing Oil Policies Due to Budget Deficit: Iran MPA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

 

Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Iran FM Defends Military Reaction to ZionistsA Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 21

Iran Ready to Hold Talks with EU over Mideast Security: Rouhani

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speaking in a Wednesday meeting with Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag, President Hassan Rouhani stressed that Iran is prepared to hold negotiations with its friends in the European Union on boosting security and stability in the Middle East and continuing the fight against terrorism.

The Iranian president particularly referred to the Saudi-led coalition’s war on Yemen, and said Tehran supports any attempts made to end the aggression.

He rejected as utterly baseless and untrue the accusation that Tehran has supplied Yemen with weapons, saying that pressing charges as such will not help solve problems.

“Instead of such blame games, efforts should focus on putting an immediate end to war, establishing a ceasefire, helping Yemeni people, who desperately need assistance, and preparing the ground for intra-Yemeni talks to start,” said Rouhani as quoted by the president’s official website.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Rouhani lashed out at the propaganda campaigns launched by certain countries against Tehran’s nuclear program.

He said international circles turned a blind eye to the Iraqi missile attacks on Iranian cities during Baghdad’s eight-year imposed war on Iran in the 1980s.

Rouhani said other countries refused to sell missiles to Iran to respond in kind to Saddam Hussein’s regime.

“With this historical experience which is related to their country’s national security, our people are sensitive about any issue in that regard, and rightly believe the country’s defence power is not negotiable,” President Rouhani noted.

“Still, we are interested to hold talks with our friends regarding the massive sales, mostly by Western countries, of destructive weapons to the countries in the region, especially the sales of the deadly aircraft and missiles used to kill and displace people and destroy Yemen’s residential areas and infrastructure” he said.

President Rouhani also said Iran and the Netherlands have great potential to enhance their cooperation in different areas, including trade, banking, economy, energy and tourism.

The top Dutch diplomat, for her part, said Dutch companies are prepared to play a more active role in implementing projects in Iran.

Dozens of Bodies Recovered from Plane Crash Site in Central Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Managing Director of the Iranian Red Crescent Society’s Provincial Branch in Isfahan Mohsen Momeni said the bodies are being transferred down the mountains even though severe weather has slowed down the operation.

“32 bags [containing remnants of victims] are being transferred down [by climbers]”, ISNA quoted him as saying in a Farsi report, while noting that medical examinations are needed to determine the identity of the bodies.

“Considering the weather condition, helicopters cannot land [in the area]. However, they are ready to move climbers down as soon as they reach a proper place,” Momeni said.

The incident occurred on Sunday morning, when an ATR-72 flight operated by the Iran Aseman Airlines crashed into the mountain peak, 50 minutes after taking off from Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport and before making it to Yasuj in western Iran.

The wreckage of the passenger plane was found Tuesday, with all people on board, comprising 59 passengers and 6 crew members, confirmed dead.

The search and rescue operation started shortly after the tragic incident, but bad weather, including dense fog, snow, and high winds, as well as the remote location of the crash site and rugged terrain hampered the recovery efforts in the Dena mountain range.

The chopper pilot who found the debris said the crash could be avoided if the plane was flying only 50 metres higher.

The flight altitude has been way lower than what it was supposed to be and the reason will become clear once the black box is found.

“Iranians Have Always Fought for Peace throughout History”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Beheshti, the Head of Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT), underlines that in the eyes of Iranians, peace holds when everything is in the right place.

“In the Iranian culture, peace means everything should be in the place it belongs to, but in the Western culture, peace means everything should be in the place that they say,” said the official as quoted by the Persian-language Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).

He described as “holy” any defence which is based on truth and peace.

The official said Iranians emerged victorious during the eight-year war imposed by Iraq on Iran in the 1980s because “we defended our homeland responsibly and honestly.”

He then said one of the topics the research institute has focused on is the issue of “holy defence.”

“The reason that the Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism has turned to holy defence is that defence is one of the key manifestations of our culture, and holy defence has its roots in our history,” he added.

Beheshti made the comments at a scientific conference on intellectual, cultural and civilizational analyses of the history of defence in Iran.

Iran DM in Baku to Boost Defence Ties

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran's Defence Minister Amir Hatami meeting his Azeri counterpart in Baku on February 21, 2018/ Photo retrieved from IRIB News Agency

Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Wednesday held talks with his Azeri counterpart Zakir Hasanov and Azeri President Ilham Aliyev.

During his two-day stay, he will also meet with Prime Minister Artur Rasizade and other senior officials to discuss bilateral cooperation and exchange views on international issues of mutual concern.

Speaking to IRIB News upon his arrival on Wednesday, General Hatami said the two neighbours could finalize agreements on technological and technical cooperation between their defence industries, including joint production of military equipment.

“I hope we can engage in meaningful negotiations with Azeri officials on bilateral and regional cooperation … which could help boost stability in the region and improve Tehran-Baku relations”, Hatami said.

Back in late October, Tehran and Baku formed a joint commission on defence cooperation, signalling their will to strengthen bonds of friendship.

Iran DM in Baku to Boost Defence Ties
Iranian Defence Minister Amir Hatami meeting with Azeri President Ilham Aliyev in Baku on February 21, 2018/ Photo retrieved from IRIB News Agency

Iran to Promote Use of Locally-Developed Messaging Apps

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran’s minister of communications and information technology recently underlined the need for using locally developed messengers in the domain of national security.

Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi further said messengers constitute part of the country’s economic infrastructure, and added the information circulating through them should remain within local messengers, according to the Persian-language Fars News Agency.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the minister said the cyberspace should be ruled by laws and regulations, adding any country abides by a certain framework and specific standards in that regard.

“We won’t allow just any content to be published in this space (cyberspace),” the minister said.

He further said the cyberspace is transforming the future of governments across the globe.

“Now, we are speaking of digital economy as the fourth industrial revolution, so that society will learn what’s going on, but that’s no reason for us to give in to that and accept whatever they develop in this arena,” he noted.

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”

The minister said every effort will be made to adapt the whole infrastructure of the national information network to the decree of the Supreme Cyberspace Council in this regard.

He noted that Iran does not have the software to develop a search engine which can rival the ones such as Google.

“Due to a lack of political relations, search engines such as Google wouldn’t listen to us when it comes to the establishment of an internet system for children,” the minister noted.

He said it is necessary to have operating systems in the country to develop cell phones for children and control the phones imported into Iran.

Iran to Promote Use of Locally-Developed Messaging Apps

Two Qatari Fishing Boats Seized in Iranian Waters

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The fishing boats were intercepted by local border guards, says the chief of the Border Guards Department in southern Hormozgan province.

Investigations conducted suggest the boats had entered Iranian waters for fishing.

Some 400 kilograms of fish were seized from them. Ten people have also been arrested in connection with the incident, according to media reports.

Iran Holds Vintage Car Rally

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The rally was held on February 15 and 16 between the capital Tehran and the historical village of Abyaneh in the central district of Natanz County, Isfahan province.
“The rally was aimed at promoting safe driving culture and domestic tourism, introducing our national and historical capacities and assets in the automotive industry, making the rally’s participants more familiar with the Tehran-Abyaneh route’s tourist attractions and preserving vintage vehicles,” the public relation of Iran’s Touring and Automobile Club said in a statement.

Head of Touring and Automobile Club, Salman Yarmohammadi, said Iran’s traffic laws ban some vintage vehicles from the roads and this has put them on the verge of ruin. “It’s up to us to prevent them from turning into a wreck by holding tourist rallies like Tehran-
Abyaneh rally and showcase them in special exhibitions.”

He went on to say vintage vehicles with over 25 years of age attended the rally which began on February 15 from Niavaran Cultural and Historical complex in Tehran. “Despite being old, the cars enjoyed appropriate technical features.”

According to Yarmohammadi, endurance of the drivers along the route, their decision-making skills to avoid crashes, ability to make correct routing and right navigation and capability of making accurate calculations to reach the control centres on time were among the main criteria to choose the final winner.

He said the rally was held in two parts. Having reached Abyaneh village, the drivers left behind the first day of the rally and prepared for the second part on February 16.

“On the second day, the drivers began their journey back to Tehran,” he concluded.

“Anti-Iran Allegations Childish Scenario to Acquit Yemen’s Aggressors”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Tuesday statement, Qassemi reffered to the concerns expressed by the British and French foreign ministers over Iran’s missile program as ‘baseless’ allegations that lack any logical justification.

“As repeatedly announced, based on our military doctrine and invaluable experiences gained from the eight-year imposed war on defenceless people of Iran as well as the generous support given by certain states to the then violent dictator of Iraq during the war, the Islamic Republic of Iran has developed its missile program as a preemptive measure and deterrent against another aggression by the expansionist powers.”

In pursuit of its defence program, which is completely consistent with the international law, ‘Iran does not accept any foreign meddling [in its internal affairs], deems such stances [towards its missile program] as unprincipled, irresponsible and ambiguous’, and vehemently condemns them.

The spokesman also refuted any accusation that Iran sends missile to Yemen. “We have already responded to this false, baseless and unsubstantiated claim many times. We have to emphasize that Yemeni army and popular committees don’t need foreign weaponry aid.”

Qassemi said Yemeni people’s defence of their country’s dignity and sovereignty using minimum facilities is the main cause of the failure and defeat of the aggressive powers’ attack on the country.

“All states, including the aggressors, know this fact very well that despite the tight blockade imposed on Yemeni people who are suffering from famine and severe livelihood as well as many chronic diseases, they have resisted fiercely to the airstrikes conducted by Saudi Arabia’s warplanes on a daily basis even though they are even deprived even from basic needs and medicines,” he added.

Qassemi underlined that amid such a situation, the claim that Iran is sending missiles to Yemen is ‘a childish, naïve and false scenario which cannot contribute at all to efforts to acquit the aggressors of the country.’

The spokesman then called for an immediate halt to the arms sale by the US and European countries to Saudi Arabia and other aggressive and war-mongering states in the region, saying they use the weapons to kill tens of defenceless men, women and children in Yemen on a daily basis who are suffering from a growing poverty and insecurity day by day.

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