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Iran, Uzbekistan Stress Closer Cooperation on All Fronts

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the meeting held on Saturday, the two sides discussed ways of enhancing bilateral relations as well as regional and international issues.

The discussions revolved around several issues, namely the signature of a comprehensive document on mutual cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, especially in the domain of energy (oil, natural gas and petrochemical activities), transit, rail transportation, consular services, tourism, etc.

The top diplomats also exchanged views on establishing more economical direct flights in order to encourage businesspeople and tourists of both countries to travel as well as expanding mutual banking cooperation.

Zarif and Kamilov also described as a common threat the activities of some terrorist groups, especially in Afghanistan, and discussed ways of working together to counter the scourge.

In the meeting, a joint letter of invitation from Uzbek and Afghan foreign ministers was handed over to Zarif, asking him to attend a conference on Afghanistan security scheduled to be held in Tashkent in late March or early April, 2018.

“Iran Nuclear Deal Could Make World Safer If US Remained Committed”

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Speaking to a group of Tehran-based ambassadors and foreign guests on Saturday, Rouhani said by adopting the peace-oriented approach used to achieve the Iran nuclear deal, the region and the world can become more secure through deeper cooperation among states.

“Here, I want to explicitly announce that if other sides of the JCPOA, especially the US, remained committed to the nuclear deal, we would have a safer and more secure region and world with better political relations,” he was quoted as saying in a Farsi report by the Iranian president’s official website.

He went on to say that if the JCPOA had been implemented completely, Iran would be prepared to hold talks with the world powers over other significant and complicated issues.

“I openly state that the US will commit a strategic mistake if it continues to adopt a politically motivated approach towards the JCPOA and decides to withdraw from the international treaty. If this happens, the world will witness the US’ biggest mistake in its political relations in the world.”

He underlined that Iran has never violated its international commitments since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and expressed hope that the Iran nuclear deal doesn’t collapse and remain a leading role model for resolving regional and world problems.

Rouhani further noted that security is highly important for the new paradigm of security and economy in the region, adding problems like terrorism and separatism are among the main dangers threatening the region.

“Lack of security, foreign powers’ meddling in the region and the 70-year aggression of the Zionist regime, all in all, have hampered the development of the Middle East,” President Rouhani said.

He then added Iran can be the gate to a new Middle East and said the country enjoys high capacities for attracting foreign investments in all fields thanks to its high security, religious and cultural plurality and rich natural resources.

He called for regional cooperation to fight against insecurity and said it is a mistake to think that a state can make progress through strengthening terrorist groups, meddling in regional countries’ internal affairs or conducting airstrikes on its neighbours.

“Military tactics have never led to a lasting solution to the regional problems. Establishing dialogue and finding a political solution is the best way out of the current problems,” he added.

Elsewhere in his remarks, the Iranian president said his country is ready to host foreign investors especially in the fields of oil and gas as well as tourism and mines.  

He said over the past two years, Iran has signed significant MoUs and contracts with a number of countries in oil and gas fields and added the Islamic Republic is capable enough of attracting further investments for related projects.

Iran President’s Office Denies Reports of Secret Meeting with US Lawmakers

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Iran’s Presidential Office has dismissed as baseless and sheer lies the claim that three US lawmakers secretly met and attended a dinner banquet with President Rouhani during his trip to New York in 2013.

“President Rouhani has numerous programs with political elites, [members of] think tanks, scholars of religious communities, and reporters during his annual visits to New York and the headquarters of the UN, and several dignitaries from inside or outside the United States take part in those meetings,” said Parviz Esmaili, the president’s deputy chief of staff for communications and information dissemination.

According to a Farsi report by Al-Alam news network, he added, “All the meetings and talks were announced [publicly] and no meetings were held secretly.”

He said a meeting attended by Islamic scholars and leaders of the Muslim community of the United States was held in 2013, and added all the news and images of the event were published at the time and are available at the president’s website.

“Each year when the president goes to the United Nations, numerous meetings are held with different ideological and political groups in line with public diplomacy and in order to send Iran’s messages and shed light on principles of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s foreign policy. Many of them are held in plenary sessions and many officials participate,” he said.

He reiterated the allegation that President Rouhani had a secret meeting or dinner with American legislators is a sheer lie, and added, “Basically, when the president is on a visit to the UN headquarters, he only attends the dinner and intimate meeting with Iranian expats in the US.”

The president’s deputy chief of staff asked local media to remain vigilant and check the authenticity of such allegations with relevant authorities.

“Our country’s media are expected to trust official authorities in the country before relying on foreign news sources or trying to prove their claims,” he stressed.

Earlier, a news agency quoting Wall Street Journal published news suggesting three members of the US Congress had a secret dinner meeting with President Rouhani back in 2013.

US Bases in Mideast within Range of Iran Missiles: Top General

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IFP Editorial Staff
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General Salami said on Saturday despite the US sanctions and pressures, the Islamic Republic of Iran managed to promote its military capabilities significantly.

“Today, thanks to God’s grace, we are powerful more than ever. The US’ weakness before Iran became clear when we arrested their marines in the Persian Gulf two years ago,” a Farsi report by Al-Alam quoted him as saying.

Addressing the Conference of Foreign Guests Participating in the Celebrations of Iran’s 1979 Revolution anniversary, General Salami said the US has failed in its projects in Syria.

“As you know well, the US, the UK and the Zionist regime as well other regional states like Saudi Arabia hatched up a dangerous plot through creating Takfiri groups in the Islamic world with two main goals in mind: First creating a civil war in the Muslim world through deviating their fight against arrogant foreign powers and second, portraying an ugly and violent image of Islam in the world.”

He said fortunately today the Muslim world from Shiites to Sunnis have got united in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Palestine, Bahrain, Yemen and Azerbaijan against the enemies.

“Over the past four decades, since the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the US has gained no significant achievement in the region,” he noted.

The senior commander said the Zionist regime has been created by the US and the UK, adding the Islamic Republic of Iran began to inflict heavy blows on the US since early years of the Islamic Revolution.

He then referred to the prediction of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution about the future of Israel, saying as the leader said the Zionist regime will collapse in less than 25 years by the Islamic nations.

Plane’s Windscreen Struck by Eagle during Landing (+Video)

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The plane, an ATR-72, was landing at the Gorgan Airport in Iran’s Golestan province when the large bird, called by the pilot ‘an eagle’, crashed into the windscreen.

Here is the video of the bird’s crash with the Aseman Airliner retrieved from Khabar Online:

Iran FM, Houthi Spokesman Discuss Yemen Crisis in Tehran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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During the Saturday talks, the Yemeni spokesman briefed Zarif on the current situation in Yemen, particularly the country’s dire humanitarian conditions.

Zarif, for his part, pointed to Iran’s four-point plan to resolve the crisis in Yemen, and underlined the need for immediate cessation of the war on and bombardment of the Arab country.

He also pointed to the humanitarian disaster in Yemen caused by the continued unfair airstrikes of the Saudi-led coalition against Yemeni people, and highlighted the need for immediate dispatch of humanitarian aid to the Yemenis by the international community.

Last month, the UN called for what it referred to as a record $2.96 billion aid for war-ravaged Yemen, where Saudi airstrikes, looming famine, and a cholera epidemic have claimed the lives of thousands of people.

According to the World Health Organization’s latest count, the cholera outbreak caused by the Saudi-led war has killed 2,167 people since the end of April 2017 and is suspected to have infected more than one million people.

The UN has described the situation in Yemen as the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis.”

More than 13,600 people have been killed since the onset of the Saudi-led war on Yemen in 2015. Much of the impoverished country’s infrastructure, including hospitals, schools, and factories, has been reduced to rubble in military strikes.

Iran Vehemently Rejects Israel’s Baseless Claims

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a Saturday statement, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi referred to the Zionist regime’s latest claims and propaganda about the Israeli warplanes’ repeated invasions of the Syrian territory and the Syrian army’s shoot-down of one of them, and said, “As a sovereign state, the Syrian government and nation have the legitimate right to defend their territorial integrity against any foreign invasion.”

He also noted that Israel cannot cover up its invasions of and crimes against the Muslim states of the region through its usual blame game and lying tactic, which is an integrated part of the illegitimate Zionist regime.

The spokesman underlined that the Israeli regime’s claims about the flight of an Iranian drone [in Golan Heights] as well as Iran’s role in the shoot-down of the Israeli jet are “too ridiculous to be taken seriously.”

“The Islamic Republic of Iran only has an advisory presence in Syria at the request of the legitimate and legal government of Syria,” he stressed.

Earlier, Israel’s Military Spokesman Ronen Manelis said the Israeli regime holds Iran directly responsible for the crash of its jet in Syria.

“This is a serious Iranian attack on Israeli territory. Iran is dragging the region into an adventure in which it doesn’t know how it will end,” he claimed in a statement.

Terrorist Attack on Libyan Mosque Kills 2, Wounds 75 (+Video)

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IFP Editorial Staff
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While the initial number of people wounded in the attack was reported to be 75, local media news reports put the number of those injured at 129.

The casualties were caused by two suspected improvised explosive devices which went off at the Saad Ben Obadah mosque during Friday prayers.

Local residents soon began clear-up operations in the mosque, which was littered with debris and broken glass.

According to a military spokesperson, explosive devices were placed in bags that were left at the mosque’s entrance. They were then detonated via a mobile phone just before Friday prayers.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

The bombing was the second of its kind in two weeks, following a blast which claimed the lives of 35 people.

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

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

The top story in all Iranian newspapers today was the remarks made by the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in a meeting with air force commanders and personnel.

During the meeting, the Leader urged the Judiciary, the government, and the Parliament to seriously and harshly fight against corruption, especially among officials, as the people are angry with corruption and discrimination.

Also a top story was the 22 Bahman nationwide rallies due to be held on Sunday to mark the 39th anniversary of the victory of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. All state bodies and officials, particularly the Leader, have called for the people’s huge turnout in the rallies.

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

 

19 Dey:

1- Iran Leader: Fight against Corruption among State Officials Must Be Serious, Harsh

  • People Complaining about Corruption, Discrimination

2- Larijani: Those Who Cause Rift Betraying Nation, Revolution

3- Rouhani: Gov’t Not a Good Businessperson, People Must Be in Charge

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- Iran Leader: Know the People, They Are Complaining of Corruption, Discrimination

2- People to Have Glorious Turnout in 22 Bahman Rallies

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

 

Ettela’at:

1- Iran Leader: This Year’s Celebrations of Revolution Anniversary to Be More Glorious

2- IAEA, EU Support Iran Nuclear Deal

  • Araqchi: We Won’t Hold Talks with Europeans, Americans on Any Other Issue

3- Winter Olympics Organizers Officially Apologize to Iran

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

 

Hemayat:

1- Iran Prosecutor General Summons Samsung CEO over Damages It Caused on Iran

2- Iran Leader: People to Disappoint Enemies in 22 Bahman Rallies

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

 

Iran:

1- Iranians’ National Celebration in Anniversary of Revolution’s Victory

2- Major Project to Renovate Old Parts of Cities Starts in 9 Provinces

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

 

Javan:

1- Iran Leader Urges State Officials to Pay Attention to People’s Real Demands

  • Dragon of Corruption among Officials Must Be Killed

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

 

Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Iran Leader: This Year’s 22 Bahman Rallies to Be Warmer, More Passionate

2- Ayatollah Khamenei Allocates $1.5 Billion to Water, Soil Projects in Khuzestan, Ilam

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

 

Kayhan:

1- Iran Leader: If We Could Help Yemen, We’d Have Given Them Hundreds of Missiles, Not One

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

 

Shargh:

1- Iran MP: We Had Acceptable Level of Freedom of Speech under President Khatami

2- One of the Girls Who Removed Her Hijab to Appear in Court

A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on February 10

IRGC Says Enemies Can Never Undermine Iran’s Missile Power

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IFP Media Wire
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“The consecutive failures of the US, the Zionist regime (of Israel), and their European and regional allies in the battlefields of proxy wars and Takfiri terrorism, which have occurred contrary to their cause and will, brings to mind the undeniable fact that the Islamic Republic of Iran, as the most powerful country in the West Asia region, will never be intimidated by the numerous and massive plots of the Western wolves and demons,” the IRGC said in a statement released on Friday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

“(The country) will not allow the enemy to approach the gates of its defense superiority and the deterrent power of its missiles and to undermine its security shield and national defense,” the IRGC added.

The statement also called on the Iranian people from all walks of life to participate in the upcoming rallies due to be held on Sunday marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

The Iranian nation toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime 39 years ago, on February 11, 1979, ending the 2,500 years of monarchic rule in the country.

The revolution, led by the late Imam Khomeini, established a new political system based on Islamic values and democracy.

Every year Iranians mark the anniversary of their Islamic Revolution from February 1 to 11, known as the Ten-Day Fajr (dawn) ceremonies.

February 1, 1979, was the date when Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile in Paris to Tehran.

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